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Vancouver aiming to be City of Literature

Vancouver is gunning to be named the second UNESCO City of Literature, after Edinburgh was named as the first in 2005. It'll have to beat out competition from Amsterdam, Alexandria, and Krakow. Alma Lee, founder ... Read More »

April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Huckabee writes, Vlad gets a library, Darwin goes digital

By Jacob Sheen

Some book-related links: Mike Huckabee to publish post-election book (Reuters) U.S. Congress pushing for greater transparency in textbook pricing (New York Times) Vladimir Putin gets a library to preserve his legacy, following in the footsteps ... Read More »

April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

This just in: books not doomed after all

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Los Angeles Times: Despite all the hand-wringing by those who claim that literary culture is trapped in a downward spiral, overwhelmed by movies and video games and a 24/7 fixation on Britney Spears' ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

One Book, One Vancouver picks Tulchinsky novel

By Nathan Whitlock

"One Book, One Vancouver" has picked Karen X. Tulchinsky's 2003 novel The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky (Raincoast Books) as this year's selection in the city-wide book club. More info here, at the One Book, ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: learning to read at the Bush Library, borrowing people instead of books, and picking the right beer for the book

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Bush Library to be base for literacy and education, says Laura Bush* (The Dallas Morning News) A library where you can borrow people instead of books (InfoSpeak.org) We've picked the right wine ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

More rock, less talk

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Publisher - Social Studies & Humanities - McGraw-Hill Ryerson (300 Water Street, Whitby, ON) Digital Asset Coordinator - Scholastic Canada Ltd. (Toronto, ON) Production Coordinator - The University of ... Read More »

April 23, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Event photos: BC Book Prizes soiree

By Nathan Whitlock

The nominees for this year's BC Book Prizes were feted at a shindig held April 19 in Vancouver. The winners will be named at the prize gala on Saturday, April 26. (Photos courtesy of kc ... Read More »

April 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Events

BookMooch making a killing

By Scott MacDonald

We've linked to stories about BookMooch “ a website that allows book lovers to swap books free of charge “ before, but here's a more in-depth look at the site and its creator, the young ... Read More »

April 22, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Globe looks at Business Book Awards; a history of Bond covers; pimping the Bible

By Scott MacDonald

Some book-related links: A history of Bond covers (International Herald Tribune) Neil Gaiman on an idiotic, censorious lawsuit (MTV.com) The future ... Read More »

April 22, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Travel guides are killing themselves

By Nathan Whitlock

Following the recent controversy over whether or not a Lonely Planet guidebook author faked some of the book's contents, Chris Taylor “ who has himself written a number of Lonely Planet guides “ weighs in ... Read More »

April 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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