Book news

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

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

Daily book biz round-up: Google’s new tool; “Best of” overload; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Google quietly unveils handy new tool for word-searching scanned books Moby Lives on "Best of" list overload Amazon's Tom Nissley cleaning up on Jeopardy A very good layman's explanation of Google's alliance ... Read More »

December 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Way to Display! C’est NoÃ«l, David! at Indigo in Montreal

By Nathan Whitlock

That's right: it's the holiday edition of Way to Display!, with a too-cool-for-yule display for C'est NoÃ«l, David! (Scholastic Canada), ... Read More »

December 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Daily book biz round-up: e-readers read you; manga crackdown; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Your e-reader knows too much Oprah's Dickens picks not flying off shelves Sorry boys: Japanese cracking down on ... Read More »

December 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Author sues Pentagon; Laura Miller on bad writing; and more

By Alina Seagal

Today's book news: Author Anthony A. Shaffer sues Pentagon over war book censorship Laura Miller explains the allure of bad books ... Read More »

December 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian Heritage approves iBookstore Canada

By Scott MacDonald

It's official: Canadian Heritage has announced that Apple Canada has been granted approval under the Investment Canada Act to establish iBookstore Canada. From the news release: "Our Government is committed to strengthening Canada's economy through ... Read More »

December 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Apple accused of selling pirated books

By Alina Seagal

Japanese publishers are accusing Apple of illegally selling electronic copies of Japanese novels, reports the AFP. The pirated books were authored by Haruki Murakami, Keigo Higashino, and other popular Japanese writers. On Tuesday, the publishers ... Read More »

December 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Montreal petitioned to honour Mordecai Richler

By Alina Seagal

On Monday, Montreal city councillor Marvin Rotrand tabled a petition consisting of more than 2,500 signatures calling for a public space to be renamed after Mordecai Richler by July 3, a date marking the 10th ... Read More »

December 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: GLBT titles not vandalized after all; 13 underrated books; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Harvard gay and lesbian titles not vandalized after all, according to Harvard Unfinished Roald Dahl piece surfaces on eBay Norwegian children's author made fool of by her own son The Millions on ... Read More »

December 14, 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

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