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Literary evidence of Timbuktu’s written heritage

BBC News reports the reopening of a library in the centre of Timbuktu, the Ahmed Baba Institute, which will house and preserve thousands of ancient manuscripts that would otherwise have been destroyed by termites, mice, ... Read More »

December 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Wayson Choy, Ann-Marie MacDonald among Canada Reads finalists

By Scott MacDonald

The five finalists for the 2010 CBC Canada Reads competition have been unveiled. Take a look: Marina Endicott, Good to a Fault (Freehand Press), defended by Simi Sara Nicolas Dickner, Lazer Lederhendler, trans., Nikolski (Random ... Read More »

December 1, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

The silver lining behind the demise of Borders U.K.

By Steven W. Beattie

Last week, Quillblog posted about the travails assailing the bookstore chain Borders U.K. The British company has now "admitted defeat and limped into administration," in the trenchant words of one Guardian article. That article blames ... Read More »

November 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

By Steven W. Beattie

"Hardcover sales of my last book were down 20 percent, while e-book sales were up 300 percent." That's what thriller writer John Lescroart told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently, although he also referred to himself as ... Read More »

November 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

By Scott MacDonald

On Nov. 26 at Rideau Hall, Governor General of Canada MichaÃ«lle Jean presented the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards. Below are some of the highlights: Kate Pullinger, winner in the fiction category for The Mistress ... Read More »

November 27, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: George Bowering launch

By Scott MacDonald

New Star Books launched George Bowering's short story collection The Box last week at the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver. Above, Bowering reads to the crowd. New Star publisher Rolf Maurer, former managing editor Carellin Brooks, ... Read More »

November 25, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Evan Munday, Natalie Ghent, and MÃ©lanie Watt teach the children well

By Nathan Whitlock

Illustrator Evan Munday (who sunlights as Coach House Books's publicist) and YA author Natalie Ghent ran the Test Pilot edition of Small Print's Volume One Project, a new writing workshop series for pre-teens and tweens, ... Read More »

November 25, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Nabokov backlist gets a face lift

By Steven W. Beattie

The Original of Laura, Vladimir Nabokov's final work, has just been released. To coincide with its publication, Vintage has commissioned new cover designs for the 21 Nabokov backlist titles to which it owns rights. Of ... Read More »

November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

More trouble for Borders U.K.

By Steven W. Beattie

A BBC article reports that Borders U.K. has ceased taking online book orders and suggests that the company "does not have enough cash to last until Christmas." The article caps a bad year for the ... Read More »

November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

TweetBookz: The next level of TwitLit

By Alison Potstra

Yes, Virginia, you can now self-publish your banal tweets for everyone to enjoy. TweetBookz is a new company that will publish your Twitter feeds as a hardcover book (for $30) or a softcover (for $20). Works ... Read More »

November 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Literary evidence of Timbuktu’s written heritage

Wayson Choy, Ann-Marie MacDonald among Canada Reads finalists

The silver lining behind the demise of Borders U.K.

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

Event photos: George Bowering launch

Event photos: Evan Munday, Natalie Ghent, and MÃ©lanie Watt teach the children well

Nabokov backlist gets a face lift

More trouble for Borders U.K.

TweetBookz: The next level of TwitLit

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