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Remembering a fallen Hunter

Author, reporter, broadcaster, and activist Robert Hunter -- who died of prostate cancer last week at the age of 63 -- is remembered on the B.C. website The Tyee. "Some people have said that without ... Read More »

May 9, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

George Bowering unproductive? Never!

By Leigh Anne Williams

It all began with an Ottawa Sun article in which reporter Kathleen Harris appeared to question the work ethic of George Bowering during his two-year term as Canada's parliamentary poet laureate. "Bowering was paid $12,000 ... Read More »

May 1, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Signed, B.C.

By Leigh Anne Williams

The B.C. online magazine The Tyee celebrates BC Book and Magazine Week with a look at the province's book publishing culture, written by Kelsey Dundon. Local author Michael V. Smith tells Dundon: "Being a little ... Read More »

May 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The empire strikes back

By Leigh Anne Williams

In case you missed it, Apple Computer has pulled all John Wiley & Sons titles from its 104 retail stores, apparently in an effort to remind the media that any public comment about the company ... Read More »

May 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The Oprah effect, again

By Leigh Anne Williams

Recently, an author association dubbed Word of Mouth has made headlines by begging talk-show host Oprah Winfrey to reinstate her book club. (Or, rather, to restore it to its original purpose of concentrating on current ... Read More »

April 25, 2005 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling, Opinion

The wandering book

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the B.C. news site The Tyee, writer Lisa Richardson considers "The Art of Book Dropping," in which readers leave their favourite books in public places, to be picked up by strangers. In recent years, ... Read More »

April 25, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

How much is too much?

By Leigh Anne Williams

CBC Arts writer Andre Mayer looks at the phenomenon of the ultra-prolific writer, with Alexander McCall Scott -- he of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, among many other books -- as the poster ... Read More »

April 18, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

A new face at a major creative-writing program

By Leigh Anne Williams

Following the recent death of Frank Conroy, novelist Lan Samantha Chang is taking over as the director of the venerated Iowa Writers' Workshop. The New York Times looks at Chang's plans going into the job ... Read More »

April 18, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The hardcover club

By Leigh Anne Williams

Hardcover or trade paper? Author Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, whose first novel, The Nettle Spinner, is being published by Goose Lane Editions this spring (following a short-story collection), brings a personal perspective to that age-old debate in ... Read More »

April 4, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Just not that into this genre

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the CBC Arts site, Katrina Onstad surveys the chick-lit scene, focusing on non-fiction titles like He's Just Not That Into You as well as Canadian dating-themed books like Playing With Matches: Misadventures in Dating ... Read More »

April 4, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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Remembering a fallen Hunter

George Bowering unproductive? Never!

Signed, B.C.

The empire strikes back

The Oprah effect, again

The wandering book

How much is too much?

A new face at a major creative-writing program

The hardcover club

Just not that into this genre

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