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On drinking and writing

If you want to give your Christmas party this year a literary flavour, you can refer to Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers, written by Mark Bailey and illustrated by Edward Hemingway ... Read More »

December 15, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Revenge: the healing journey

By Leigh Anne Williams

Elvis Costello once said his work was mainly driven by "guilt and revenge." That apparently goes for Michael Crichton, too, if you replace "guilt" with "environmental catastrophe denial." As The New York Times reports, Crichton ... Read More »

December 14, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Dude's all like "vengeance is mine" and shit

By Leigh Anne Williams

In The New Yorker, Daniel Radosh looks at the business of Bible publishing, concentrating on the Nashville-based giant Thomas Nelson Publishers. Of particular interest to Radosh is the brand extension strategy -- keeping the Bible ... Read More »

December 11, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

From Russia with love

By Q&Q Staff

Representatives from the Canadian publishing industry conducted a trade mission to Russia at the end of November, doing panel discussions about Canadian literature and attending book fairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Canadian panel ... Read More »

December 8, 2006 | Filed under: Events

The problem with Blitcons

By Nathan Whitlock

Although the famous have come to his defence in the question of plagiarism or fair borrowing as historical research, will anyone defend Ian McEwan from Ziauddin Sardar's charge in New Statesman that he, Martin Amis, ... Read More »

December 8, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

In defence of research and borrowing

By Nathan Whitlock

An impressive constellation of literary stars has come to the defence of British author Ian McEwan, who was accused by a writer for The Daily Mail of plagiarizing the memoir of romance novelist Lucilla Andrews, ... Read More »

December 8, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Reissue! Repackage! Re-evaluate the words!

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the Book Standard website, Bookslut's Jessa Crispin looks at one of the fond traditions of the holiday season -- publishers trying to sell us things we already have. She's referring to new deluxe editions ... Read More »

December 7, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling

The books and magazines of Dave

By Leigh Anne Williams

Writer Joe Hagan looks at the growth of the McSweeney's empire from, not surprisingly, a business-centric perspective (Hagan's writing for Forbes). Which means that the piece is refreshingly free of the usual analysis (whether admiring ... Read More »

December 7, 2006

Canadian Library Association goes to space

By Q&Q Staff

The Canadian Library Association and the Canadian Space Agency launched the Canadian Space E-Library last week at the Ottawa Public Library. The website, hosted by the CSA, will serve as a resource for children interested ... Read More »

December 4, 2006 | Filed under: Events

The story of the French and the English

By Nathan Whitlock

The Story of French (St. Martin's Press) by Canadian authors Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow is reviewed in The New York Times and praised as "a well-told, highly accessible history of the French language that ... Read More »

December 1, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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On drinking and writing

Revenge: the healing journey

Dude's all like "vengeance is mine" and shit

From Russia with love

The problem with Blitcons

In defence of research and borrowing

Reissue! Repackage! Re-evaluate the words!

The books and magazines of Dave

Canadian Library Association goes to space

The story of the French and the English

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