Contemplating a life in crime? Well, in terms of graft, the prim world of library management is wide open “ or is it? On Wednesday, a Saskatoon judge sentenced Bruce David Cameron to two years ... Read More »
The National Library of India has created a five-person committee to investigate charges that rare books and manuscripts are missing from their collection. The Hindu, India's national newspaper, reports that the Ministry of Cultural Affairs ... Read More »
Some book-related links: William Gibson's fiction comes true!!! (The Industry Standard) Ray Bradbury on literature and love (Truthdig) Ann Patchett on the dreaded book tour (The Atlantic) Ban on book critical of Egyptian president lifted ... Read More »
July 30, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries
Some book-related links: A true memoir about a fraudulent life (The New York Times) Alberta libraries push for cash (Calgary Herald) Past editors of the Los Angeles Times Book Review protest folding (Editor & Publisher) ... Read More »
July 24, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries
This week's New Yorker features an article by Jill Lepore about a long and public spat between E.B White and Anne Carroll Moore, the Superintendent of Work with Children at the New York Public Library. ... Read More »
Some book-related links: Stolen Shakespeare folio recovered in U.S. (Dallas Morning News) The battle over Brideshead Revisited (Times Online) David Sedaris in Ottawa (The Ottawa Citizen) Latest round in the Seinfeld cookbook fight (The New ... Read More »
July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries
Nicholas Jones is an artist and "book sculptor" working in Melbourne, Australia. According to the personal testimonial on his website, Jones claims his art is an extension of the book's life cycle, from wood pulp ... Read More »
From Torontoist.com After more than twenty months of renovations that saw the building completely gutted, the S. Walter Stewart branch of the Toronto Public Library is finally reopening tomorrow. If you grew up in East ... Read More »
Some book-related links: Maine owner of POD company sues Amazon (Bangor News) Writers and booze “ like peanut butter and jam? (Amherst Bulletin) Library employee accused of embezzling (Chicago Tribune) Methodist ministers attempt to block ... Read More »
May 26, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries
Philip M. Parker is the (computer-aided) author of more than 200,000 books. And, thanks to the wonders of print-on-demand, he has yet to lose money on a single one. His work represents the tip of ... Read More »
April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries