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Blast from the past, part 2: ACP Banquet

Banquet! The Association of Canadian Publishers' annual wine-and-dine, held on June 7, brings out all the CanLit honchos. (Photos by Peggy Walt.) Formac publisher Jim Lorimer begins to edge away as BookNet Canada CEO Michael ... Read More »

July 6, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Blast from the past, part 1: Atlantic Book Festival

By Q&Q Staff

Take a trip down memory lane with these photos from some of the events that made up the Atlantic Book Festival, which ran from April 20 to 29. (Photos by Peggy Walt.) Scott Richardson of ... Read More »

July 6, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Writin' 'bout my generation

By Leigh Anne Williams

Time magazine writer Lev Grossman goes in search of the literary voice of America's younger generation and comes up emptyhanded. Sure, he says, there's a long list of promising 40-and-under novelists, from Jhumpa Lahiri to ... Read More »

July 6, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Reach for the mop

By Leigh Anne Williams

On his blog, Gladecstaticgrin, Canadian poet Pino Coluccio has posted an entry about pitching a poetry game show to Bravo. "Think 'Name That Tune' only the host -- Canadian publishing icon Jack David -- reads ... Read More »

July 6, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Book reviews are so easy even a child could do it

By Cassandra Drudi

Fresh reviewer on the literati scene and CNN.com special reporter Andrew Oglesby writes a top-notch book review, despite the fact that the man is a mere six years old. CNN.com staffer Christy Oglesby's kid was ... Read More »

July 5, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

The summer reading list — with a twist

By Cassandra Drudi

The summer months seem to be an open invitation for everyone who's ever stuck their nose in a book to offer their summer reading recommendations, lists that are often peppered with questionable choices and sometimes ... Read More »

July 5, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

World's all-time silliest library expansion

By Cassandra Drudi

The Literary Saloon linked to a Gulf Times article about one of the loneliest libraries in the world: the Qatar National Library. Despite being the country's oldest standing library, "not even a quarter of its ... Read More »

July 4, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Book to film

By Leigh Anne Williams

In this image-obsessed age, promoting books with moving pictures is a tricky but intriguing idea, and as the CBC Arts website reminds us, a couple of Canadian players are leading the way. CBC writer Andre ... Read More »

July 4, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Film to book

By Leigh Anne Williams

Whither the novelization? That's the question Slate asks in a recent piece, noting that the once-thriving literary subgenre of quickie screenplay adaptations is now limited to only the most genre-friendly of movies. For example, there ... Read More »

June 30, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Books join the Netflix age

By Cassandra Drudi

Bookninja links to a Ledger story about a new service offered by Florida libraries that delivers your books right to your doorstep. All residents of Polk County can take advantage of Polk County Library Collective's ... Read More »

June 29, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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Blast from the past, part 2: ACP Banquet

Blast from the past, part 1: Atlantic Book Festival

Writin' 'bout my generation

Reach for the mop

Book reviews are so easy even a child could do it

The summer reading list — with a twist

World's all-time silliest library expansion

Book to film

Film to book

Books join the Netflix age

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