by Steven W. Beattie

Patsy Aldana named to Order of Canada

Patsy Aldana, the publisher of Groundwood Books, was named a member of the Order of Canada last week. A native of Guatemala, Aldana came to Canada in 1971 and started Groundwood (which was acquired by ... Read More »

January 4, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

What book criticism needs is a little respect, says book critic

By Steven W. Beattie

Over the New Year's weekend, The New York Times published a series of articles on the state of book criticism at the start of 2011. The general introduction to the series, which features articles by ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Harry Potter, Dan Brown dominate U.K. list of best-selling books

By Steven W. Beattie

The stereotype has it that England is filled with recondite literati ensconced in mahogany-lined libraries reading leather-bound volumes of Romantic poetry and plump Victorian novels. This as compared to the beer-swilling philistines in America, gorging ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Ron Howard looking to adapt The Dark Tower novels

By Steven W. Beattie

With the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy in the past (an adaptation of The Hobbit is in the works), the Harry Potter series coming to a close at cinemas in spring 2o11, and only ... Read More »

December 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ronnie Spector to Keith Richards: “I’m not your sister morphine.”

By Steven W. Beattie

Ronnie Spector is obviously not lacking in the ego department. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the former Ronettes lead singer was furious when she read Keith Richards' tell-all autobiography, Life, and came across a ... Read More »

December 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Anosh Irani novel longlisted for Man Asian prize

By Steven W. Beattie

Montreal resident Miguel Syjuco shot to literary prominence in 2009, when his then-unpublished manuscript, Ilustrado, won the Man Asian Literary Prize. This year's longlist has been announced, and another Canadian resident “ Anosh Irani “ ... Read More »

December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Aussie readers asked for input about future of publishing

By Steven W. Beattie

Last week, the Internet behemoth Google launched its e-book sales site, Google eBooks, in the U.S. The e-book market is now crowded with offerings from Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and Sony, which in turn has spawned ... Read More »

December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

New online writing community geared toward teens

By Steven W. Beattie

Parents and educators spend a lot of time, and spill a lot of ink, debating how to get teenagers interested in reading. Anyone who stops to think about the phenomenal success of Stephenie Meyers' Twilight ... Read More »

December 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

The hermeneutics of hoochies

By Steven W. Beattie

In the movie Dangerous Minds, the high school English teacher played by Michelle Pfeiffer tries to instill a love of poetry in her class of inner-city students by having them parse the drug references in ... Read More »

November 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Censoring Vargas Llosa

By Steven W. Beattie

The 74-year-old Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa made a name for himself with a series of books published in Spain during the Franco regime in the 1960s. Books such as The City and the Dogs ... Read More »

November 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Patsy Aldana named to Order of Canada

What book criticism needs is a little respect, says book critic

Harry Potter, Dan Brown dominate U.K. list of best-selling books

Ron Howard looking to adapt The Dark Tower novels

Ronnie Spector to Keith Richards: “I’m not your sister morphine.”

Anosh Irani novel longlisted for Man Asian prize

Aussie readers asked for input about future of publishing

New online writing community geared toward teens

The hermeneutics of hoochies

Censoring Vargas Llosa

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