by Steven W. Beattie

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Critic, gadfly, supporter of the Iraq war, misogynist, atheist. Christopher Hitchens was all these things. He was also one of the most erudite and plain-spoken writers of his day, possessed of intelligence, wit, and interests ... Read More »

December 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has not been terribly successful on the literary front. From his under-the-breath insult to author Vikki VanSickle during this summer's marathon executive committee hearing to his brother Doug's very public spat ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Ontario students score high in reading proficiency, but don’t like to read for pleasure, report finds

By Steven W. Beattie

There is good news and bad news in a report released today by the advocacy group People for Education. Entitled Reading for Joy, the study found that students in Ontario are competitive in their reading ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Books of the year: Q&Q review editor Steven W. Beattie

By Steven W. Beattie

Creating lists of the year's best books is an annual ritual in which I am frequently asked to participate. These requests never fail to make me uncomfortable: such judgments ultimately come down to matters of ... Read More »

November 14, 2011 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Was Jane Austen poisoned to death?

By Steven W. Beattie

Conspiracy theories about the untimely deaths of major authors appear to be turning into something of a cottage industry. Over the summer, an Italian scholar let loose with his supposition that the car crash that ... Read More »

November 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Would-be terrorists allegedly found inspiration in online novel

By Steven W. Beattie

Prosecutors in Georgia are alleging that a group of four would-be terrorists found inspiration for planned attacks in a violent online novel called Absolved. Written by Mike Vanderboegh, a former leader of a militia group ... Read More »

November 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon to publish Deepak Chopra memoir

By Steven W. Beattie

Internationally best-selling author Deepak Chopra has signed a deal to publish an upcoming memoir with Amazon. The book will be titled Brotherhood: A Tale of Faith, Big Dreams, and the Power of Persistence, and will ... Read More »

November 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Wiley files suit over Dummies downloads

By Steven W. Beattie

John Wiley & Sons has filed suit in New York City, claiming 27 users of the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing service BitTorrent have illegally downloaded copies of books in the publisher's popular Dummies series. According to ... Read More »

October 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Burgess, Couture among ReLit winners

By Steven W. Beattie

Tony Burgess has added a second ReLit ring to his collection of awards. Having won the prize in 2004 for his story collection Fiction for Lovers, he nabbed a second for his 2010 story collection, ... Read More »

October 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Small Demons presents a Borgesian online directory for world literature

By Steven W. Beattie

"It all begins with a book." So claims the promo video for Small Demons (see below), a new online venture that provides users with a concordance of all the real-world ephemera that appears in their ... Read More »

October 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

Ontario students score high in reading proficiency, but don’t like to read for pleasure, report finds

Books of the year: Q&Q review editor Steven W. Beattie

Was Jane Austen poisoned to death?

Would-be terrorists allegedly found inspiration in online novel

Amazon to publish Deepak Chopra memoir

Wiley files suit over Dummies downloads

Burgess, Couture among ReLit winners

Small Demons presents a Borgesian online directory for world literature

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