December 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: Author Anthony A. Shaffer sues Pentagon over war book censorship Laura Miller explains the allure of bad books ... Read More »
Japanese publishers are accusing Apple of illegally selling electronic copies of Japanese novels, reports the AFP. The pirated books were authored by Haruki Murakami, Keigo Higashino, and other popular Japanese writers. On Tuesday, the publishers ... Read More »
December 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
On Monday, Montreal city councillor Marvin Rotrand tabled a petition consisting of more than 2,500 signatures calling for a public space to be renamed after Mordecai Richler by July 3, a date marking the 10th ... Read More »
December 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
An unpublished poem by Philip Larkin has been discovered 25 years after the British poet's death. A producer working on a documentary about Larkin's romantic relationship with his secretary, Betty Mackereth, spotted the poem, entitled ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
When Jack Haley Jr. was five, his father played the Tin Man in the film version of The Wizard of Oz. Jack Haley Sr. brought a copy of L. Frank Baum's book to the set ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: Oprah chooses two Dickens classics for her book club PW names the notable newsmakers of 2010 Borders may take over Barnes & Noble Margaret Atwood likes Wilkie Collins A new web hub ... Read More »
December 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: Atwood's The Blind Assassin among competing World Book Night giveaways in the U.K. Emma Donoghue's Room is BookMovement's Member Pick of the Year Alison Mudditt to command The University of California Press ... Read More »
December 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Toronto author and illustrator Gary Taxali signed copies of his new book, This Is Silly! (Scholastic Press), and launched a line of retro wooden toys designed exclusively for Indigo at the chain's Manulife Centre location ... Read More »
December 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Second Story Press launched A Chanukah Noel, written by Sharon Jennings and illustrated by Gillian Newland, at Mabel's Fables Children's Bookstore in Toronto on Monday. Here are some photos from the event: Mabel's Fables' A ... Read More »
December 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The Toronto Public Library is fighting against proposed cuts to its operating budget. The city asked the TPL to reduce its budget by 5 per cent in 2011. The board declined last week, and instead ... Read More »
December 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news