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Seeking the next J.K. Rowling

In the middle of the holiday book-buying season, it seems that just about everyone is weighing in on kidlit. On the CBC website, Rachel Giese traces its trajectory from the 1970s and '80s, when realist ... Read More »

December 7, 2005 | Filed under: Authors

Natural literary selection

By Leigh Anne Williams

There's been historical criticism, biographical criticism, Marxist criticism, and many more. The latest literary theory to get some mainstream attention is Darwinian criticism. In a feature in The New York Times Magazine, writer D.T. Max ... Read More »

November 10, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

NaNoWriMo primes young hands for arthritis

By Scott MacDonald

Some will sweat it out, some will write it off, but for those who just need deadlines to write, the seventh annual National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, kicks off today. The event's name is ... Read More »

November 1, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Like daytime television (on PBS)

By Scott MacDonald

Often, the stories behind books are almost as interesting as the books themselves. In the case of lost manuscripts, speculation abounds concerning the contents of books – in the words of Stuart Kelly, "The lost ... Read More »

October 25, 2005 | Filed under: Authors

Searching for JT Leroy

By Scott MacDonald

A recent article in New York magazine follows writer Stephen Beachy's search for an ever-elusive, ever-reclusive figure in contemporary American letters. With a number of writerly acquaintances and as author of three cult-status books endorsed ... Read More »

October 18, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

On accuracy

By Scott MacDonald

Today, Maud Newton publicized for the blog-reading world a gaffe in the current issue of Vogue. The October issue of the magazine features a review of Zadie Smith's Booker-nominated novel, On Beauty, accompanied by a ... Read More »

October 5, 2005 | Filed under: Authors

Man keeps expensive Stephen King habit

By Scott MacDonald

Stephen King fans around the world watched as the right to name a zombie in his forthcoming novel was auctioned off on eBay. The auction was held to raise money for the First Amendment Project, ... Read More »

September 22, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Curious George escapes the Nazis

By Scott MacDonald

As we and the various children in our lives look forward to the release of new productions in the Curious George franchise – an animated film featuring the voice of Will Ferrell and a new ... Read More »

September 15, 2005 | Filed under: Authors

The reviewing agenda

By Leigh Anne Williams

Globe and Mail books editor Martin Levin weighs in on the controversy about the Washington Post review of John Irving's new novel. (To recap: reviewer Marianne Wiggins savaged the book in the Post, but the ... Read More »

August 29, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Parsing Oprah, continued

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Oprah's Book Club debate continues: is it a boon to publishers and readers, or a danger to cultural vibrancy? Those who are still undecided may enjoy the lengthy back-and-forth discussion between authors Marianne Apostolides ... Read More »

May 30, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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