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Yann Martel finally hears from the PMO

For over two years, Life of Pi author Yann Martel has been sending books that have "been known to expand stillness" to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Beginning with Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich ... Read More »

June 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Former pharmaceutical executive ordered to write book

By Nathan Whitlock

Organizations like PEN and Amnesty International battle tirelessly to free writers who have been silenced, often through quasi-judicial means. But what happens when it goes the other way “ when someone is forced to write ... Read More »

June 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Meet John Freeman, Granta’s new acting editor

By Stuart Woods

Granta has posted a lengthy online interview with its new acting editor, John Freeman, who stepped into the role last week after the abrupt departure of previous editor Alex Clark. The former president of the ... Read More »

June 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Why do people hate poetry?

By Steven W. Beattie

Given the recent furor over the Oxford professor of poetry post, not to mention the hefty sums handed out to A.F. Moritz and C.D. Wright at the Griffin Poetry Prize ceremony last week, it might ... Read More »

June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The lowdown on BookCamp

By Steven W. Beattie

The inaugural BookCamp Toronto "unconference" may have been a little less "un" than intended, but it was nevertheless a valuable forum for industry insiders to mingle with writers, journalists, and other bookish types and to ... Read More »

June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Recession woes for Borders UK and Bertelsmann

By Stuart Woods

There are more signs this week that the beleaguered book-selling chain Borders UK could be up for sale. On Thursday, The Independent reported that owner Luke Johnson has hired a corporate finance firm to seek ... Read More »

June 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Kundera, de Botton, Ginsberg, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: "French" author Milan Kundera skips Czech conference on his work. Alain de Botton calls for a new literature of the workplace. Jonathan Goldstein discovers the lonely, Twilight Zone-esque hell of the signing ... Read More »

June 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Event photos: Nancy Hartry launches Watching Jimmy “ and there’s cake!

By Nathan Whitlock

This past weekend, author Nancy Hartry launched her YA novel Watching Jimmy (Tundra Books) at Swansea Town Hall in Toronto's ... Read More »

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

Paul Quarrington diagnosed with lung cancer

By Steven W. Beattie

Paul Quarrington, the Governor General's Award-winning author of Whale Music, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. In today's Globe and Mail, Quarrington is quoted as saying that the diagnosis is "surreal." From the ... Read More »

June 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Salinger threatens legal action over Catcher in the Rye sequel

By Steven W. Beattie

Don't piss off J.D. Salinger. The famously reclusive author is also famously litigious, and the latest person to get caught in his legal sights is one J.D. California, the improbably named author of 60 Years ... Read More »

June 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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