by Danielle Ng-See-Quan

John Updike dies

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and man of letters John Updike has died of lung cancer, at the age of 76. From the Associated Press: A literary writer who frequently appeared on best seller lists, the tall, ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Bookmarks: 1,000 novels everyone must read, toilet poems, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The Guardian has created a list of 1000 novels everyone must read, broken down into categories like comedy, crime, family and self, and state of the nation. In considering the list, Stuart Walton wonders whether ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Anansi Boys) has won the John Newbery medal, one of the most prestigious awards for children's literature in the U.S. Mr. Gaiman, 48, won for The Graveyard Book, a story about a ... Read More »

January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Wolf discusses The End of America

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In the Guardian, Naomi Wolf discusses her book, The End of America, and her foray into the world of YouTube to reach the uneducated souls who frequent gas stations and nail salons. The End of ... Read More »

January 20, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Author sentenced to three years in jail for insulting Thai royalty

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Australian author Harry Nicolaides has been sentenced to three years in prison for violating the Lese Majeste (a crime or offense against the dignity majesty) law in Thailand. Harry Nicolaides was arrested last August over ... Read More »

January 20, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Bookmarks: inauguration edition

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Taken from Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses, test your knowledge of the final words of former presidents' inaugural speeches (Jacket Copy) Barack Obama will take the oath of office on ... Read More »

January 20, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book links

Bookmarks: Winnie the Pooh makes a comeback, Dubya wants to write a book, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Winnie the Pooh is back, 80 years after his first published appearance, in the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne's 1920s collection Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. (CBC.ca) George W. Bush is planning to ... Read More »

January 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Sawyer’s synchrotron engagement

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Robert J. Sawyer is coming to a synchrotron near you -- if you live in Saskatchewan, that is. In June and July 2009, Sawyer will be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source, Canada's largest particle ... Read More »

January 13, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

CTV adapts Spalding’s Who Named the Knife?

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

On Jan. 7, CTV will air Of Murder and Memory, a fictionalized adaptation of Linda Spalding's 2006 true crime memoir Who Named the Knife? Spalding's book centres on the trial of Maryann Acker, who was ... Read More »

January 6, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

NY publishers’ descent from the high life

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In the New York Times, Motoko Rich looks at the dying glitz and glam of the publishing world, which, according to Rich, once "came with a milieu that mixed cultural swagger with pure Manhattan high ... Read More »

January 6, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

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John Updike dies

Bookmarks: 1,000 novels everyone must read, toilet poems, and more

Neil Gaiman wins Newbery Medal

Wolf discusses The End of America

Author sentenced to three years in jail for insulting Thai royalty

Bookmarks: inauguration edition

Bookmarks: Winnie the Pooh makes a comeback, Dubya wants to write a book, and more

Sawyer’s synchrotron engagement

CTV adapts Spalding’s Who Named the Knife?

NY publishers’ descent from the high life

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