by Scott MacDonald

Sweating to the oldies

A humorous Onion-style story on the International Herald Tribune's website asks an obvious question: how is it that, at 72, an age at which many writers have already slowed down, Pulitzer Prize-winner novelist Philip Roth ... Read More »

November 16, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Poetry makes a comeback

By Scott MacDonald

Some interesting news on the poetry-meets-technology front: Lorna MacLaren of the Scottish newspaper The Herald notes a potential increase in the popularity of poetry, especially that of the Romantics, amongst members of the iPod generation. ... Read More »

November 15, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The ultimate product placement shot

By Scott MacDonald

A new kids' book to hit the shelves this holiday season marks a troubling trend in literary co-productions. Published by HarperCollins with what appears to be significant input from the fine folks at Saks Fifth ... Read More »

November 15, 2005 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Books vs. readers

By Scott MacDonald

Kevin Larimer writes in the online edition of Poets & Writers magazine of a surprising preference that appears to be held among poets. As part of an informal poll, Joseph Bednarik, marketing director of the ... Read More »

November 9, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Literary history as an excuse for drinking

By Scott MacDonald

With heritage locales dedicated to the likes of Joyce and Wilde and guided literature-themed tours brimming with more foreign visitors than ever finished Ulysses, the Irish tourism industry makes a mint from its literary heritage. ... Read More »

November 9, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Three-man prenups

By Scott MacDonald

A recent article on the New York Times website affords readers a glimpse into the home of American book-design icon Chip Kidd. Bought on the cheap in what was once known as Hell's Kitchen in ... Read More »

November 8, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Win an award. Sell some books?

By Scott MacDonald

We all know that Gillers and Governor General's Awards are boons for book sales in Canada. A book gets shortlisted, and its sales go up. A book wins, and its sales go up even further. ... Read More »

November 8, 2005 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

On the falsification of books

By Scott MacDonald

Henry Alford reports in a New Yorker piece from last August about an unnamed investigator's search for a proverbial needle in the haystack -- the single falsified word in the most recent edition of the ... Read More »

November 2, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

On the theft of books

By Scott MacDonald

Amidst the constant presence in the news of library scanning projects and lawsuits for copyright infringement, Matthew Battles, an editor of the Harvard Library Bulletin, reiterates in an article for The Boston Globe the importance ... Read More »

November 2, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

NaNoWriMo primes young hands for arthritis

By Scott MacDonald

Some will sweat it out, some will write it off, but for those who just need deadlines to write, the seventh annual National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, kicks off today. The event's name is ... Read More »

November 1, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Events

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Quill and Quire

Sweating to the oldies

Poetry makes a comeback

The ultimate product placement shot

Books vs. readers

Literary history as an excuse for drinking

Three-man prenups

Win an award. Sell some books?

On the falsification of books

On the theft of books

NaNoWriMo primes young hands for arthritis

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