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VIDA 2012 count shows literary publications still male dominated

This morning, VIDA - an organization that advocates for women in literary arts - released the results of its 2012 survey examining the number of male and female reviewers, contributors, and authors at 15 major ... Read More »

March 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

How Montreal violin-maker Tom Wilder orchestrated a 1,600-page book on stringed instruments

By Sue Carter

Tom Wilder in his Montreal studio (Photo: Jean Fitzgerald) When professional luthier Tom Wilder began documenting the theories and practices of violin conservation and repair for a three-volume set of reference books, he never dreamed ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Gender disparity still an issue in literary publications

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Yesterday, VIDA, an organization for women in literary arts, published the results of a survey tallying the percentage of female reviewers, contributors, and authors that appeared in 14 established literary magazines in 2011. With the ... Read More »

February 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

By Steven W. Beattie

Critic, gadfly, supporter of the Iraq war, misogynist, atheist. Christopher Hitchens was all these things. He was also one of the most erudite and plain-spoken writers of his day, possessed of intelligence, wit, and interests ... Read More »

December 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: VIDA

VIDA 2012 count shows literary publications still male dominated

How Montreal violin-maker Tom Wilder orchestrated a 1,600-page book on stringed instruments

Gender disparity still an issue in literary publications

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

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