by Laura Godfrey

Lost Man Booker Prize honours books that fell through the cracks

Forty years after they were published, 22 books are now eligible for the Lost Man Booker Prize. This one-time literary award has been created to honour books published in 1970, the year when a change ... Read More »

February 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Amazon fails, flanimals escape, and more

By Laura Godfrey

Here are some literary links for your perusal: Amazon continues to fail: After removing all Macmillan titles from its site, the company's own stock fell nearly 6% yesterday Salty Ink is throwing caution to the ... Read More »

February 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

J.D. Salinger dies at 91

By Laura Godfrey

J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey, has died at age 91 in his New Hampshire home. According to The New York Times, the author died of natural causes: ... Read More »

January 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

New political tell-all casts John Edwards in unflattering limelight

By Laura Godfrey

Move aside, Game Change. A new political tell-all is set to hit shelves on Jan. 30: the aptly titled The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That ... Read More »

January 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

McGraw-Hill CEO blows Apple’s cover

By Laura Godfrey

To add to last-minute Apple Tablet fever, ebooknewser caught this clip on CNBC last night, when Terry McGraw, CEO of McGraw-Hill, revealed on-air that the Tablet will, in fact, be announced today, that McGraw-Hill has ... Read More »

January 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Librarian songs, Apple-themed poetry, and more

By Laura Godfrey

From today's Web, some literary links for your perusal: Galleycat reveals that the book Deep River, by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, will play a role in an upcoming episode of Lost's final season Flavorwire compiles ... Read More »

January 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, on the blacklist?

By Laura Godfrey

If you thought dictionaries were offensive to children, you should also be wary of Bill Martin, Jr.'s beloved picture book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? According to the Dallas Morning News, Texas' ... Read More »

January 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Charles Taylor Prize nominees discuss the writing process

By Laura Godfrey

On Friday night, Bravo! hosted the four Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction nominees at the Masonic Temple (also known as MTV studios) in Toronto. Here's what each of the authors had to say about their ... Read More »

January 25, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: memories of a writer, whitewashed books, and more

By Laura Godfrey

Here at Quillblog, we scour the Web so you don't have to. Here are some literary links for your perusal: Members of the literary community (including Q&Q's own Steven W. Beattie) share their fond memories ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Attention Kindle users: soon there will be apps for you, too

By Laura Godfrey

Less than a week before Apple is expected to unveil its much-anticipated Tablet, Amazon has announced that it will open up the Kindle e-reader to software developers who can create custom apps Ã la iPhone. ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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