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Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

In the face of all-too-obvious problems, small publishing houses and modern printing facilities are popping up throughout the Arab world (Bookseller.com) Dubai adds a literary festival to its cultural boom (Kipp Report) Iraq's National Library ... Read More »

April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: 79-year-old book collector finally learns to read (Houston Chronicle) A bestselling novel by a soap opera character (The New York Times) Lily Allen drops out of Orange Prize jury (BBC) The (Stephen) ... Read More »

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

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

Bookmarks: online shoppers prefer books, kids ought to read, sci-fi space gods are dumb, and other shockingly obvious book news

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Books are tops amongst the world's online shoppers (The Guardian) Apparently, reading is good for kids, so they should do it more (Toronto Star) The dumbest space gods in science fiction (io9) ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: Atwood has a new novel, so do Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Because it's been, what, almost four months since her last book, Atwood has a new novel coming (CBC.ca) Martin Amis has a new one, too “ guess what it's about.... (The Observer) ... Read More »

January 14, 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

Bookmarks: scoring in a bookstore, stealing chairs from a library, ambushing former PMs on a book tour, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The art of the bookstore pickup (MSN.com) Ex-library director gets 10 days for stealing chairs (Cantonrep.com) Tinfoil helmet time: Chretien repeatedly ambushed by 9/11 "truthers" at book events (Canada Wants 9/11 Truth) ... Read More »

December 13, 2007 | Filed under: Book links, Events

Bookmarks – Khaled Hosseini says stay the course, A.L. Kennedy pleads for school and library funding, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, urges U.S. and allies to stay in Afghanistan (AFP) A.L. Kennedy wins Scottish book award, makes plea for school and library funding (The Scotsman) Author ... Read More »

December 3, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: the Guardian

Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

Bookmarks (negation editon): the book collector who couldn’t read, the bestselling author who doesn’t exist, and the book prize judge who quit

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

Bookmarks: online shoppers prefer books, kids ought to read, sci-fi space gods are dumb, and other shockingly obvious book news

Bookmarks: Atwood has a new novel, so do Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie

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

Bookmarks: scoring in a bookstore, stealing chairs from a library, ambushing former PMs on a book tour, and more

Bookmarks – Khaled Hosseini says stay the course, A.L. Kennedy pleads for school and library funding, and more

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