Search Results by tag: poetry

Sci-fi in the buff

Literary readings range from entertaining to unbearably dull, but in most cases the readers remain clothed. Not so with Naked Girls Reading, an event that goes tonight at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel. NGR kicks off the ... Read More »

July 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

How e-books break poems

By Stuart Woods

Poetry rarely makes the headlines, but an Associated Press story about the unsuitability of verse to the e-book form has been making the rounds. The story notes the dearth of major poets being published digitally. ... Read More »

July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Daily book biz round-up: Kindle no good for poetry; who do you write like?; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Breezy links for a light news day: Japanese author to release latest novel exclusively through iPad Poetry sucks on the Kindle Video: Old Spice guy digs libraries Salon's Laura Miller digs Shirley Jackson Homes of ... Read More »

July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Tasty news bits: E-reader pricing madness! Nook goes down to $149! Kindle goes down to $189! Kooky inventor dude Ray Kurzweil invents e-reading software Stieg Larsson sorry excuse for a feminist, argues EW Geoffrey Hill ... Read More »

June 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Portrait of David Davidar as a young man

By Scott MacDonald

While researching the ongoing David Davidar sexual harassment scandal, Q&Q came across an archival newspaper column written by one of his former mentors, the late Indian poet and columnist Dom Moraes. The piece, written in ... Read More »

June 16, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news

“I’ll have a venti mochaccino and an award-winning book, please.”

By Steven W. Beattie

In his memoir On Writing, Stephen King advises aspiring writers to avoid writing in coffee shops. Canadian novelist Corey Redekop, by contrast, admits that "the majority of [his] writing occurs in coffee shops." There is ... Read More »

June 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Daily book biz round-up: iPad security breach; on reading New Yorker fiction; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Book news pour vous: Early iPad adopters exposed to massive security breach Barbara Kingsolver wins Orange Prize Atwood to headline Frye Festival in 2011 Only female candidate for Oxford professor of poetry position withdraws from ... Read More »

June 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up, April 16

By Scott MacDonald

Your end-of-the-week news fix: Brits stiffen upper lips and stand up to volcano for the glory and honour of England U.S. publishing folks rush to take credit for Pulitzer-winning Tinkers Amazon caves (somewhat) on royalty ... Read More »

April 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Helen Dunmore wins £5,000 National Poetry Competition

By Laura Godfrey

Who says poetry doesn't pay? This year's winner of the U.K.'s National Poetry Competition has been announced, and the £5,000 prize goes to ¦ an Orange Prize“winning novelist and poet. Helen Dunmore, author of dozens ... Read More »

March 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Librarian songs, Apple-themed poetry, and more

By Laura Godfrey

From today's Web, some literary links for your perusal: Galleycat reveals that the book Deep River, by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, will play a role in an upcoming episode of Lost's final season Flavorwire compiles ... Read More »

January 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Search Results by tag: poetry

Sci-fi in the buff

How e-books break poems

Daily book biz round-up: Kindle no good for poetry; who do you write like?; and more

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

Portrait of David Davidar as a young man

“I’ll have a venti mochaccino and an award-winning book, please.”

Daily book biz round-up: iPad security breach; on reading New Yorker fiction; and more

Daily book biz round-up, April 16

Helen Dunmore wins £5,000 National Poetry Competition

Bookmarks: Librarian songs, Apple-themed poetry, and more

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