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Bookmarks: Ishmael Beah’s “poetic licence,” sci-fi’s exhaustion, and the Bard goes manga

Some book-related links: The flaws in Ishmael Beah's memoir called "poetic licence" (The Australian) Is sci-fi out of ideas? (Entertainment Weekly) The Bard goes manga (The Star - Malaysia) Tales of romance, in Polish (The ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: books over Baghdad, Anne Frank: The Musical, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

We're back! Some book-related links: The Baghdad book revival (Associated Press) Anne Frank: The (Spanish) Musical (CBC Arts) Book clubs as self-help (The Guardian) Toronto Star literary critic Philip Marchand says so long and thanks ... Read More »

January 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

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: Arthur C. Clarke’s birthday wish list, the LongPen in the NYT and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Arthur C. Clarke makes his wish list for his 90th birthday (The Guardian) Have you heard about this LongPen thing? Some people haven't, apparently (The New York Times) Derek McCormack's fashionable Christmas ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Ghetto lit goes mainstream

By Stuart Woods

Possibly the most vital – and certainly the most gratuitous – debate in American letters is occurring almost entirely under the radar. The controversy surrounds a body of work referred to variously as ghetto, urban, ... Read More »

October 16, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

U.K. exports censorious libel laws

By Stuart Woods

Just in time for Banned Books Week, which runs until Oct. 6, The New York Times reports how a loophole in English law, combined with the globalized booktrade, may have a deleterious effect on freedom ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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

Fun with Press Releases, or, the latest on the Harry Potter leaks

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Good Ship Harry Potter Information Lockdown continues to spring holes and take on water; now U.S. customers and media outlets have obtained actual physical copies of the book, and a couple -- such as ... Read More »

July 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Harry Potter and the Online Leak

By Leigh Anne Williams

In the unlikely event that you missed it, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows appears to have been leaked online. (Note: neither of the stories linked to in the previous sentence actually contain spoilers.) All ... Read More »

July 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Sara Gruen's big payday

By Leigh Anne Williams

The New York Times has an article about author Sara Gruen, who scored a $5-million advance from new Random House imprint Spiegel & Grau for her next two books. That's because her most recent novel, ... Read More »

July 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: New York Times

Bookmarks: Ishmael Beah’s “poetic licence,” sci-fi’s exhaustion, and the Bard goes manga

Bookmarks: books over Baghdad, Anne Frank: The Musical, and more

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

Bookmarks: Arthur C. Clarke’s birthday wish list, the LongPen in the NYT and more

Ghetto lit goes mainstream

U.K. exports censorious libel laws

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

Fun with Press Releases, or, the latest on the Harry Potter leaks

Harry Potter and the Online Leak

Sara Gruen's big payday

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