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U.S. Justice Department to investigate Google settlement

The Google book search settlement (for background, see here and here) faces yet another hurdle. The New York Times is reporting today that the U.S. Justice Department has confirmed its intention to investigate whether or ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Sarah Palin memoir: Now with 25% more God!

By Suzanne Gardner

Well, she sure does know her target audience. In a profile in the August 2009 of Vanity Fair, Alaska governor Sarah Palin revealed that her forthcoming memoir will be published both by HarperCollins (as previously ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Vikram Seth sequel to be published by Hamish Hamilton

By Stuart Woods

Hamish Hamilton Canada is set to publish the long-awaited follow-up to Vikram Seth's Commonwealth Writers Prize-winning tome A Suitable Boy. A Suitable Girl won't appear until 2013, a full 20 years after the publication of ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

By Stuart Woods

As part of yesterday's Canada Day festivities, Governor General MichaÃ«lle Jean has announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among this year's new members are BC-based novelist and short story writer Jack Hodgins ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Iran election inspires Persepolis “sequel”

By Suzanne Gardner

Two Iranian exiles, known only as Sina and Payman, have remixed Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis to depict the recent weeks of political unrest in Iran following the June 12 election. Called "Persepolis 2.0," the ... Read More »

June 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Riding the “Magic Bus” with the Anansi Girls

By Suzanne Gardner

Last night, House of Anansi Press united readers and writers in discussions about books, writing, the Alice Hoffman Twitter freak out, and how incredibly long it takes to drive from downtown Toronto to Don Mills ... Read More »

June 30, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Discredited Montreal publisher back in business with new Jackson bio

By Scott MacDonald

Montreal publisher Pierre Turgeon “ who pleaded guilty last March to charges of fraud “ appears to have rebounded from the bankruptcy of his old publishing firm, Trait d'union. Not only is he back with ... Read More »

June 30, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

By Steven W. Beattie

Information wants to be free, or so the popular bromide has it. Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books & Music, has another formula: "All content wants to be digital." According to an ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Borders U.K. targets bookish singles

By Steven W. Beattie

Quillblogger, with dark hair, eyes, age indeterminate, possessed of a vaguely Byronesque temperament, likes Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Flannery O'Connor, and long walks on the beach. Dislikes Dan Brown novels and anything Twilight-related. Enquiries welcome. Photo preferred. ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Janet Evanovich launch

By Scott MacDonald

American author Janet Evanovich launched her new book, Finger Lickin' Fifteen (St. Martins Press/H.B. Fenn & Company), at the Queensway Chapters in Toronto last Wednesday (June 24). Here are some outtakes from the evening: Evanovich ... Read More »

June 26, 2009 | Filed under: Events

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U.S. Justice Department to investigate Google settlement

Sarah Palin memoir: Now with 25% more God!

Vikram Seth sequel to be published by Hamish Hamilton

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

Iran election inspires Persepolis “sequel”

Riding the “Magic Bus” with the Anansi Girls

Discredited Montreal publisher back in business with new Jackson bio

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

Borders U.K. targets bookish singles

Event photos: Janet Evanovich launch

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