by Steven W. Beattie

Q&Q reviews Yann Martel’s Beatrice & Virgil

Quill & Quire contributing editor James Grainger weighs in with a review of what is undoubtedly this season's powerhouse Canadian novel, Yann Martel's Beatrice & Virgil. The story of a writer, Henry, who meets a ... Read More »

April 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

HarperStudio shuttered after only two years

By Steven W. Beattie

When Bob Miller launched the HarperStudio imprint two years ago, it seemed like a perfect moment to take a chance on an innovative publishing model. The imprint would publish two books per month and offer ... Read More »

April 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Apple claims 250,000 e-book downloads on iPad’s first day

By Steven W. Beattie

A short post over at Galleycat points to a press release from Apple wherein the tech giant claims that 300,000 iPads were sold in the U.S. on Saturday and the iBookstore counted 250,000 downloads. The ... Read More »

April 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Pro-Israeli groups slam award-winning novel as being “vehemently anti-Israel”

By Steven W. Beattie

Four years after the Toronto District School Board limited access to Deborah Ellis's book Three Wishes, which was published by Groundwood Books and featured interviews with Israeli and Palestinian children about the ongoing conflict in ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Apple iBookstore’s prices shoot up … maybe

By Steven W. Beattie

Remember the AppAdvice post that Quillblog pointed to last week about the pricing of e-books from Apple's iBookstore? The one that had The New York Times' bestsellers priced at $9.99, which would be competitive with ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

iPad pricing to match that of Kindle … maybe

By Steven W. Beattie

The Internet is a hive of rumour and innuendo, and nowhere is this more true than with anything having to do with Apple, a company that plays its cards notoriously close to the vest. Now ... Read More »

March 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Raj Patel is not the messiah!

By Steven W. Beattie

He is 18 million years old. He has spent the last 2,000 years hibernating in the Himalayas. He is a representative of a group of Venutians called The Space Brothers. His name is Maitreya, but ... Read More »

March 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Public Library wants you to write in (some of) their books

By Steven W. Beattie

Ever been chastised “ or fined “ for scribbling in a library book? Well, for the coming month, the Toronto Public Library is encouraging citizens of Canada's largest metropolis to do just that. As part ... Read More »

March 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

American Book Review goes negative

By Steven W. Beattie

The American Book Review has released a list of the "Top 40 Bad Books" of all time. Selected largely by academics, the list contains some surprises. D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love is described as what ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: feminist or blatantly misogynistic?

By Steven W. Beattie

Back in October 2009, Quillblog pointed to an article in the Guardian about novelist Jessica Mann, who had decided to cease reviewing certain violent crime novels because of what she saw as their "sadistic misogyny." ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Q&Q reviews Yann Martel’s Beatrice & Virgil

HarperStudio shuttered after only two years

Apple claims 250,000 e-book downloads on iPad’s first day

Pro-Israeli groups slam award-winning novel as being “vehemently anti-Israel”

Apple iBookstore’s prices shoot up … maybe

iPad pricing to match that of Kindle … maybe

Raj Patel is not the messiah!

Toronto Public Library wants you to write in (some of) their books

American Book Review goes negative

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: feminist or blatantly misogynistic?

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