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Bethune on Roberts

Maclean's books columnist Brian Bethune has posted a blog entry on the Paul William Roberts plagiarism controversy. (Quick recap: a few passages in Roberts' book A War Against Truth were found to have been lifted ... Read More »

February 8, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Penney keeps on winning

By Leigh Anne Williams

Scottish novelist Stef Penney has won the Costa book of the year prize for her Canada-set historical novel The Tenderness of Wolves (published here by Penguin Canada and reviewed by Q&Q here). Penney had already ... Read More »

February 8, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Writing reality TV

By Alison Jones

This past Sunday, Book Television started airing its reality series, 3-Day Novel Contest. Indigo and Book Television teamed up to produce the eight-part program, which follows 12 contestants as they live and write for the ... Read More »

February 7, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Judging a library by its book covers

By Alison Jones

There’s still a lot of love being felt for LibraryThing, an online way to snoop at people’s bookshelves. The website recently got a mention on Guardian writer Sam Jordison's blog and on Bookninja. On LibraryThing, ... Read More »

February 7, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Great moments in Canadian publishing

By Leigh Anne Williams

A little-known Canadian publisher has made news by announcing that it, ah, might be interested in publishing the confessional O.J. Simpson book that HarperCollins canned last fall. The company in question is the entertainment firm ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Write like Jane Austen

By Alison Jones

Have you ever wished you could write like Jane Austen? Now you can – at least in appearance. The plot, characters and wit still depend on you, but Quillblog has found a website that provides ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Put down the scissors

By Alison Jones

In a post on The Guardian's book blogs, Kathryn Hughes discusses the publication of compact versions of classic novels. Hughes supports the idea of cutting out the “ambling byways, baffling dead-ends and sudden jumps of ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

Resistance is futile

By Nathan Whitlock

Entertainment Weekly’s books editor, Tina Jordan, has been writing about the conundrum she faced when she discovered that her bright, bookish daughter was reading a trashy Gossip Girl novel. Discounting taking the book away as ... Read More »

February 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

J.K. Rowling slept here

By Nathan Whitlock

The BBC reports that author J.K. Rowling marked the completion of her last Harry Potter novel by scribbling on a decorative statue in a room at the posh Edinburgh Balmoral Hotel, where she had been ... Read More »

February 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Friday photo: Shelf Portrait

By Leigh Anne Williams

Last month, Toronto artist Robin Pacific put together "Shelf Portrait," an art installation/book giveaway: Pacific hung out her entire book collection clothesline-style and invited attendees to walk off with the titles that struck their fancy ... Read More »

February 1, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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Bethune on Roberts

Penney keeps on winning

Writing reality TV

Judging a library by its book covers

Great moments in Canadian publishing

Write like Jane Austen

Put down the scissors

Resistance is futile

J.K. Rowling slept here

Friday photo: Shelf Portrait

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