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Greasing the hype machine

A hot topic of conversation in the online literary community is the commercial success of The Traveler, an ambiguously fictional first novel written by the strangely pseudonymed John Twelve Hawks. Climbing the New York Times ... Read More »

September 12, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

I have my lifetime to regret everything in the book.

By Scott MacDonald

On the eve of the announcement of her place amongst Man Booker finalists, Zadie Smith gives a candid interview to New York magazine's Boris Kachka. Following a recent return to Britain from a Harvard fellowship, ... Read More »

September 9, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Booker shortlist announced

By Scott MacDonald

In a year that saw landmark books written by the big names of British fiction -- Rushdie, Barnes, Coetzee, McEwan, and Ali and Zadie Smith to name a few -- the big question preceding this ... Read More »

September 9, 2005 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Want to change the world? Write a book.

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday Lord Melvyn Bragg of ITV's The South Bank Show announced his picks for the 12 British books that changed the world. Resembling a reading list for first-year undergrads, the list spans 700 years and ... Read More »

September 8, 2005 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

World Literacy of Canada to launch Shooting Water

By Scott MacDonald

World Literacy of Canada recently announced that its fourth annual Eyes on India film series and book launch will be a special tribute to filmmaker Deepa Mehta. The event, taking place October 25 and 26 ... Read More »

September 8, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Get 'em while they're young (and hip)

By Scott MacDonald

In an attempt to appeal to a younger readership, The New York Times Magazine is introducing a new front section that will feature work of interest to a younger demographic. The section is to include ... Read More »

September 7, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Flood book in high demand

By Scott MacDonald

Steven McElroy of The Associated Press reports on the online sales of a book about the 1927 flood along the Mississippi River. First published in 1998, Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and ... Read More »

September 7, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

We take people like you out of here in leg irons

By Leigh Anne Williams

In The Washington Post, Miami novelist Diana Abu-Jaber recounts a long wait at her home city's airport after her surname turns up on a watch list. "After an hour and a half, I pulled my ... Read More »

September 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

By Leigh Anne Williams

Over on Bookninja.com, there's a lively discussion about the renewal of interest in form among Canadian poets. Contributing to the "essay-in-conversation" are poets Ian LeTourneau and John Lofranco, and their back-and-forth ranges over the work ... Read More »

September 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Down with the establishment

By Leigh Anne Williams

On Good Reports, Alex Good takes a swipe at several established writers and pans critics who don't pan them. But he does have some kind words for critics who haven't been afraid to take down ... Read More »

August 31, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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Greasing the hype machine

I have my lifetime to regret everything in the book.

Booker shortlist announced

Want to change the world? Write a book.

World Literacy of Canada to launch Shooting Water

Get 'em while they're young (and hip)

Flood book in high demand

We take people like you out of here in leg irons

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

Down with the establishment

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