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Coelho thinks publishers don’t get the web

According to Paulo Coelho, publishers don't understand the role of the Internet in the book industry. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Coelho chastised publishers for not adapting in the face of the digital content craze. ... Read More »

October 17, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Event photos: Fear of Fighting launch

By Steven W. Beattie

At the Gladstone Hotel on Tuesday evening, Invisible Publishing launched Fear of Fighting, written by Stacey May Fowles, with illustrations by Marlena Zuber. Fowles and Zuber took the stage to discuss their creative process with ... Read More »

October 16, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Debut author wins Booker

By Scott MacDonald

In a surprise decision, the Man Booker jury chose yesterday to give this year's £50,000 prize to a relative unknown, 33-year-old debut author Aravind Adiga. His novel, The White Tiger, is published in North America ... Read More »

October 15, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Tom King ain’t goin’ to Ottawa

By Scott MacDonald

Though the NDP made significant inroads in last night's election, it wasn't enough to propel Thomas King into a seat in Parliament. The renowned author and budding politico lost badly in his hometown riding of ... Read More »

October 15, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Milan Kundera accused of acting as a Communist informant in the 1950s

By Steven W. Beattie

The reclusive Czech-born author Milan Kundera has been accused of informing on a man who allegedly worked as a spy in the 1950s. According to the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, a 1950 ... Read More »

October 14, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Gay author denied a chance to speak to N.B. high schools

By Steven W. Beattie

Adam Alex Sanchez, an openly gay author whose book, Rainbow Boys, was included on the American Library Association's list of Best Books for Young Adults in 2002, has been refused the opportunity to speak to ... Read More »

October 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bad writing advice

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

We've heard a lot lately about good writing “ the Nobel Prize for literature announcement, the Giller shortlist “ but the L.A. Times has a post about literary agent Nathan Bransford's blog, in which Bransford ... Read More »

October 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Publishers fail to snap up book on Sarah Palin

By Steven W. Beattie

In a vivid example of the dangers of writing history while it's being made, the New York Observer reports that right-wing broadcaster Hugh Hewitt's proposed book, How Sarah Palin Won the Election... And Saved America, ... Read More »

October 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Watching Watchmen

By Scott MacDonald

Earlier this week, in New York, filmmaker Zack Snyder presented the first lengthy sneak preview of Watchmen, his adaptation of Alan Moore's landmark graphic novel. The preview was organized for a select group of media ... Read More »

October 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Litbloggers weigh in on Giller picks

By Scott MacDonald

A brief survey of responses to yesterday's Giller shortlist announcement: Bookninja argues that Marina Endicott's Good to a Fault got the nod by advertising on Bookninja.com Oddsmaker Pinnacle Sports places the smart money on Rawi ... Read More »

October 8, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

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Coelho thinks publishers don’t get the web

Event photos: Fear of Fighting launch

Debut author wins Booker

Tom King ain’t goin’ to Ottawa

Milan Kundera accused of acting as a Communist informant in the 1950s

Gay author denied a chance to speak to N.B. high schools

Bad writing advice

Publishers fail to snap up book on Sarah Palin

Watching Watchmen

Litbloggers weigh in on Giller picks

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