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Australia’s Christopher Paolini

Books written by teenage authors are nothing new, of course (S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders and Gordon Korman's This Can't Be Happening At McDonald Hall come to mind), but it's still rare to see an entire ... Read More »

February 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The battle over robot toothbrushes

By Eric Emin Wood

Two weeks ago we blogged about Scholastic's controversial misuse of its book clubs, but it would appear that was a mere footnote compared to the uproar generated by the company's Klutz division, which has published ... Read More »

February 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

R.I.P. Scott Symons, 1933-2009

By Q&Q Staff

Author Scott Symons died Monday at the age of 75. He was best known for his debut novel, Place d'Armes. Originally published in 1967 by McClelland & Stewart, the novel is remembered for its groundbreaking ... Read More »

February 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood’s “dog’s breakfast”

By Steven W. Beattie

When is a protest not a protest? These days, apparently when it involves Margaret Atwood. Some readers might remember her appearance at the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony, held at the Four Seasons hotel in ... Read More »

February 23, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Literary adaptations score big at this year’s Oscars

By Steven W. Beattie

The 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony was held last night, and literary adaptations scored very well in high-ranking categories. The big winner (and, in this Quillblogger's opinion, the year's most overrated movie) was Slumdog Millionaire, ... Read More »

February 23, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

The Frankfurt experience, captured in florid prose

By Stuart Woods

In case you haven't already seen it, the latest Harper's cover story (subscription only) is a candid, fly-on-the-wall account of the Frankfurt Book Fair, notable for journalist Gideon Lewis-Kraus's florid portraits of industry heavyweights (notorious ... Read More »

February 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: More cuts at Borders, Atwood’s Dubai antics, and more

By Stuart Woods

Borders announces more layoffs, cutting 136 jobs at their corporate offices After bowing out of the Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature in Dubai earlier this week over concerns of censorship, Margaret Atwood decides she'll ... Read More »

February 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Philip K. Dick’s widow revives his final novel

By Scott MacDonald

According to The New York Times, the widow of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick has reworked his last, unfinished novel, The Owl in Daylight, and is self-releasing it through a print-on-demand publishing service. Tessa Dick, ... Read More »

February 18, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Atwood spurns Dubai

By Scott MacDonald

After agreeing to attend the Dubai-based Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature, Margaret Atwood has opted to stay home instead. Not only that, she won't even be attending by LongPen. Seems she's decided to make ... Read More »

February 18, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Interview: Tony Burgess talks about Pontypool

By Eric Emin Wood

Open Book Toronto has posted this video interview with Ontario author Tony Burgess, whose 1998 novel, Pontypool Changes Everything, was recently turned into a movie. Look for a story on Pontypool director Bruce McDonald - and his love ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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