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Penguin Canada announces editorial changes

Penguin Canada has announced a number of new hires to fill the editorial vacancies left by publisher Nicole Winstanley, who recently went on maternity leave, and the ouster of former president David Davidar. Nick Garrison, ... Read More »

July 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon’s bombshell, Kafka exposed, and more

By Stuart Woods

The news that e-books have topped hardcover sales at Amazon is rocking the publishing world... ... But MobyLives questions some of the figures Andrew Nikiforuk becomes The Tyee's first writer-in-residence (via Canadian Magazines) Frank Kafka ... Read More »

July 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Charlie Huisken joins TINARS

By Stuart Woods

Two of Toronto's veteran indie booksellers are teaming up to organize the book event series This Is Not a Reading Series. Charlie Huisken, co-founder of This Ain't the Rosedale Library, is the organization's new event ... Read More »

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

How e-books break poems

By Stuart Woods

Poetry rarely makes the headlines, but an Associated Press story about the unsuitability of verse to the e-book form has been making the rounds. The story notes the dearth of major poets being published digitally. ... Read More »

July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Playboy Portugal cancelled over risquÃ© Saramago cover

By Stuart Woods

The Portuguese edition of Playboy recently made the classy decision to do a cover story about recently deceased novelist and Nobel Prize“winner Jose Saramago. Then it ruined everything by illustrating the article with an image ... Read More »

July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Getting to know Mike Bryan

By Stuart Woods

Mike Bryan, the newly named head of Penguin Canada, is largely an unknown quantity in this country. A candid profile, published two years ago in The Wall Street Journal when Bryan was stationed in Delhi, ... Read More »

July 8, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Mike Bryan appointed president of Penguin Canada

By Stuart Woods

[THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED] Mike Bryan has been appointed the new president of Penguin Canada, following the ouster of former president David Davidar last month. Bryan is a Penguin veteran of nearly 30 years. ... Read More »

July 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Penguin Canada ready to announce new head following out-of-court settlement

By Stuart Woods

Penguin Canada will announce a new company president on Wednesday after reaching an out-of-court settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving former president David Davidar. The announcement will end weeks of speculation about who will ... Read More »

July 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

More on the sexual mores of Canadian publishing

By Stuart Woods

Author Stacey May Fowles has established herself as a trenchant observer of the sexual mores of Canadian publishing. Last week, in her column with Masthead.com, Fowles offered her take on the Davidar scandal, arguing that ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Russell Smith on sex and Canadian publishing

By Stuart Woods

Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith offers his thoughts on sex in Canadian publishing. His conclusion? Despite the fact that it is full of "totally unbelievable hotties," overall the industry is surprisingly chaste. The author ... Read More »

June 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Penguin Canada announces editorial changes

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon’s bombshell, Kafka exposed, and more

Charlie Huisken joins TINARS

How e-books break poems

Playboy Portugal cancelled over risquÃ© Saramago cover

Getting to know Mike Bryan

Mike Bryan appointed president of Penguin Canada

Penguin Canada ready to announce new head following out-of-court settlement

More on the sexual mores of Canadian publishing

Russell Smith on sex and Canadian publishing

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