by Laura Godfrey

Edgar Allan Poe’s grave tradition ends after 60 years

Since 1949, an unidentified visitor known as the Poe toaster has visited Edgar Allan Poe's grave in Baltimore, Maryland, on the anniversary of the writer's birthday, leaving behind three red roses and a bottle of ... Read More »

January 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Robert Munsch’s latest grounded by terrorist threats

By Laura Godfrey

After the Christmas Day terrorist threat aboard a Detroit-bound plane, the public has had to deal with longer wait times, intrusive full-body scanners “ and now the delay of the latest book from Robert Munsch. ... Read More »

January 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Espresso Book Machines now in partnership with Xerox

By Laura Godfrey

On Demand Books announced yesterday that it's adding a little kick to its Espresso Book Machine. The instant book-printing machine, which the New York-based company refers to as an ATM for books, will now be ... Read More »

January 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Quebec author Georges Anglade dies in Haiti earthquake

By Laura Godfrey

Two of the latest victims of the tragic earthquake in Port-au-Prince are Quebec author Georges Anglade and his wife, Mireille. The two were there on a family holiday, and Anglade was meant to take part ... Read More »

January 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Quirk Classics reboots another masterpiece with Android Karenina

By Laura Godfrey

What better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tolstoy's death than by breathing new life into one of his classic works? After the unexpected success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, it has become ... Read More »

January 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Google issues apology to Chinese writers

By Laura Godfrey

After a long copyright debate, Google has offered an apology to Chinese authors, admitting that they treated them unfairly. The country's authors were in an uproar when they discovered that Google had digitized their works ... Read More »

January 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The Intel Reader is on the menu for the visually impaired

By Laura Godfrey

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week saw the unveiling of countless new e-readers eager to knock Amazon's Kindle off its pedestal. One device that really stood out was the Intel Reader. Designed ... Read More »

January 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: New app from LibraryThing, voice acting by Stephen King, and more

By Laura Godfrey

A few bookish links from across the Web: Book-loving travellers, breathe a sigh of relief: Transport Canada explains that the whole airplane book ban was just a misunderstanding Hundreds of readers offer words of support ... Read More »

January 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Conservative U.S. media watchers oppose Mariko and Jillian Tamaki’s Skim

By Laura Godfrey

With the announcement of the American Library Association's 2010 Youth Media Awards coming up on Jan. 18, conservative media website Newsbusters fears that the list will promote morally unsuitable books. The website, which calls itself ... Read More »

January 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The Baby-Sitters Club returns

By Laura Godfrey

Plenty of young women who grew up in the 1980s and '90s still fondly remember The Baby-Sitters Club, the book series that motivated many childhood trips to the library. Ten years after the series ceased ... Read More »

January 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Edgar Allan Poe’s grave tradition ends after 60 years

Robert Munsch’s latest grounded by terrorist threats

Espresso Book Machines now in partnership with Xerox

Quebec author Georges Anglade dies in Haiti earthquake

Quirk Classics reboots another masterpiece with Android Karenina

Google issues apology to Chinese writers

The Intel Reader is on the menu for the visually impaired

Bookmarks: New app from LibraryThing, voice acting by Stephen King, and more

Conservative U.S. media watchers oppose Mariko and Jillian Tamaki’s Skim

The Baby-Sitters Club returns

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