by Steven W. Beattie

Hal Niedzviecki’s Peep Diaries gets Oprah endorsement “ sort of

The world's most influential reader has given a boost to homegrown writer Hal Niedzviecki, by naming his new book “ The Peep Diaries “ one of "25 Books You Can't Put Down." The 2009 Summer ... Read More »

June 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Israeli poets and Stephen Colbert

By Steven W. Beattie

What do they have in common, you ask? Well, last week, a group of Israeli scribes and the host of The Colbert Report took the helm of respected news organs as guest editors and content ... Read More »

June 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Why do people hate poetry?

By Steven W. Beattie

Given the recent furor over the Oxford professor of poetry post, not to mention the hefty sums handed out to A.F. Moritz and C.D. Wright at the Griffin Poetry Prize ceremony last week, it might ... Read More »

June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The lowdown on BookCamp

By Steven W. Beattie

The inaugural BookCamp Toronto "unconference" may have been a little less "un" than intended, but it was nevertheless a valuable forum for industry insiders to mingle with writers, journalists, and other bookish types and to ... Read More »

June 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Paul Quarrington diagnosed with lung cancer

By Steven W. Beattie

Paul Quarrington, the Governor General's Award-winning author of Whale Music, has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. In today's Globe and Mail, Quarrington is quoted as saying that the diagnosis is "surreal." From the ... Read More »

June 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Salinger threatens legal action over Catcher in the Rye sequel

By Steven W. Beattie

Don't piss off J.D. Salinger. The famously reclusive author is also famously litigious, and the latest person to get caught in his legal sights is one J.D. California, the improbably named author of 60 Years ... Read More »

June 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Canada’s 10 best poets?

By Steven W. Beattie

The Griffin Poetry Prize will be given out this coming Wednesday, and there are three strong books in contention: Revolver by Kevin Connolly (House of Anansi Press), Crabwise to the Hounds by Jaramy Dodds (Coach ... Read More »

June 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Google unveils plans to sell e-books

By Steven W. Beattie

Look out Amazon, Google's coming. That was the message at BookExpo America over the weekend. According to an article by Motoko Rich in yesterday's New York Times, representatives from Google were in discussions with booksellers ... Read More »

June 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

The imminent end of the Harry Potter film franchise “ the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is scheduled for release in 2011 “ has Hollywood types scurrying to secure other ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

By Steven W. Beattie

What's missing from children's books? Earnest messages about the evils of bullying and the importance of tolerance? Stories that build sensitivity for other cultures and races? Books that inculcate a sense of history? Not according ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Hal Niedzviecki’s Peep Diaries gets Oprah endorsement “ sort of

Israeli poets and Stephen Colbert

Why do people hate poetry?

The lowdown on BookCamp

Paul Quarrington diagnosed with lung cancer

Salinger threatens legal action over Catcher in the Rye sequel

Canada’s 10 best poets?

Google unveils plans to sell e-books

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

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