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Books in stereo

We're not sure if this is 100% accurate, but the Fox Business website is claiming that a new book “ The Book of 'Bert': High-Class Stars with Some High-Class 'Stache “ is the first book ... Read More »

March 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Russell Smith, the not-so-reluctant pornographer

By Nathan Whitlock

Just in time for Valentine's Day comes a new book from author, Globe and Mail columnist, and self-appointed fashion pundit Russell Smith. Diana, published by Biblioasis Press, is an erotic novella in diary form. Actually, ... Read More »

February 14, 2008

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

By Stuart Woods

Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Ghetto lit goes mainstream

By Stuart Woods

Possibly the most vital – and certainly the most gratuitous – debate in American letters is occurring almost entirely under the radar. The controversy surrounds a body of work referred to variously as ghetto, urban, ... Read More »

October 16, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Orange Prize: there's good news and bad news

By Alison Jones

An article for the Independent discusses the recently announced longlist for Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, a prize for women writers, and the overall disappointment that this year's chair, Muriel Gray, feels about the books ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Minor characters turn into the main story

By Alison Jones

Minor characters are often as intriguing as the main characters they are complementing. In an article from the Los Angeles Times, Julia Klein explores the genre of fiction that takes those minor characters and makes ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

In memory of Mahfouz

By Leigh Anne Williams

Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, a Nobel laureate whose books include Palace Walk, among many others, has died at the age of 94. Probably the best one-stop resource for information and reaction is at the litblog ... Read More »

August 31, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Today's book clubs: no books allowed!

By Cassandra Drudi

The New York Daily News documents the demise of many young women's book clubs in the big bad city, due mainly to the fact that their members aren't reading the books and are instead talking ... Read More »

June 15, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Oda named Minister of Heritage

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday, the new government was sworn in and Prime Minister Harper's cabinet was announced. Among those named were ex-Liberal cabinet member David Emerson as Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and ... Read More »

February 7, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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