Search Results by tag: Los Angeles Times

Bookmarks: Forgery memoir was true, libraries need money, and past editors protest LATBR folding

Some book-related links: A true memoir about a fraudulent life (The New York Times) Alberta libraries push for cash (Calgary Herald) Past editors of the Los Angeles Times Book Review protest folding (Editor & Publisher) ... Read More »

July 24, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Halifax's Invisible Publishing profiled* (The Chronicle Herald) Critics pick their most-hated books (Times Online) New story from Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Nerd-thieves swipe Hulk statue from book store (2 News.tv) Argentinian ... Read More »

June 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Did a Slate critic help save Nabokov's last novel from the flames? (Slate) Ontario senator helps save Joy Kogawa's childhood home (CBC.ca) Duddy Kravitz: The Musical was doomed from the start “ ... Read More »

April 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Judging a mate by his/her books (The New York Times) What wine goes with that book? (Stuff) Will Internet book piracy cause authors to stop writing? (Times Online) Settlement in sight for ... Read More »

March 31, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: publisher goes paperless, Eminem to tell all, and Holocaust memoir debunked

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The Hachette Book Group starts using e-books internally (New York) Eminem to "write" memoir (USA Today) Author admits Holocaust memoir was made up (The Boston Globe) Timothy Findley's Pilgrim as an opera ... Read More »

March 3, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Happy New Year from Quillblog

By Nathan Whitlock

Regular blogging will resume on Monday, but until then, here's some book-related links to tide you over: Benazir Bhutto's books big in Islamabad; her final book being rushed into print (The Hindu) Young adults may ... Read More »

January 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: The Golden Compass stays on one shelf, Alice Walker goes to Emory, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The Golden Compass not pulled from library reading contest after complaint (The Sudbury Star) Alice Walker's papers go to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (The Associated Press) A lot of nerds “ ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks – Naomi Klein loved/hated by the National Post, Vincent Lam’s first draft crap, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The National Post paid for excerpts from Naomi Klein's book, then slammed her in its editorial pages “ um, isn't this usually called "editorial independence"? (The New York Times) Vincent Lam on ... Read More »

September 24, 2007 | Filed under: Book links, Industry news

Laura Miller, Granta, and immigrant lit (and James Wood)

By Leigh Anne Williams

Granta's new "Best of Young American Novelists 2" issue is now out (the followup to a 1996 issue), and The Los Angeles Times looks at the under-35 authors who made the cut this time, noting ... Read More »

April 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Minor characters turn into the main story

By Alison Jones

Minor characters are often as intriguing as the main characters they are complementing. In an article from the Los Angeles Times, Julia Klein explores the genre of fiction that takes those minor characters and makes ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: Los Angeles Times

Bookmarks: Forgery memoir was true, libraries need money, and past editors protest LATBR folding

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

Bookmarks: publisher goes paperless, Eminem to tell all, and Holocaust memoir debunked

Happy New Year from Quillblog

Bookmarks: The Golden Compass stays on one shelf, Alice Walker goes to Emory, and more

Bookmarks – Naomi Klein loved/hated by the National Post, Vincent Lam’s first draft crap, and more

Laura Miller, Granta, and immigrant lit (and James Wood)

Minor characters turn into the main story

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