by Cassandra Drudi

Actors play the part of writer

The Internet Movie Database, along with a jillion other celeb-gossip-carryin' websites, announced actor Robert Downey Jr.'s plans to pen his memoirs, which will "detail his life story" and will, ostensibly, go over his various battles ... Read More »

July 11, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Brit indies stick it to The Man

By Cassandra Drudi

Indie booksellers in Canada may think they've got it bad when it comes to the ever-encroaching chains, but English booksellers took another blow last week when "Ottakar's, the second-largest book chain, finally fell to the ... Read More »

July 11, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

The summer reading list — with a twist

By Cassandra Drudi

The summer months seem to be an open invitation for everyone who's ever stuck their nose in a book to offer their summer reading recommendations, lists that are often peppered with questionable choices and sometimes ... Read More »

July 5, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Book reviews are so easy even a child could do it

By Cassandra Drudi

Fresh reviewer on the literati scene and CNN.com special reporter Andrew Oglesby writes a top-notch book review, despite the fact that the man is a mere six years old. CNN.com staffer Christy Oglesby's kid was ... Read More »

July 5, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

World's all-time silliest library expansion

By Cassandra Drudi

The Literary Saloon linked to a Gulf Times article about one of the loneliest libraries in the world: the Qatar National Library. Despite being the country's oldest standing library, "not even a quarter of its ... Read More »

July 4, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Books join the Netflix age

By Cassandra Drudi

Bookninja links to a Ledger story about a new service offered by Florida libraries that delivers your books right to your doorstep. All residents of Polk County can take advantage of Polk County Library Collective's ... Read More »

June 29, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Bookninja co-founder offers a blander blogging alternative

By Cassandra Drudi

Bookninja co-founder Peter Darbyshire has a new litblog on the site of his employer The Province. After stepping down from blogging duties chez Bookninja a while back, Darbyshire has clearly gone the straight and narrow ... Read More »

June 27, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Death to Harry Potter! Well, maybe… Okay, probably not…

By Cassandra Drudi

The CBC was trumpeting the news yesterday that two key characters are going to be offed come the newest installment of the bespectacled moppet's adventures. They reported that an interview broadcast on Monday on Britain's ... Read More »

June 27, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Update: ban-tastic library revokes heinous policy

By Cassandra Drudi

Earlier this week, In Other Media linked to the story of an Indiana library's new restrictions on homeless shelter residents' lending privileges and their cutting shelter children off from borrowing entirely.The Post-Tribune reports today that ... Read More »

June 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

The science of book rot

By Cassandra Drudi

An Associated Press story in The Washington Post reports that a biologist has discovered a new way to date books, a fact that is sure to get fraudsters quaking in their boots and antique book ... Read More »

June 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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