Search Results by tag: The New Yorker

Bookmarks: snobbery in the age of Kindle, Kerouac and the canon, and bigamy proves a boon

Some book-related links: James Wolcott wonders, "What's a Culture Snob to Do?" in the age of Kindle, iPods, etc. Should Kerouac be kicked out of the canon? That old story: woman finds out her husband ... Read More »

July 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The New Yorker slobbers over Alice Munro

By Nathan Whitlock

Among the many reactions to Alice Munro's well-deserved winning of the Man Booker International Prize, one of the more interesting is that of The New Yorker, the magazine that has published the lion's share of ... Read More »

May 29, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Author tweets his way back into the limelight

By Suzanne Gardner

Author and former New Yorker staff writer Dan Baum is attracting attention with an essay about his tenure at the prestigious magazine in that he's posting on Twitter. Baum began his story this past Friday ... Read More »

May 11, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

J.G. Ballard’s final short story in The New Yorker

By Suzanne Gardner

[UPDATE: This story has been corrected to note the previous publications of Ballard's story.] The New Yorker has published a short story by science-fiction icon J.G. Ballard, who passed away on April 19. Originally published ... Read More »

May 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: inauguration edition

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Taken from Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses, test your knowledge of the final words of former presidents' inaugural speeches (Jacket Copy) Barack Obama will take the oath of office on ... Read More »

January 20, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book links

Le Clezio’s work will appear in The New Yorker for the first time

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Earlier this month, Quillblog copped ignorance to Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio's work, since there was only one English title available on Amazon. Apparently, the announcement of Le Clezio the winner of this year's Nobel Prize ... Read More »

October 21, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

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: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Romance writer Cassie Edwards breaks with publisher over plagiarism allegations (CBC.ca) Mark Abley on playoff English (The Gazette) U.K. library's centenary marked with beer (The Citizen) At home with poet Raymond Souster ... Read More »

April 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: New James Bond novel gets Russian publisher (MI6) New Thunderbirds novels after more than forty years (SWFA Pressbook) Salman Rushdie vows to stop creating autobiographical characters (The Canadian Press) Mold: the enemy ... Read More »

February 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: a new Alice Munro story, a fake Robert Fisk biography of Saddam Hussein, and a complaint about pokey publishing

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: "Free Radicals," a new short story by Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Robert Fisk's bio of Saddam Hussein is selling well “ except he didn't write it (The Independent) Why does it ... Read More »

February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: The New Yorker

Bookmarks: snobbery in the age of Kindle, Kerouac and the canon, and bigamy proves a boon

The New Yorker slobbers over Alice Munro

Author tweets his way back into the limelight

J.G. Ballard’s final short story in The New Yorker

Bookmarks: inauguration edition

Le Clezio’s work will appear in The New Yorker for the first time

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

Bookmarks: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

Bookmarks: a new Alice Munro story, a fake Robert Fisk biography of Saddam Hussein, and a complaint about pokey publishing

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