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Copyright — who needs it?

Wouldn't we all be better off without copyright laws as they're currently conceived? That's the position of an International Herald-Tribune opinion piece. Co-writers Joost Smiers and Marijke van Schijndel (who were, presumably, paid for the ... Read More »

October 27, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Results just in: 1 in 3 Londoners buy books to appear smarter

By Scott MacDonald

John Ezard of the Guardian reports on an amusing but troubling survey result that found that one out of three Londoners have purchased books simply because they thought it would make them look smarter. This ... Read More »

October 26, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Indigestion for the book biz

By Scott MacDonald

Marking the release of The Digested Read, a collection of satire on the publishing industry, the Guardian's John Crace explains the rationale behind Digested Reading, a practice whereby "a book [is rewritten] in the style ... Read More »

October 26, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Big deals, little deals, and parties at the Frankfurt Book Fair

By Scott MacDonald

In a Frankfurt wrapup piece in yesterday's New York Times, Edward Wyatt dishes on the the world's biggest book fair and ultimately asks, in this world of instant communication, "does anyone really need to sit ... Read More »

October 25, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Experimental fiction in Canada: the great non-debate

By Leigh Anne Williams

In his latest Globe and Mail column, author (and recent Governor General's Award fiction juror) Russell Smith looks at Ben Marcus's attack on Jonathan Franzen in the most recent issue of Harper's. (Franzen has questioned ... Read More »

October 20, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

What an award means (if anything)

By Leigh Anne Williams

How reliable are literary awards as an index of quality? Not very, suggests one Toronto blogger, who argues that Kazuo Ishiguro was robbed in the recent Man Booker race (his Never Let Me Go lost ... Read More »

October 20, 2005 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

It's never too late

By Scott MacDonald

At the age of 79, American poet Landis Everson will be publishing his first collection. A recipient of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award, an honour that celebrates the achievements of poets over the age ... Read More »

October 19, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

May the coverage begin

By Scott MacDonald

It's only two days after the Governor General's Awards shortlists were announced, and media coverage has already been plentiful. The Toronto Star's Philip Marchand weighs in on the lack of overlap between this year's GG ... Read More »

October 19, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Searching for JT Leroy

By Scott MacDonald

A recent article in New York magazine follows writer Stephen Beachy's search for an ever-elusive, ever-reclusive figure in contemporary American letters. With a number of writerly acquaintances and as author of three cult-status books endorsed ... Read More »

October 18, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

No Almond joy at Salon

By Leigh Anne Williams

The latest online shouting match is between U.S. author Steve Almond (Candyfreak, My Life in Heavy Metal) and litblogger Mark Sarvas. Seems that since launching his site (called The Elegant Variation) in 2003, Sarvas has ... Read More »

October 13, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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