by Stuart Woods

A wondrous news brief from the NBCC

The National Book Critics Circle handed out its annual book awards on Thursday, and among those honoured was Junot Diaz for his debut novel, The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao “ a tragicomic family ... Read More »

March 7, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Happy World Book Day, dummy!

By Stuart Woods

Coinciding with World Book Day, celebrated yesterday in the U.K., Faber and Faber publisher Steven Page added his voice to the chorus of supporters of new technology, in an op-ed piece in The Guardian. But ... Read More »

March 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Nebraska library adopts CC

By Stuart Woods

Mark one small victory for supporters of Creative Commons, the alternative licensing protocol that gives authors more freedom to dictate restrictions on their work. As reported on the Nebraska Library Commission blog, several CC titles ... Read More »

February 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Brooklyn one step closer to becoming centre of the universe

By Stuart Woods

Love it or hate it, Brooklyn has long been the stomping ground of young(ish), hip American writers. Now, it seems to be the preferred locale of indie publishers, too. According to New York Times reporter ... Read More »

February 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The ongoing persecution of Orhan Pamuk

By Stuart Woods

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's life has been threatened “ not for the first time “ by "an ultra-nationalist gang," reports The Guardian. According to reports in the Turkish press, the author of international bestsellers including ... Read More »

January 29, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The shape of indie bookstores to come

By Stuart Woods

A Brooklyn woman has won $15,000 in start-up cash from the Brooklyn Public Library for her design of an independent neighbourhood bookstore. Her plan is so crazy it just might work: "a small bookstore with ... Read More »

January 29, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

New York writers have more fun

By Stuart Woods

Most young writers can only dream of the buzz being generated by Beautiful Children (John Murray/McArthur & Company), the debut novel of Las Vegas-born, Manhattan-based author Charles Bock. In a lengthy profile in last weekend's ... Read More »

January 29, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Small Press Book Fair spat gets ugly

By Stuart Woods

Last December, Quillblog noted a spat between Toronto Small Press Book Fair organizers Myna Wallin and Halli Villegas and one of the event's founders, poet Stuart Ross. The controversy stemmed from comments posted by Ross ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Controversial bookstore seeks like-minded buyer

By Stuart Woods

A Vancouver bookstore with a long history of pricey court battles is seeking a buyer. According to Xtra West, Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium owners Jim Deva and Bruce Smyth are looking to move ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

By Stuart Woods

Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

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A wondrous news brief from the NBCC

Happy World Book Day, dummy!

Nebraska library adopts CC

Brooklyn one step closer to becoming centre of the universe

The ongoing persecution of Orhan Pamuk

The shape of indie bookstores to come

New York writers have more fun

Small Press Book Fair spat gets ugly

Controversial bookstore seeks like-minded buyer

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

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