Defences of the old-skool paper-and-ink book against the nefarious Borg-like proponents of the e-book too often sound, for all their passion and sincerity, as if they should be read aloud by Wilfred Brimley, or even ... Read More »
"Few people who spend much time in the literary world emerge without at least one paranoid conspiracy theory," writes Mark Lawson in The Guardian. Hard to disagree with that. His own theory as to what ... Read More »
January 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries, Opinion
We're back! Some book-related links: The Baghdad book revival (Associated Press) Anne Frank: The (Spanish) Musical (CBC Arts) Book clubs as self-help (The Guardian) Toronto Star literary critic Philip Marchand says so long and thanks ... Read More »
January 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries
Regular blogging will resume on Monday, but until then, here's some book-related links to tide you over: Benazir Bhutto's books big in Islamabad; her final book being rushed into print (The Hindu) Young adults may ... Read More »
January 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
We are officially on holiday as of yesterday, but we thought we should end the Quillblog year with a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. They are: Secrets of the ... Read More »
December 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
Currently on the Q&Q Job Board: Buyer/Selector for CD Music and Video - S&B Books Ltd. (Mississauga, ON) Publicist - HB Fenn & Company Ltd. (Bolton, ON) Book Production Editor - BC Decker Inc. (Hamilton, ... Read More »
December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
The film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman is almost as inescapable at this time of year as Rudolph and Charlie Brown and the Grinch. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the wordless and ... Read More »
December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors
A fitting coda to the media's handwringing this year over all things literary is Caleb Crain's piece in The New Yorker, ominously titled "Twilight of the Books," which looks at how declining literacy is affecting ... Read More »
December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book news
Some book-related links: The Golden Compass not pulled from library reading contest after complaint (The Sudbury Star) Alice Walker's papers go to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (The Associated Press) A lot of nerds “ ... Read More »
December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book links
Perhaps in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of blogging, Guy Gavriel Kay has a piece in this past weekend's Globe and Mail Books section about the perils facing authors in the digital age. Gavriel Kay ... Read More »
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