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Americans and Europeans are superior writers — American university finds

For the geeky list-lovers among us, the University of Illinois's American Book Review has on its website what it calls the "100 Best First Lines from Novels." The list is filled with the usual suspects ... Read More »

January 31, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

So emo

By Leigh Anne Williams

There's been a lot of book-biz chatter about the chick-lit genre in the past few years, but in a column on the Book Standard site, Jessa Crispin takes on a male analogue: "the emo boy ... Read More »

January 26, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

ReFreyed

By Leigh Anne Williams

Well, now we know why James Frey cancelled his appearance in Toronto, which was scheduled for Thursday. We may have assumed he was simply going into low-profile mode, but it turns out something else came ... Read More »

January 26, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

On the uncertain future of Canadian publishing

By Scott MacDonald

Stephen Henighan's latest column in Geist magazine, this one on the importance of Canadian-owned publishers, begins with the alarming prediction of a literary agent: that there will be no Canadian-owned publishers in 20 years, only ... Read More »

January 25, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Alex Good issues a challenge

By Scott MacDonald

The publication of bestsellers lists derived from data released by BookNet Canada in Q&Q's January/February issue has led litblogger Alex Good to comment on the state of bestsellers lists in Canada. Good cites a statement ... Read More »

January 25, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

We apologize in advance for flogging a dead horse

By Scott MacDonald

Given current levels of inspiration following last night's election results, In Other Media sees fit to return, one last time, to the well-worn comfort of the James Frey fiasco. Remember when Frey appeared on Larry ... Read More »

January 24, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Black bile? Yes, indeed.

By Scott MacDonald

In an essay originally published in his magazine Front & Centre and republished on The Danforth Review, Ottawa writer and Black Bile Press editor Matthew Firth calls for the end of literary prizes and contests ... Read More »

January 24, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Book news, Opinion

The sounds of silence

By Leigh Anne Williams

The New York Times has a very fun piece (yes, that was New York Times, and yes, that was "very fun") about the struggles audiobook publishers face when trying to capture typographical quirks in audio ... Read More »

January 20, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

What's in a name? About a 35.9% chance of hitting it big

By Leigh Anne Williams

Coming up with a title for a novel is always tricky -- so many factors to consider, so many people to please. If only there were a simple and quantitative way to gauge the effectiveness ... Read More »

January 20, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Atwood on the eve of the election

By Leigh Anne Williams

Margaret Atwood sat down with a CP reporter recently, ostensibly to promote her new collection, The Tent. But the main subject of discussion seemed to be next week's federal election. Though she won't reveal her ... Read More »

January 19, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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Americans and Europeans are superior writers — American university finds

So emo

ReFreyed

On the uncertain future of Canadian publishing

Alex Good issues a challenge

We apologize in advance for flogging a dead horse

Black bile? Yes, indeed.

The sounds of silence

What's in a name? About a 35.9% chance of hitting it big

Atwood on the eve of the election

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