by Alison Jones

Bringing sexy back

As frequent readers of Quillblog can attest, reading is sexy. Now we can share the message through clothing and accessories. The website buyolympia is selling T-shirts, buttons, bags, and bumper stickers with the slogan "reading ... Read More »

April 3, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling

A feast of literature

By Alison Jones

In an article in The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik reflects on his cooking experiences with recipes taken from the pages of novels. "Cooking is to our literature what sex was to the writing of the ... Read More »

April 3, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Tyra Banks would approve

By Alison Jones

Jane Austen, though a much beloved author, is apparently not hot enough to sell books. According to an article posted on the Guardian's website, Wordsworth editions is Photoshopping a more appealing portrait of her for ... Read More »

March 27, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The vultures continue to circle

By Alison Jones

As reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, two of Anna Nicole Smith's diaries sold on eBay for $500, 000 US. In the diaries, Smith discusses her dislike of sex and the illness of her 90-year-old ... Read More »

March 27, 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

Previously used

By Alison Jones

In a post for Entertainment Weekly's website, books editor Tina Jordan discusses the generally poor quality of unofficial literary sequels, a topic that Quillblog has discussed as well (click here for the link). But what ... Read More »

March 13, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Trading cards for the literary mind

By Alison Jones

Want to have a little fun with theory? A website run by David Gauntlett, a professor at the University of Westminster, introduces theories and theorists in a more approachable manner via trading cards. Students and ... Read More »

March 13, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Misery loves company

By Alison Jones

As reported in an article from the Independent, "misery literature" is gaining in popularity, especially in the form of memoirs. Last year, the bestselling memoir in the UK, Behind Closed Doors by Jenny Tomlin, which ... Read More »

March 6, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

More money for GG arts awards

By Alison Jones

As reported by the CBC, the amount of money for the Governor General's Awards in literature, the performing arts, and visual arts is increasing. The Canada Council provides the prize money; in May of last ... Read More »

March 6, 2007 | Filed under: Awards

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