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Matthew Hooton wins Not the Booker Prize

Okay, so winning the Not the Booker Prize is not like, well, winning the Booker, but we're sure Victoria, B.C. author Mathew Hooton is pleased as punch anyway. His debut novel, Deloume Road, published by ... Read More »

October 12, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Daily book biz round-up: book thrown at Obama; Kindle Singles; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Paperback thrown at Obama Adam Gopnik wonders what literary prizes are for Amazon launches Kindle Singles (not to be confused with Kraft Singles) Salman Rushdie to write memoir about years in hiding ... Read More »

October 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Billy Idol memoir; Paul Auster on Playstation; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Not much happening out there today: Billy Idol, Alan Hollinghurst make big rights deals at Frankfurt Paul Auster's City of Glass ... for Playstation? George Bush memoir to come in two e-book versions: one with ... Read More »

October 8, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

1,125 unflattering pages on Tolstoy

By Alina Seagal

Leo Tolstoy liked to write long sentences in voluminous books. According to his wife's memoir, released in English by the University of Ottawa Press on Wednesday, the famous Russian author also liked sex and contracted ... Read More »

October 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Llosa wins Nobel; Indigo site revamp; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Mario Vargas Llosa becomes first South American Nobel winner since Marquez Franzen glasses thief revealed! Indigo revamps website Oxford library ships part of its collection to new "book fortress" Ted Hughes poem ... Read More »

October 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

B.C. librarians, publishers show united front in support of e-books project

By Stuart Woods

Last week, Q&Q posted part of an open letter from author D.C. Reid about a new pilot program, known as B.C. Books Online, currently underway at a dozen of the province's libraries. Supporters of the ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez’s speeches to be published this month

By Alina Seagal

Italian publisher Mondadori will release Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez's newest book in Spain and Latin America at the end of October, reports the Latin American Herald Tribune. The new work, titled Yo no vengo a decir ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Google Editions to launch before year’s end

By Scott MacDonald

Representatives from Google met with publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week and revealed that the long-awaited Google Editions will debut (in the U.S., at least) this year, despite rumours to the contrary. According ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Introducing E-riginals

By Alina Seagal

On Tuesday, Publishers Weekly reported that the New York”based Open Road Integrated Media has unveiled its first list of E-riginals, titles that will be released as e-books before they hit the shelves as trade paperbacks. ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: world’s biggest book; Thompson at the Vancouver Sun; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Frankfurt Book Fair kicks off with unveiling of world's biggest book (which doesn't look all that big to us) FBF to stay in Frankfurt at least until 2022 New Ken Follett and ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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Matthew Hooton wins Not the Booker Prize

Daily book biz round-up: book thrown at Obama; Kindle Singles; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Billy Idol memoir; Paul Auster on Playstation; and more

1,125 unflattering pages on Tolstoy

Daily book biz round-up: Llosa wins Nobel; Indigo site revamp; and more

B.C. librarians, publishers show united front in support of e-books project

Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez’s speeches to be published this month

Google Editions to launch before year’s end

Introducing E-riginals

Daily book biz round-up: world’s biggest book; Thompson at the Vancouver Sun; and more

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