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Bookmarks: Quotes galore!

A lopsided Sierpinski gasket. David Foster Wallace discussing his then recently published breakthrough Infinite Jest, in a 1996 interview with radio host Michael Silverblatt. No city I know, certainly not New York, has this variety ... Read More »

November 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

This week in new book technology

By Stuart Woods

There's no shortage of evidence that the tanking global economy is having a disastrous effect on the book trade south of the border. But this week, there have also been several news stories pointing to ... Read More »

November 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The return of the serialized novel?

By Scott MacDonald

Serialized novels are a rarity these days, but The Guardian books blogger David Barnett argues that they are making a comeback. The Daily Mail has often run seasonal crime stories penned by the likes of ... Read More »

November 26, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

GG poetry dust-up continues

By Scott MacDonald

The controversy surrounding this year's Governor General's Award for poetry continues apace. Yesterday, the Toronto Star devoted some ink to the story. And today, on his blog, poet (and frequent Q&Q reviewer) Zachariah Wells has ... Read More »

November 26, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Bookmarks: Batman RIP, the cost of discounting books, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

POW! Holy shock value, Batman! The Caped Crusader is set to be killed off after 70 years in Batman RIP, according to the comic's writers. Paper Tiger's Sam Leith discusses The Guardian looks at the ... Read More »

November 25, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Book links

Houghton Mifflin suspends new manuscript acquisition

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has temporarily suspended acquisitions of new manuscripts, according to a report in The New York Times. The company, which was formed by Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep's $4 billion takeover of Harcourt in ... Read More »

November 25, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Public consulted about U.K. poet laureate

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The search for the next U.K. poet laureate -- Andrew Motion's successor -- began today, with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport inviting the public to make suggestions for who the next versifier should ... Read More »

November 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bad Sex nominees cover everything from Adam and Eve to the smell of soup

By Steven W. Beattie

Paulo Coelho, John Updike, and Isabel Fonseca are on the shortlist for the one award no writer really wants to receive: the Literary Review's Bad Sex Award. The award “ a plaster foot “ was ... Read More »

November 24, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Random House to digitize a whole mess o’ books

By Steven W. Beattie

Europeana, the EU's online repository of digital books, may be experiencing birth pangs, but Random House in the U.S. seems convinced that the market for digital books is where the future of publishing lies. The ... Read More »

November 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Richard Dawkins goes after the young

By Stuart Woods

According to the Telegraph, Richard Dawkins, the feted atheist, announced last month that he would be stepping down from his post at Oxford University to focus on a more pressing concern than proving the God ... Read More »

November 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Bookmarks: Quotes galore!

This week in new book technology

The return of the serialized novel?

GG poetry dust-up continues

Bookmarks: Batman RIP, the cost of discounting books, and more

Houghton Mifflin suspends new manuscript acquisition

Public consulted about U.K. poet laureate

Bad Sex nominees cover everything from Adam and Eve to the smell of soup

Random House to digitize a whole mess o’ books

Richard Dawkins goes after the young

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