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Ondaatje plaque unveiled

Quillblog is a bit late with this one, but would be remiss not to acknowledge the unveiling last Thursday of a plaque commemorating Michael Ondaatje's iconic Toronto novel In the Skin of a Lion. The ... Read More »

April 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Is Carol Ann Duffy Britain’s new Poet Laureate?

By Steven W. Beattie

The Independent seems to think so. They are reporting that Duffy's name has been sent to the Queen for approval, and that her appointment is so certain that bookies have stopped taking bets on her ... Read More »

April 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Books now safe to eat

By Stuart Woods

Children's book publishers in the U.S. are grappling with a new act of Congress, introduced earlier this year, imposing strict safety standards on board books and other products destined for kids. Earlier this month, the ... Read More »

April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Giamatti’s version

By Stuart Woods

Richard Dreyfuss played Duddy, James Woods was Joshua (from the novel Joshua Then and Now), and now actor Paul Giamatti “ best known for his starring roles in Sideways and American Splendor “ is set ... Read More »

April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Which is more worrisome: Jack Black as Kesey, or Angelina Jolie as Scarpetta?

By Steven W. Beattie

In book-related film news, Quillblog is tickled pink (or kandy-kolored, as the case may be) to learn that Gus Van Sant has agreed to direct a film version of Tom Wolfe's classic work of gonzo ... Read More »

April 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

London Book Fair post-mortem

By Eric Emin Wood

As reported in OMNI on Tuesday, most of the Canadian agents attending this week's London Book Fair were anticipating lowered attendance. However, most were going and reported full schedules. It is hardly surprising, then, that ... Read More »

April 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Who cares about publishers’ imprints? (Answer: the publishers!)

By Eric Emin Wood

Over at the Penguin blog, Helen Conford, head of the U.K. division's new Particular Books imprint, presents an odd argument: she begins by acknowledging that few readers care about imprints, explains why publishers do, then ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Your e-book speculation for the day

By Eric Emin Wood

It's a shame Canadians still can't experience the apparent bliss that is Amazon's Kindle 2 (despite the release of that iPhone app that would doubtless work perfectly well on Canadian models), but that hasn't stemmed ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Strunk & White: 50 years of making people nervous

By Eric Emin Wood

William Strunk & E.B. White's The Elements of Style, that indispensable guide for English writers everywhere, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Not everyone is joining the festivities, however; in an essay that will have many former ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bertelsmann sweeps Pulitzers

By Steven W. Beattie

They're likely dancing in the halls of Random House U.S. today. Yesterday, the Pulitzer Prizes for literature were announced, and Random and its affiliate, Doubleday, swept the fiction, non-fiction, and biography categories. Elizabeth Strout's short ... Read More »

April 21, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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