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HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

While Amazon has yet to fully reinstate Macmillan titles on its website, another potential threat looms on the horizon for the online retailer. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. “ the huge media ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Lynn Henry named publishing director for Doubleday Canada

By Nathan Whitlock

Lynn Henry, currently the publisher of House of Anansi Press, has been named publishing director for Doubleday Canada. According to a press release signed by Kristin Cochrane, Doubleday's new publisher (following the recent departure of ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bill Watterson speaks!

By Nathan Whitlock

It's probably just a coincidence, but a few days after the death of notorious recluse J.D. Salinger, another publicity-shy literary giant agreed to be interviewed for the first time in over 20 years. John Campanelli ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks – “Rogue” edition: Palin buys her own book, an e-book pirate confesses, Rip Torn beats up Norman Mailer, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some rogueish book-related links: Sarah Palin's political action committee buys thousands of copies of Going Rogue An e-book pirate confesses Rip Torn has always been crazy. After all, he once beat the crap out of ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Lost Man Booker Prize honours books that fell through the cracks

By Laura Godfrey

Forty years after they were published, 22 books are now eligible for the Lost Man Booker Prize. This one-time literary award has been created to honour books published in 1970, the year when a change ... Read More »

February 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Amazon fails, flanimals escape, and more

By Laura Godfrey

Here are some literary links for your perusal: Amazon continues to fail: After removing all Macmillan titles from its site, the company's own stock fell nearly 6% yesterday Salty Ink is throwing caution to the ... Read More »

February 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Readers salivate over Salinger’s unpublished manuscripts

By Steven W. Beattie

J.D. Salinger has been dead a scant five days, but already people are clamouring for his unpublished work to be made available. In a 1974 interview (one of the few the famously reclusive author ever ... Read More »

February 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Terry Pratchett calls for assisted suicide “tribunals”

By Steven W. Beattie

Terry Pratchett, U.K. author of the wildly popular Discworld series, says that special "tribunals" should be set up to allow people suffering serious medical conditions to seek help in terminating their own lives. Assisted suicide ... Read More »

February 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

J.D. Salinger dies at 91

By Laura Godfrey

J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, has died at age 91 in his New Hampshire home. According to The New York Times, the author died of natural causes: ... Read More »

January 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood gets kudos in Davos

By Nathan Whitlock

Margaret Atwood has been given the Crystal Award by the government and business muckety-mucks attending this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. From the Winnipeg Free Press: "I am very honoured to have been ... Read More »

January 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

Lynn Henry named publishing director for Doubleday Canada

Bill Watterson speaks!

Bookmarks – “Rogue” edition: Palin buys her own book, an e-book pirate confesses, Rip Torn beats up Norman Mailer, and more

Lost Man Booker Prize honours books that fell through the cracks

Bookmarks: Amazon fails, flanimals escape, and more

Readers salivate over Salinger’s unpublished manuscripts

Terry Pratchett calls for assisted suicide “tribunals”

J.D. Salinger dies at 91

Atwood gets kudos in Davos

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