by Steven W. Beattie

New Mark Twain essays forthcoming

Before his death, Franz Kafka famously told his literary executor, Max Brod, to burn all his manuscripts. Brod didn't listen, and as a result, Western literature has The Trial and The Castle. Last year, there ... Read More »

March 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Seen Reading busted by Indigo

By Steven W. Beattie

In what has to qualify as the most absurd power-trip this Quillblogger has seen in a long, loooooong time, an overzealous Indigo employee apparently prevented Julie Wilson, administrator of the popular blog Seen Reading, from ... Read More »

March 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Movies made from books suck: Salman Rushdie

By Steven W. Beattie

"Adaptation, the process by which one thing develops into another thing, by which one shape or form changes into a different form, is a commonplace artistic activity." That helpful declarative statement opens Salman Rushdie's recent ... Read More »

March 2, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

The unfinished life of David Foster Wallace

By Steven W. Beattie

"I want to author things that both restructure worlds and make living people feel stuff." So wrote the late David Foster Wallace to his editor during the composition of the mammoth novel Infinite Jest. Part ... Read More »

March 2, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Canada Reads 2009 kicks off today

By Steven W. Beattie

CBC Radio's annual battle of the books, Canada Reads, kicks off today with five celebrity panelists each defending one Canadian novel they think that Canada should read. Each day this week, one novel gets knocked ... Read More »

March 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Lime Green Secret launch photos

By Steven W. Beattie

Children's author Georgia Graham celebrated the launch of her new picture book, The Lime Green Secret (Tundra Books), on Feb. 14. Despite the day's rep for shades of red, it was all green all the ... Read More »

February 24, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Atwood’s “dog’s breakfast”

By Steven W. Beattie

When is a protest not a protest? These days, apparently when it involves Margaret Atwood. Some readers might remember her appearance at the 2007 Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony, held at the Four Seasons hotel in ... Read More »

February 23, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Literary adaptations score big at this year’s Oscars

By Steven W. Beattie

The 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony was held last night, and literary adaptations scored very well in high-ranking categories. The big winner (and, in this Quillblogger's opinion, the year's most overrated movie) was Slumdog Millionaire, ... Read More »

February 23, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

Author makes Christmas trek to Ottawa to deliver book

By Steven W. Beattie

How far should an author go in response to a negative review? When Dan Fleisch, an author from Springfield, Ohio, read an Amazon review of his book, A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equation, which gave ... Read More »

February 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

New Kindle may come with King-sized content

By Steven W. Beattie

Today, Amazon has announced the release of Kindle 2, the new version of its popular Kindle e-reader. Priced at U.S.$359, the new version of the device includes an improved display, with 16 different shades of ... Read More »

February 9, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

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New Mark Twain essays forthcoming

Seen Reading busted by Indigo

Movies made from books suck: Salman Rushdie

The unfinished life of David Foster Wallace

Canada Reads 2009 kicks off today

Lime Green Secret launch photos

Atwood’s “dog’s breakfast”

Literary adaptations score big at this year’s Oscars

Author makes Christmas trek to Ottawa to deliver book

New Kindle may come with King-sized content

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