by Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Surprise! Fairy tales are not PC

According to an article in the Telegraph, a poll of 3,000 British parents found that parents are refusing to read "traditional" fairy tales to their children because they fear their kids will be "emotionally damaged." ... Read More »

January 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Broken Pencil’s indie deathmatch

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Broken Pencil magazine is once again inviting writers to "sharpen those quills" and enter a deathmatch -- of fiction. In the magazine's second annual Indie Writers Deathmatch, editors will choose the top eight stories from ... Read More »

December 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Economic downturn edition

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Canada's Sun Media is cutting 600 jobs in Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada -- about 10 percent of the workforce (CBCnews.ca) Amazon U.K. employees are being forced to work seven days a week; they are given ... Read More »

December 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

James Frey, Bible-writer

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In an attempt to extend his already overextended 15 minutes of fame, James Frey will be putting his factual-fictive writing style to use to write the third book of the Bible. From the Guardian: "It's ... Read More »

December 16, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

The bad news continues for U.S. publishers

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Black Wednesday saw three of the largest U.S. publishers announce massive layoffs and restructuring, and it seems there will be no end to these types of changes as the economy continues to spiral downward. Macmillan, ... Read More »

December 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The search for the next J.K. Rowling

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In The Independent, Nicholas Tucker writes that the search is on for a J.K Rowling for the new generation. He says currently published children's writers won't hit the mark (not even Stephenie Meyer and her ... Read More »

December 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Bookmarks: hybrid readers, seasonal reading, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

James Frey was an intern for a day at Gawker.com. Readers were invited to post questions for him -- Oprah jokes and inquiries about his fact-checking process ensued What's your seasonal reading pattern? Molly Flatt ... Read More »

December 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Book links

“Books make great gifts”

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and didja know that books make great gifts? If you didn't, the aptly named BooksAreGreatGifts.com will tell you why, with a Youtube video of various authors and ... Read More »

December 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Break up with your book club

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

What happens when a book club's members are mismatched - when the majority wants pop-lit and Oprah's picks versus the classics, or when one member is found without an anecdote to contribute to a conversation ... Read More »

December 9, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

More favourite books of 2008

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The L.A. Times has put together a special "Favorite Books of 2008" issue, and there are a few honourable mentions for CanLit. In fiction and poetry, Miriam Toews's The Flying Troutmans has a spot alongside ... Read More »

December 9, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

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Quill and Quire

Surprise! Fairy tales are not PC

Broken Pencil’s indie deathmatch

Bookmarks: Economic downturn edition

James Frey, Bible-writer

The bad news continues for U.S. publishers

The search for the next J.K. Rowling

Bookmarks: hybrid readers, seasonal reading, and more

“Books make great gifts”

Break up with your book club

More favourite books of 2008

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