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Wondering about one-hit wonders

In an article on PopMatters.com, Jennifer Makowsky praises Mark Moskowitz's 2002 documentary The Stone Reader for illuminating the formative role that books play in many people’s lives. Moskowitz heads out on an exhaustive search to ... Read More »

September 26, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Mulroney and O.J.: Bad company

By Nathan Whitlock

Wondering just who is buying O.J. Simpson's controversial book If I Did It, now being published by the Goldman family? There was a clue to be found on Amazon.ca today. The website noted that "Customers ... Read More »

September 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Rowling comes to Canada

By Nathan Whitlock

Toronto will just have time to catch its starstruck breath after film festival appearances by the likes of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney before a superstar of another order arrives. J.K. Rowling will ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

He's back: HarperCollins buys Frey novel

By Leigh Anne Williams

Disgraced memoirist James Frey – who was made a star when Oprah Winfrey chose his book A Million Little Pieces for her book club, then humiliated when she berated him for embellishing the facts in ... Read More »

September 13, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Bedtime reading for struggling artists

By Nathan Whitlock

CBC's story of comic book artist Troy Little's new success may warm the hearts of many a struggling artist. The Kensington, P.E.I. resident self-published his book Chiaroscuro and sold it at a loss at an ... Read More »

September 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, 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

Surviving the MFA

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the Dooney's Cafe site, John Harris offers a survey of the career of Canadian author Robert Harlow, who was also the head of UBC's creative writing program. The piece argues that too much exposure ... Read More »

September 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Tales from The Man Who Forgot How to Read

By Nathan Whitlock

Novelist Howard Engel's latest book, The Man Who Forgot How to Read (HarperCollins Canada), is not one of the Benny Cooperman mysteries for which he has become known. It is a memoir of the 2001 ... Read More »

September 5, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Arthur Miller's untold story

By Nathan Whitlock

Despite all the fame and publicity in Arthur Miller's life, the story of his son Daniel – who was born with Down-syndrome, institutionalized as an infant, and essentially cut out of the family – remained ... Read More »

September 5, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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