by Alina Seagal

Daily book biz round-up: McPherson & Co. confused; Amazon barcode app criticized; and more

Today's book news: Portland bookstore's 17-foot Mockingjay display scores a visit from Suzanne Collins Amazon's new barcode scanner app revisited The Miami Herald requests a poem to celebrate basketball star LeBron James National Book Award ... Read More »

October 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Used copies of The Sentimentalists from $189.74

By Alina Seagal

On Monday, Q&Q reported on the retail shortages of several Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlisted titles. As it turns out, indie bookshops aren't the only ones missing copies of Johanna Skibsrud's The Sentimentalists (Gaspereau Press). The ... Read More »

October 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Happy birthday, John le CarrÃ©

By Alina Seagal

John le Carré, known for spy thrillers such as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, turned 79 this Tuesday. According to MobyLives: He's since gone on to write some of the finest thrillers ... Read More »

October 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Self-printing trend continues to grow at North American universities

By Alina Seagal

It now costs $11.95 U.S. to publish a 300-page paperback in Portland State University's bookstore. On Monday, The Columbian reported that the university recently acquired its own print-on-demand machine. In Canada, bookstores and libraries at ... Read More »

October 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

U.S. e-book sales show 193% increase

By Alina Seagal

Between January and August, e-book sales in the U.S. have increased by 193 %, according to a report released by the Association of American Publishers on Thursday. E-book sales amounted to $263 million during the ... Read More »

October 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Slam poetry gains popularity

By Alina Seagal

The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word is preoccupying Ottawa. According to the CBC, the seventh annual event involves more than 100 participants, the largest gathering of Canadian spoken-word poets to date: The first festival, also ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Al Purdy’s education

By Alina Seagal

On Tuesday, while reporting on the fate of Al Purdy's cottage, Q&Q contacted the famous poet's old school, Trenton High School in Trenton, Ontario. According to physics teacher Eric Lorenzen, who recently dug out microfilm ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

1,125 unflattering pages on Tolstoy

By Alina Seagal

Leo Tolstoy liked to write long sentences in voluminous books. According to his wife's memoir, released in English by the University of Ottawa Press on Wednesday, the famous Russian author also liked sex and contracted ... Read More »

October 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez’s speeches to be published this month

By Alina Seagal

Italian publisher Mondadori will release Gabriel GarcÃa MÃ¡rquez's newest book in Spain and Latin America at the end of October, reports the Latin American Herald Tribune. The new work, titled Yo no vengo a decir ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Introducing E-riginals

By Alina Seagal

On Tuesday, Publishers Weekly reported that the New York”based Open Road Integrated Media has unveiled its first list of E-riginals, titles that will be released as e-books before they hit the shelves as trade paperbacks. ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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