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Vancouver seeks poet laureate, Man Booker juror on the longlist, and more

Vancouver searching for next poet laureate Man Booker juror weighs in on the 2014 longlist Four out of five Canadians read regularly: International Publishers' report on the Canadian market The "Hunger Games effect" and adapting ... Read More »

July 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Exclusive: Alligator Pie 40th anniversary cover reveal

By Dory Cerny

If you were a child in the 1980s, chances are good that you owned, or at least read, a copy of Dennis Lee's Alligator Pie, the book of verse that has gone on to become ... Read More »

July 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

No Canadians on Man Booker longlist, Amazon losing customers over Hachette debacle, and more

By Dory Cerny

No Canadians, but four U.S. authors make Man Booker Prize longlist Survey reveals Amazon losing customers over Hachette dispute Chuck Palahniuk to publish Fight Club sequel as 10-part comic Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries shortlisted for ... Read More »

July 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

PEN Canada cooperates with controversial political-activities audit

By Julie Baldassi

PEN Canada has become the latest charity subject to a Canada Revenue Agency-led political-activities audit, prompting renewed interest in membership with the free-expression advocacy organization. PEN Canada communications staffer Juanita Bawagan says the organization has seen about ... Read More »

July 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Union-busting and sexism at a Manahattan bookstore, Kenneth Goldsmith’s poetry manifesto, and more

By Julie Baldassi

“Do we need another poem that describes the way that light falls on your writing desk as a metaphor for your mother's cancer operation?” Kenneth Goldsmith’s manifesto for poetry The perils of retail: the awful work ... Read More »

July 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Iconic Philadelphia LGBT bookstore may reopen in fall

By Steven W. Beattie

There was much consternation earlier this year when it was announced that the oldest extant LGBT bookstore in the U.S., Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia, PA, was to close. Named for James Baldwin's 1956 sophomore novel, ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Harper Lee, Marja Mills, and the perils of literary biography

By Steven W. Beattie

The enduring fascination surrounding the life of Harper Lee is understandable. The author of only one book – a certified literary masterpiece that codified much about the American civil rights movement for several successive generations, ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Race and writing workshops, Zadie Smith’s bibliomania, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Speaking up on race: the difficulties of being a writer of colour in a writing workshop On bibliomania: Zadie Smith discusses the "pathological reader syndrome" "Does poetry matter? Yes. Can poetry be more relevant? No": ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Andrew Pyper wins ITW Thriller Award for The Demonologist

By Sue Carter

Andrew Pyper’s novel The Demonologist has won the 2014 International Thriller Writers' Thriller Award for best hardcover novel, beating finalists Stephen King and Lee Child. The award was presented July 12 at the ThrillerFest IX conference ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Why Amazon has entered the ebook subscription market, becoming a “Knausgaard truther”, and more

By Julie Baldassi

"Why would Amazon create a service that so directly competes with its main ebook offering?": Forbes's Jeremy Greenfeild examines Amazon's new subscription service Did Norway companies ban talk of Karl Ove Knausgaard on certain days to boost ... Read More »

July 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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