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Peter Carey stands up for imperiled Australian publishing

According to Peter Carey, publishing Down Under is in crisis. And the threat “ that Australian publishers will have their roles reduced to that of distributor in a global corporate chain “ may sound familiar ... Read More »

January 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

More bad news for American book coverage

By Scott MacDonald

It looks like the rumors were true about The Washington Post's standalone book supplement. According to The New York Times, Book World will cease publication after Feb. 15. Book World was one of the last ... Read More »

January 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Random House snubs Toronto Book Fair

By Scott MacDonald

Random House of Canada probably isn't making any friends at Reed Exhibitions. After having announced last fall that it would not be attending Reed's annual trade show, BookExpo Canada, in June “ a move that ... Read More »

January 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

John Updike dies

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and man of letters John Updike has died of lung cancer, at the age of 76. From the Associated Press: A literary writer who frequently appeared on best seller lists, the tall, ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

HarperCollins offers voluntary retirement package to U.S. employees

By Stuart Woods

Of all the cost-saving measures announced by major U.S. publishers in past weeks, those at HarperCollins have until now been relatively mild. However, this morning, the company presented a voluntary retirement package to its U.S. ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: 1,000 novels everyone must read, toilet poems, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The Guardian has created a list of 1000 novels everyone must read, broken down into categories like comedy, crime, family and self, and state of the nation. In considering the list, Stuart Walton wonders whether ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Anansi Boys) has won the John Newbery medal, one of the most prestigious awards for children's literature in the U.S. Mr. Gaiman, 48, won for The Graveyard Book, a story about a ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Pasha Malla and Linda Goyette among authors named as Berton House writers-in-residence

By Steven W. Beattie

Four writers will travel to Yukon's Dawson City to live in the childhood home of iconic Canadian author Pierre Berton as the 2009-10 Berton House writers-in-residence. The foursome “ Pasha Malla, Linda Goyette, MylÃ¨ne Gilbert-Dumas, ... Read More »

January 26, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Robert J. Sawyer hosts new TV series

By Steven W. Beattie

Robert J. Sawyer, dubbed "Canada's dean of science fiction," has been very busy lately. He has a new novel coming out this season, he will be writer-in-residence at Canadian Light Source, "Canada's largest particle accellerator" ... Read More »

January 26, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Event photos: polar bear dip, Fetherling’s 60th, and Bittman’s signing

By Steven W. Beattie

A number of recent events “ including a mid-winter swim and a swanky birthday bash “ brought out the literary luminaries. Quillblog's army of roving citizen photojournalists were on hand to capture the various goings ... Read More »

January 26, 2009 | Filed under: Events

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Peter Carey stands up for imperiled Australian publishing

More bad news for American book coverage

Random House snubs Toronto Book Fair

John Updike dies

HarperCollins offers voluntary retirement package to U.S. employees

Bookmarks: 1,000 novels everyone must read, toilet poems, and more

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

Pasha Malla and Linda Goyette among authors named as Berton House writers-in-residence

Robert J. Sawyer hosts new TV series

Event photos: polar bear dip, Fetherling’s 60th, and Bittman’s signing

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