by Scott MacDonald

Co-operation makes it happen

The current issue of Fast Company magazine reports the story of Berrett-Koehler, a press with an innovative approach to publishing. Based in San Francisco, the 13-year-old publishing house operates on the principle of collaboration. In ... Read More »

December 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Seattle named America's most literate city

By Scott MacDonald

Seattle has been named America's most literate city, according to findings from an annual survey conducted by Central Connecticut State University that were published in USA Today. Involving the 69 cities in America with populations ... Read More »

November 30, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

This is just too easy

By Scott MacDonald

The New York Daily News reported yesterday on a smirk-inducing literary phenomenon: the celebrity novel. Starting as a discussion on Nicole Richie's thinly veiled roman à clef and gossip rag of a novel, The Truth ... Read More »

November 29, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The same old song in a different country

By Scott MacDonald

As reported in Sunday's Guardian, two of the U.K.'s largest bookselling chains, Waterstone's and Ottakar's, are set to merge, pending a potential challenge from the Office of Fair Trading and pleas from the local writing ... Read More »

November 29, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

10-year-old Conundrum at crossroads

By Scott MacDonald

Last week, Hal Niedzviecki wrote an article in The Globe and Mail commemorating the 10th anniversary of the small, Montreal-based publishing company Conundrum Press. Hitting some commercial success lately with books like Chandra Mayor's novel-in-vignettes ... Read More »

November 28, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Globe launches weekday books column

By Scott MacDonald

Quelling at least some industry fears over the ever-diminishing number of Canadian media outlets devoted to books, The Globe and Mail launched its weekday book review column today. Entitled "Book a Day," the column kicked ... Read More »

November 28, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Speculation begins over Lapham's replacement at Harper's

By Scott MacDonald

Last week, Lewis Lapham announced his decision to step down from his 24-year-long post as editor-in-chief of Harper's, saying to The New York Times, "I have a certain number of years left and a number ... Read More »

November 23, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

The New York Times releases its 100 Notable Books of the Year list

By Scott MacDonald

One of the year's first best books lists is in from The New York Times. Heavy on non-fiction, the list's highlights include Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking and biographies on Mao Zedong and ... Read More »

November 23, 2005 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Québécois booksellers go on strike

By Scott MacDonald

While Québécois bibliophiles in the tune of 120,000 converged on Montreal's Place Bonaventure last weekend for the city's 28th annual Salon du Livre, employees at nearly a dozen branches of Quebec's largest book chain set ... Read More »

November 22, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Reading in the native language

By Scott MacDonald

A story in The Guardian discusses both spoken and written language in India. Despite its approximately one billion people and nearly 800 spoken languages and dialects, India, like other former English colonies, is a linguistically ... Read More »

November 16, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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Co-operation makes it happen

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This is just too easy

The same old song in a different country

10-year-old Conundrum at crossroads

Globe launches weekday books column

Speculation begins over Lapham's replacement at Harper's

The New York Times releases its 100 Notable Books of the Year list

Québécois booksellers go on strike

Reading in the native language

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