When Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died in 2007, American literature lost one of its most idiosyncratic and beloved voices. That voice is now being honoured with a new library in the author's hometown of Indianapolis. The ... Read More »
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A coalition of seven English-language national writers' organizations has formally outlined its objections to the copyright modernization act now before Parliament. In a formal brief addressed to the industry and heritage ministers, the group calls ... Read More »
November 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
D.C. Reid, a past president of both the Federation of B.C. Writers and the League of Canadian Poets, has taken B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell “ and, by extension, the province's librarians and publishers “ to ... Read More »
September 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: The New York Times reviews the new Kindle Beaten down by Random House, Andrew Wylie now in talks with Penguin World Fantasy Award shortlist unveiled BookNet Canada looks for speakers for next ... Read More »
August 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Book links, getcher book links: To the surprise of absolutely no one, Amazon announces a new generation Kindle Margaret Atwood, indie rock star Gabriel Josipovici to McEwan, Rushdie, and Barnes: "You're not worthy!" Carolyn Kellogg ... Read More »
July 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Check these out: The bitter legal battle over proceeds from The Shack Kitty Kelley's Oprah to be turned into TV movie A Chicago librarian rips into FOX News library exposé Seth brings new look to ... Read More »
July 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Someone decided to express their anger over the padlocking of This Ain't the Rosedale Library by scrawling all over the store's windows and display chalkboard. Here's what the anonymous bookstore lover wrote: "4 Rent by ... Read More »
June 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Not a lot going on out there today, but here's a few things: Russian police seize 100,000 anti-Putin books Today in book theft: man in tweed systematically loots U.K. library; rare book dealer heads to ... Read More »
June 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
News bites: Publishers call new Amazon "Levels of Service" plan "extortion" Harlequin signs deal with Russian publisher Little, Brown launches new imprint: Mulholland Drive In hopes of landing lucrative legal settlement, Neil Gaiman admits to ... Read More »
June 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
All the news, none of the calories: Henning Mankell's exact whereabouts still unknown Jeff Bezos to Princeton grads: be as awesome as I am Rick Warren's highly anticipated follow-up to Purpose Driven Life to be ... Read More »
June 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
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