by Stuart Woods

NYTBR cuts back on reviews, expands bestsellers

The New York Times Book Review is revamping its bestsellers lists and cutting back on the number of reviews, reports Crain's New York Business. In the Sept. 23 issue, the NYTBR will launch two separate ... Read More »

September 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Richler's film apprenticeship

By Stuart Woods

Charles Foran, writing in The Walrus (subscription required), previews the TV adaptation of Mordecai Richler's St. Urbain's Horseman, which airs Sept. 19 and 20 on CBC. Foran also describes Richler's involvement with the film industry, ... Read More »

September 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

J.K. Rowling is big, but not that big

By Stuart Woods

You know you're big when not having accomplished something is considered news. Not that J.K. Rowling needs any reminder of her fame. Rowling is the focus of a story in The Guardian about the most ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

CanLit authors let loose in discussion on empathy

By Stuart Woods

When novelist Catherine Bush got to thinking about the role of empathy in the creative process, she found the idea so compelling that she queried a number of other Canadian authors. The resulting discussion – ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Naomi Klein's "fevered" prose

By Stuart Woods

In case you haven't noticed, Naomi Klein's new book, The Shock Doctrine, tends to divide critics and political pundits into two camps: those who support her contentious thesis – basically, that Chicago School neoliberals capitalize ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

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NYTBR cuts back on reviews, expands bestsellers

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CanLit authors let loose in discussion on empathy

Naomi Klein's "fevered" prose

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