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Librarians blog about awful books

Time magazine has a fun article about two librarians from the Detroit area who have started a blog called Awful Library Books, where they list some of the outdated, irrelevant, or abysmal titles they've come ... Read More »

July 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Fawcett and Rand: friends forever

By Stuart Woods

When famous people die, you never know what murky details from their personal lives will come to light. In the most recent spate of celebrity deaths, some of the most amusing “ and yet, benign ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

BookCampers head to Vancouver

By Stuart Woods

After the success of BookCamp Toronto “ the daylong book-themed "unconference" that took place in Toronto last month “ the concept is being exported to Vancouver, where a group of BookCamp TO alumni and other ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

U.S. Justice Department to investigate Google settlement

By Steven W. Beattie

The Google book search settlement (for background, see here and here) faces yet another hurdle. The New York Times is reporting today that the U.S. Justice Department has confirmed its intention to investigate whether or ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Sarah Palin memoir: Now with 25% more God!

By Suzanne Gardner

Well, she sure does know her target audience. In a profile in the August 2009 of Vanity Fair, Alaska governor Sarah Palin revealed that her forthcoming memoir will be published both by HarperCollins (as previously ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Vikram Seth sequel to be published by Hamish Hamilton

By Stuart Woods

Hamish Hamilton Canada is set to publish the long-awaited follow-up to Vikram Seth's Commonwealth Writers Prize-winning tome A Suitable Boy. A Suitable Girl won't appear until 2013, a full 20 years after the publication of ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

By Stuart Woods

As part of yesterday's Canada Day festivities, Governor General MichaÃ«lle Jean has announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among this year's new members are BC-based novelist and short story writer Jack Hodgins ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Iran election inspires Persepolis “sequel”

By Suzanne Gardner

Two Iranian exiles, known only as Sina and Payman, have remixed Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis to depict the recent weeks of political unrest in Iran following the June 12 election. Called "Persepolis 2.0," the ... Read More »

June 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

By Steven W. Beattie

Information wants to be free, or so the popular bromide has it. Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books & Music, has another formula: "All content wants to be digital." According to an ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Borders U.K. targets bookish singles

By Steven W. Beattie

Quillblogger, with dark hair, eyes, age indeterminate, possessed of a vaguely Byronesque temperament, likes Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Flannery O'Connor, and long walks on the beach. Dislikes Dan Brown novels and anything Twilight-related. Enquiries welcome. Photo preferred. ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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