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Great moments in Canadian publishing

A little-known Canadian publisher has made news by announcing that it, ah, might be interested in publishing the confessional O.J. Simpson book that HarperCollins canned last fall. The company in question is the entertainment firm ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Write like Jane Austen

By Alison Jones

Have you ever wished you could write like Jane Austen? Now you can – at least in appearance. The plot, characters and wit still depend on you, but Quillblog has found a website that provides ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Put down the scissors

By Alison Jones

In a post on The Guardian's book blogs, Kathryn Hughes discusses the publication of compact versions of classic novels. Hughes supports the idea of cutting out the “ambling byways, baffling dead-ends and sudden jumps of ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

Resistance is futile

By Nathan Whitlock

Entertainment Weekly’s books editor, Tina Jordan, has been writing about the conundrum she faced when she discovered that her bright, bookish daughter was reading a trashy Gossip Girl novel. Discounting taking the book away as ... Read More »

February 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

J.K. Rowling slept here

By Nathan Whitlock

The BBC reports that author J.K. Rowling marked the completion of her last Harry Potter novel by scribbling on a decorative statue in a room at the posh Edinburgh Balmoral Hotel, where she had been ... Read More »

February 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Friday photo: Shelf Portrait

By Leigh Anne Williams

Last month, Toronto artist Robin Pacific put together "Shelf Portrait," an art installation/book giveaway: Pacific hung out her entire book collection clothesline-style and invited attendees to walk off with the titles that struck their fancy ... Read More »

February 1, 2007 | Filed under: Events

The advent of WikiLit

By Leigh Anne Williams

The ghost of Roland Barthes must be happy these days, as we move just a little closer to his wished-for "death of the author." As The Guardian reports, publisher Penguin is teaming up with De ... Read More »

February 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Harry Potter and the Lawyerly Embargoes

By Leigh Anne Williams

Let the media frenzy and the court injunctions begin: the publication date for the seventh and final Harry Potter novel has been announced. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will hit bookstore shelves worldwide – ... Read More »

February 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Otto Frank's letters found

By Alison Jones

An article on CBC.ca reports that The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research recently discovered letters written by Otto Frank, revealing his efforts to move his family to safety during the Second World War. Anne Frank’s ... Read More »

January 30, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Banning literary sequels

By Alison Jones

Mediabistro’s Galley Cat brings attention to an ongoing legal battle over the intellectual property rights to Victor Hugo’s classic Les Misérables. Pierre Hugo, the author’s great-great-grandson, is fighting to remove two sequels written by Francois ... Read More »

January 30, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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