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Public consulted about U.K. poet laureate

The search for the next U.K. poet laureate -- Andrew Motion's successor -- began today, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport inviting the public to make suggestions for who the next versifier should ... Read More »

November 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Random House to digitize a whole mess o’ books

By Steven W. Beattie

Europeana, the EU's online repository of digital books, may be experiencing birth pangs, but Random House in the U.S. seems convinced that the market for digital books is where the future of publishing lies. The ... Read More »

November 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Richard Dawkins goes after the young

By Stuart Woods

According to the Telegraph, Richard Dawkins, the feted atheist, announced last month that he would be stepping down from his post at Oxford University to focus on a more pressing concern than proving the God ... Read More »

November 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

EU digital library off to a shaky start

By Stuart Woods

It was supposed to be a new library for a new millennium, but within 24 hours of the launch of Europeana, an EU initiative to store millions of documents in a searchable online repository, the ... Read More »

November 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

The Simpsons: lexicographical gatekeepers

By Steven W. Beattie

Further to the previous post, it appears that the Simpsons are hard at work defending the English language, not just by getting new words inserted into the dictionary, but by highlighting words that have been ... Read More »

November 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Something to get excited about?

By Steven W. Beattie

Apparently the English lexicon in the early 21st century owes a hefty debt to The Simpsons. In 2001, the Oxford English Dictionary legitimized the term "d'oh," Homer's iconic expression of frustration, by including it within ... Read More »

November 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Louis Riel: revolutionary, MÃ©tis hero … poet?

By Steven W. Beattie

Hanged for treason in 1885 as a result of his part in the Northwest Rebellions, Louis Riel has seen an uptick in his reputation in the last 40 years or so. But it's unlikely that ... Read More »

November 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The birth of comedy

By Stuart Woods

There's nothing new under the sun, especially in the hackneyed world of comedy. As the BBC reports, a book containing jokes that date back to the 4th century BC riffs on such shopworn topics as ... Read More »

November 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

A book with weighty material

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In December, Michaelangelo: La Dotta Mano will be on display at the New York Public Library. The book in question weighs 61 pounds and is 18 x 28 inches. From The Los Angeles Times: "La ... Read More »

November 12, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian director tackles Midnight’s Children

By Stuart Woods

The Indian-born Canadian film director Deepa Mehta is set to adapt Salman Rushdie's masterpiece Midnight's Children, which was twice selected as the best-ever Booker Prize winner. The Guardian reports: Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie's panoramic 1981 ... Read More »

November 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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