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Dying is easy, launching a small press is hard

Editor and author John Warner has a lengthy post on Maud Newton's blog about the non-success of his fledgling publishing enterprise, TOW Books, a humour imprint that was supposed to make him the Judd Apatow ... Read More »

September 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Opinion

A new genre of libraries

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In an effort to attract younger patrons, a compact, pop culture-oriented library - complete with an adjoining coffee shop and video-game stations - is set to open this fall is Langford, B.C. From Shannon Moneo's ... Read More »

September 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

J.K Rowling wins lawsuit; no HP Lexicon to be published

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Harry Potter really is the boy who lived - on and on, in lawsuits pitting J.K. Rowling against a now former fan. In the latest Rowling-related news, a federal judge blocked publication of The Harry ... Read More »

September 9, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The Booker Prize 2008 shortlisted novels have been announced: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant ... Read More »

September 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Another one bites the dust

By Steven W. Beattie

After 13 years in business, the last seven of which were spent at its current location on Maiden Lane in downtown Windsor, Works on Paper bookstore is shutting its doors for good. In an interview ... Read More »

September 8, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

Greek posties beat dead people and huge ships

By Steven W. Beattie

Proving (as if more proof were needed) that the proliferation of literary prizes is completely out of control, a book called Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers -- which is sure to rocket up ... Read More »

September 8, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Event photos: The Man Game‘s Toronto launch

By Stuart Woods

The Toronto launch for Lee Henderson's debut novel happened on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at a This Is Not a Reading Series event at the Gladstone Hotel. The evening kicked off with a Henderson-led tutorial about ... Read More »

September 5, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Authors vs. funding cuts: the revolution will be artsy

By Stuart Woods

On Wednesday, the arts community gathered in a crowded Toronto theatre to denounce the $40-million in arts funding cuts announced by the Tories in recent weeks. According to the Toronto Star, the night's speakers, who ... Read More »

September 5, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Big deal for small (U.S.) publishers

By Stuart Woods

U.S. firm Perseus Books Group is offering small publishers a chance to access digital book technology with the launch of a new service. The New York Times reports: The new service, called Constellation, will allow ... Read More »

September 5, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Sarah Palin vs libraries

By Nathan Whitlock

There is already more than enough troubling and tawdry whoop-de-doo surrounding Sarah Palin, John McCain's pick for the vice-presidential slot, to make the whole circus worth watching, but this paragraph from a long article in ... Read More »

September 3, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

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Dying is easy, launching a small press is hard

A new genre of libraries

J.K Rowling wins lawsuit; no HP Lexicon to be published

2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

Another one bites the dust

Greek posties beat dead people and huge ships

Event photos: The Man Game‘s Toronto launch

Authors vs. funding cuts: the revolution will be artsy

Big deal for small (U.S.) publishers

Sarah Palin vs libraries

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