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Cheap books for everyone!

Bibliophiles who whimper every time they hear the damage at the bookstore counter can breathe a sigh of relief. "Book prices are going down. I can say that for sure," says Simon & Schuster Canada ... Read More »

May 17, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling

Update: California — and America? — one step closer to gaytastic textbooks

By Cassandra Drudi

Last week, In Other Media reported on gay Santa Monica Democrat senator Sheila Kuehl's Bill SB 1437 -- which would pump up the gay, lesbian, and transgender content of Californian textbooks -- passing the Senate ... Read More »

May 17, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The Canadian short story

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Danforth Review has a brief interview with Sara Jamieson, an academic who's currently studying Alice Munro's work and who teaches a University of Calgary course called "The Short Story in Canada." Interviewer Michael Bryson ... Read More »

May 16, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

The future of books

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the eve of BookExpo America in Washington, The New York Times Magazine has run a cover story on the future of the book by Wired's Kevin Kelly. He begins with some familiar rhetoric about ... Read More »

May 16, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Reed sneaks past Frankfurt in London book event race

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a surprise move, Reed Exhibitons has announced that next year's London Book Fair will move to a new location (west-end Earl's Court) and a new time (April 16 to 18). That follows widespread dissatisfaction ... Read More »

May 11, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The Viswanathanathon goes on and on

By Leigh Anne Williams

In New York magazine, author and media guru Kurt Andersen weighs in on the Viswanathan plagiarism controversy in a very engaging and worthwhile piece.Andersen has some fun with the excuses plagiarists make, noting that Viswanathan ... Read More »

May 11, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The search is on for Canada's next top poet

By Cassandra Drudi

Can you wield a metaphor with ferocity? Sling stanzas with the best of 'em? Have you won a GG or Griffin or two? Well, you may be in luck, because the hunt is on for ... Read More »

May 10, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

American publishing took a nosedive last year

By Cassandra Drudi

Many media outlets, including Publishers Weekly, the L.A. Times, and Yahoo! News, unveiled yesterday the drop in output the American publishing industry showed in 2005. The number of new books and new editions of old ... Read More »

May 10, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Henighan on the LongPen

By Leigh Anne Williams

Margaret Atwood's LongPen is set to wow crowds at BookExpo America in a couple of weeks, but at least one commentator is unconvinced of its appeal. Author Stephen Henighan attended the failed test signing at ... Read More »

May 4, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Small-press stars in the U.S.

By Leigh Anne Williams

Business Week looks at a couple of small American literary presses that are making a mark. Most prominently, New York's Archipalego Books, which has scored a great deal of attention this year for an English ... Read More »

May 4, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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