Jet-setting author Richard Poplak travelled to 17 different countries to research his latest book, which looks at the influence of American pop culture in the Muslim world, and he's Q&Q's cover subject in the May ... Read More »
A more organized opposition to the Google Book Search settlement is beginning to emerge in advance of the fast-approaching May 5 opt-out deadline. (For more details on the settlement, see here.) Last week, a small ... Read More »
April 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Wayson Choy chats with an admirer at an event last week at ... Read More »
April 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Sundry links from around the Web: It looks like Shortcovers, Indigo's downloadable e-book application for mobile devices, has some new competition: Lexycycle, the start-up behind the popular iPhone e-book reader Stanza, has been acquired by ... Read More »
April 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Children's book publishers in the U.S. are grappling with a new act of Congress, introduced earlier this year, imposing strict safety standards on board books and other products destined for kids. Earlier this month, the ... Read More »
April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Richard Dreyfuss played Duddy, James Woods was Joshua (from the novel Joshua Then and Now), and now actor Paul Giamatti “ best known for his starring roles in Sideways and American Splendor “ is set ... Read More »
April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Re: Reading, Toronto's newest used bookstore, opens its doors on Saturday. (The store is located on the Danforth, not far from area stalwart Book City, as well as newcomers Type Books and Circus.) The shortlists ... Read More »
April 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
At last month's BookNet Canada technology forum, one memorable moment came during a talk by Montrealer Hugh McGuire, one of the co-organizers of BookCamp Toronto and the founder of LibriVox, an online repository of free, ... Read More »
April 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Friends, family, and a handful of industry types gathered in Toronto on Wednesday to hand out the 2008 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, awarded to unpublished authors under the age of 35. For ... Read More »
April 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
The lineup has just been announced for this year's PEN World Voices Festival, being held in New York from April 27 to May 3. This year's theme is Evolution/Revolution, and participants will include high-profile authors ... Read More »
March 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
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