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Daily book biz round-up, March 19

One last news round-up before the weekend: Amazon plays hardball with Simon & Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Hachette Amazon unveils Kindle for Mac. (Meanwhile, cats and dogs form truce, start working together to overthrow humans.) ... Read More »

March 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

New book re-examines JFK’s death via letters to Jackie

By Laura Godfrey

When U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the nation - and the world - expressed its grief by sending over one million letters to his wife, Jackie “ some even came from ... Read More »

March 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

National Post reveals finalists for Canada Also Reads competition

By Laura Godfrey

The eight books and panelists for the National Post's Canada Also Reads book competition “ created to put a spotlight on lesser-known books ignored by CBC's Canada Reads “ were announced today. Two Q&Q staffers, ... Read More »

February 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

By Laura Godfrey

While Amazon has yet to fully reinstate Macmillan titles on its website, another potential threat looms on the horizon for the online retailer. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. “ the huge media ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Christian Bok as Santa, Mark Breslin with Ralph Benmergui

By Nathan Whitlock

The book world is just starting to shake itself awake after the holidays, so here are a couple of photos from events that happened before the break. Avast! Canada's Dada bard has a Santa hat: ... Read More »

January 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Bookmarks: Terminatrix Palin, Wild Things art, and the interactive Proust questionnaire

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: Sarah Palin's HarperCollins editor has a double life, The Daily Beast reports. He also helped work on the satirical title published during Palin's VP run, Terminatrix: The Sarah Palin Chronicles Just ... Read More »

October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Echlin, Michaels among Giller picks

By Scott MacDonald

The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced this morning, and it included a mix of "sure bets" and surprise nods. The biggest surprise, however, was the omission of Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood ... Read More »

October 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins profits plummet

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins suffered a massive decline in profits over the past 12 months, according to financial results posted yesterday by parent company NewsCorp. Operating income for the year plummeted to $17 million from $160 million in ... Read More »

August 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Sarah Palin memoir: Now with 25% more God!

By Suzanne Gardner

Well, she sure does know her target audience. In a profile in the August 2009 of Vanity Fair, Alaska governor Sarah Palin revealed that her forthcoming memoir will be published both by HarperCollins (as previously ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins cancels Ballard memoir

By Steven W. Beattie

In 1996, Harold Brodkey published This Wild Darkness, a slim volume describing, in often painful detail, his physical deterioration from AIDS. Portions of his journal from this period remain online, and provide starkly honest insights ... Read More »

April 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: HarperCollins

Daily book biz round-up, March 19

New book re-examines JFK’s death via letters to Jackie

National Post reveals finalists for Canada Also Reads competition

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

Event photos: Christian Bok as Santa, Mark Breslin with Ralph Benmergui

Bookmarks: Terminatrix Palin, Wild Things art, and the interactive Proust questionnaire

Echlin, Michaels among Giller picks

HarperCollins profits plummet

Sarah Palin memoir: Now with 25% more God!

HarperCollins cancels Ballard memoir

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