Uncovered J.D. Salinger letters make references to Sesame Street, Kafka, and unpublished manuscripts Carmine Starnino wonders whether bpNichol is ... Read More »
July 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
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Tonight is the first televised leadership debate of the federal election. It's unlikely arts and culture will be mentioned, so here's a primer on how all parties (including the Green Party) stand on issues that ... Read More »
April 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news
Yann Martel, "tired of using books as political bullets and grenades," quits his book club Jeff Lemire, Kate Beaton, and Conundrum Press among nominees for Joe Shuster Awards HarperCollins to publish crowdsourced novel by teen ... Read More »
Today's book news: Did Michel Houellebecq steal from Wikipedia? And if so, should he feel bad about it? Discuss Philips Pullman and Hencher bemoan inclusion of present tense novels on the Booker shortlist Booker judge ... Read More »
September 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
In a July 9 Wall Street Journal article, Tony Woodlief argues that current practices for securing permission to reprint copyrighted material are too intricate and costly to survive. He cites his own experience writing a ... Read More »
July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The sap that floweth from the news tree: Pulitzer Prizes announced Pulitzer-winner Tinkers is the first small press title to win the award since A Confederacy of Dunces Gawker on Jay McInerney's debut as wine ... Read More »
April 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
[This post has been updated] The debate surrounding Amazon's planned Canadian expansion has produced many arguments both for (the editorial boards at The Globe and Mail and National Post) and against (the Canadian Booksellers Association, ... Read More »
What you missed over the weekend: Yet more op-ed pieces about Amazon setting up shop in Canada. Michael Geist argues for. Morley Walker argues against. (Oh, and some writer from the Calgary Herald rips the ... Read More »
March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
The Huffington Post has taught Quillblog a new word. "Metrophobia" is not an aversion to riding the Paris subway or to well-coiffed men; it refers to a fear of poetry. And apparently, this affliction is ... Read More »
January 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
While Amazon is keeping quiet about the meetings it held last week with top U.S. agents, several commentators have begun to speculate about their significance. Crain's reports that the talks were "freewheeling, frank, and contentious," ... Read More »
November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
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