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He's hot, he's best-selling, and he's dead

The New York Times has an article about the posthumous career of Robert Ludlum, the spy novelist who died six years ago but whose name keeps turning up on new books. Back when he was ... Read More »

August 1, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Friday fun, part 1: Clive James' Schadenfreude song

By Leigh Anne Williams

It's not new or anything, but Clive James' poem "The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered" is a Quillblog favourite that will undoubtedly resonate with anyone who works in the book biz. The book ... Read More »

July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Metric singer publishes book of her father's writing

By Nathan Whitlock

This is a big week for Metric singer Emily Haines. She is releasing her second EP with the band Soft Skeleton, What is Free to a Good Home? as well as a book: a collection ... Read More »

July 25, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Midnight magic approaches

By Leigh Anne Williams

Well, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is mere hours away. All our past grumbling about embargos notwithstanding, Quillblog wishes good luck and happy Pottermania to all publishers and booksellers – and readers – involved. ... Read More »

July 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Could Austen find a publisher today?

By Nathan Whitlock

David Lassman, the director of the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, who has had difficulty finding a publisher for a novel he has written, wondered what kind of reception Austen's novels might get from publishers ... Read More »

July 20, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The sex book circa 2007

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Tyee has a survey of some recent books on sexuality, and argues that after a recent explosion in raunch, the culture is pulling back a bit: [I]f this year's crop of "sexy" books is ... Read More »

July 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Fun with Press Releases, or, the latest on the Harry Potter leaks

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Good Ship Harry Potter Information Lockdown continues to spring holes and take on water; now U.S. customers and media outlets have obtained actual physical copies of the book, and a couple -- such as ... Read More »

July 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

A note on the type

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a post on his Paper Cuts blog a couple days back, New York Times Book Review staffer Dwight Garner has some fun with the overly pretentious "note on the type" pages that appear in ... Read More »

July 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Harry Potter and the Online Leak

By Leigh Anne Williams

In the unlikely event that you missed it, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows appears to have been leaked online. (Note: neither of the stories linked to in the previous sentence actually contain spoilers.) All ... Read More »

July 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Welcome to the working week

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales and Marketing Manager - The Literary Press Group of Canada, Toronto, ON Sales Representative - Oxford University Press, Higher Education Division, Vancouver, BC Production Assistant - Orca Book ... Read More »

July 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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