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Vladimir Nabokov’s letters to be published

During 52 years of marriage, Vladimir Nabokov penned numerous letters to his wife, Vera. Next year, Knopf will release about 300 of these mostly unpublished missives under the title Letters to Vera. According to the ... Read More »

November 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Scott Griffin brings poetry into Canadian schools

By Stuart Woods

Canadian literary benefactor Scott Griffin is taking his passion for poetry “ in particular, the live recitation of poetry “ into schools across Canada with a new bilingual recitation contest that will award $10,000 to ... Read More »

November 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Daily book biz round-up: David Foster Wallace’s archives explored; Tweeting lit agents; and more

By Alina Seagal

Today's book news: Jonathan Yaged to become president of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Controversial commentator Michael Savage will pen thrillers while Kentucky senator-elect Rand Paul signs on to write The Tea Party Goes to Washington ... Read More »

November 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Vonnegut, Jr. memorial library opens in Indianapolis

By Steven W. Beattie

When Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died in 2007, American literature lost one of its most idiosyncratic and beloved voices. That voice is now being honoured with a new library in the author's hometown of Indianapolis. The ... Read More »

November 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Google book-scanning forges ahead in Europe

By Stuart Woods

Remember the Google Books Settlement? The controversial, precedent-setting agreement would give Google a legal basis for building a massive digital library of out-of-print books, but the deal is still awaiting final approval from a U.S. ... Read More »

November 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

An indie-spirited rocker and an indie press win the National Book Awards

By Stuart Woods

Musician Patti Smith has won the U.S. National Book Award for non-fiction for Just Kids, a memoir about her youthful relationship with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and her experiences in bohemian New York. Smith, who ... Read More »

November 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Awards season ain’t over: B.C. non-fiction award long-list announced

By Stuart Woods

The winners of the "big three" Canadian literary prizes may already have been announced, but the awards season is far from over for non-fiction authors, with the country's two biggest prizes devoted to the genre ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Mark Twain: dead and kicking

By Alina Seagal

As willed by the author, the first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography was released for the first time on Monday, 100 years after his death. Yet even before its release, the Autobiography of Mark Twain, ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Obama’s kids book hits shelves; Chelsea Handler gets own imprint; and more

By Alina Seagal

Today's book news: Barack Obama's children's book released while his predecessor faces plagiarism accusations for his own memoir Chinese website apologizes for selling pirated e-books Grand Central Publishing launches imprint for comedian Chelsea Handler The ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

GG winner Allan Casey on Saskatchewan’s vibrant literary scene: “We’re serious about football and books”

By Stuart Woods

This year's Governor General's Literary Awards was a prize bonanza for Saskatchewan's writing and publishing community, with the fiction and non-fiction prizes going to a pair of prairie authors, Dianne Warren and Allan Casey. Meanwhile, ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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