Search Results by tag: Stephen King

Daily book biz round-up: say yes to NaNoWriMo; Tea Partiers write kids’ book; and more

Today's book news: Jacket Copy rebuts Laura Miller's screed against NaNoWriMo Tea Partiers write kids' book about Obama stealing Christmas Neil Gaiman on Stephen King Video: Four years ago: man drives a car while reading ... Read More »

November 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

“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: evil mobsters, filthy librarians, and more

By Scott MacDonald

Your assortment of book news tidbits: Victoria booksellers told to be on lookout for ex-mobster Moore, Mantel make Orange Prize shortlist Hearty French and Dutch manage to make it to the LBF; Americans, Italians, and ... Read More »

April 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Event photos: Joe Hill grabs life by the horns

By Laura Godfrey

On March 22, Joe Hill launched his new supernatural thriller Horns, while (naturally) wearing light-up devil horns at an event hosted by Toronto sci-fi bookstore BAKKA-Phoenix and the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and ... Read More »

March 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 29

By Scott MacDonald

Your book world news for today: Contrary to reports out of Italy, Roth and Grisham both heart Obama Stephen King hearts Kindle, hates iPad Will e-books put wholesalers out of business? Diagram Prize winner: Crocheting ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: New app from LibraryThing, voice acting by Stephen King, and more

By Laura Godfrey

A few bookish links from across the Web: Book-loving travellers, breathe a sigh of relief: Transport Canada explains that the whole airplane book ban was just a misunderstanding Hundreds of readers offer words of support ... Read More »

January 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Bookmarks: Generic Wizard Nights, a feline Humbert Humbert, and more

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: The Ontario Library Association has announced the nominees for the 2010 Forest of Reading Program. Votes can be cast for your favourite authors at the OLA's website. Participants have ... Read More »

October 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Stephen King’s new face of evil: predatory pricing: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

When you're an author of Stephen King's stature, you can afford to be direct. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly (where the mega-selling author is also a regular columnist), King had a message for retailers who are ... Read More »

October 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Margaret Atwood on friendship, Stephen King in Toronto, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Margaret Atwood, who recently reviewed the novel of a close friend, reflects on weighing truth against friendship Introducing the vook, Simon & Schuster's cleverly named hybrid of an e-book ... Read More »

October 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

By Steven W. Beattie

Americans have "Black Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is the start of the Christmas shopping fiasco season, and which can, on occasion, lead to actual loss of life. It's hard to imagine book buyers ... Read More »

September 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Stephen King

Daily book biz round-up: say yes to NaNoWriMo; Tea Partiers write kids’ book; and more

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

Daily book biz round-up: evil mobsters, filthy librarians, and more

Event photos: Joe Hill grabs life by the horns

Daily book biz round-up, March 29

Bookmarks: New app from LibraryThing, voice acting by Stephen King, and more

Bookmarks: Generic Wizard Nights, a feline Humbert Humbert, and more

Stephen King’s new face of evil: predatory pricing: UPDATED

Bookmarks: Margaret Atwood on friendship, Stephen King in Toronto, and more

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

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