by Alison Jones

Write like Jane Austen

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

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

Please, sir, I want some more Charles Dickens

By Alison Jones

In what seems to be a push to get young readers interested in Charles Dickens (whose birthday is Feb. 7), the BBC website is featuring an interactive game and an animated version of the author's ... Read More »

January 26, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Family Literacy Day

By Alison Jones

This Saturday, Jan. 27 is Family Literacy Day, a national event created by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation in 1999 to promote the importance of families reading together. According to the official website, the program celebrates ... Read More »

January 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events, Industry news

Secrets of the Canadian literary cabal

By Alison Jones

Stephen Henighan, known for his biting, if occasionally conspiracy-minded, commentary on the Canadian literary scene, takes aim at the Scotiabank Giller Prize in this column for Geist. Henighan calls the prize a symptom of the ... Read More »

January 23, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Opinion

O.J.: Passive and aggressive

By Alison Jones

In an article from Vanity Fair, James Wolcott reviews O.J. Simpson’s If I Did It after obtaining a copy that avoided being pulped. Wolcott refers to the “confessional” as “a vanishing act in full view,” ... Read More »

January 23, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Looking for lovable losers

By Alison Jones

When trying to get published, many writers become familiar with the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” But if that doesn’t work, maybe they should try The Rejected Fiction Writing ... Read More »

January 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Stranger than fiction

By Alison Jones

British author Ian McEwan's life contains as great a plot twist as any he has ever written – a long-lost brother. According to a CNN report (taken from an article in the Oxford Mail), McEwan ... Read More »

January 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

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Write like Jane Austen

Put down the scissors

Otto Frank's letters found

Banning literary sequels

Please, sir, I want some more Charles Dickens

Family Literacy Day

Secrets of the Canadian literary cabal

O.J.: Passive and aggressive

Looking for lovable losers

Stranger than fiction

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