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Ian McEwan celebrates the novella, Tom Wolfe shares excerpt from new novel, and more

Ian McEwan praises shorter fiction in The New Yorker The Telegraph publishes extract from Tom Wolfe's Back to Blood Donated Cecil Day-Lewis letters include correspondence from W.H. Auden Best-selling self-published authors share DIY wisdom at ... Read More »

October 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Cundill Prize in History at McGill shortlist announced

By Sue Carter

The shortlist for the lucrative Cundill Prize in History at McGill has been revealed. Selected from 143 non-fiction titles submitted by international publishers, the shortlist is: Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of our Nature: The ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Penguin Canada to publish Khaled Hosseini’s new novel

By Sue Carter

It's not all talk of mergers and mega-publishers over at Penguin Canada, which just announced it will publish a new novel by Khaled Hosseini, the U.S.-Afghan author of the bestseller The Kite Runner. And the ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Sue Carter

J.K. Rowling proves she still has the magic, landing in the top spot on this week's fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending Oct. 21: 1. The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown/Hachette, $36.99 ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Consequences of Penguin-Random House merger, justifying Jonah Lehrer’s self-plagiarism, and more

By Sue Carter

Could the Random House and Penguin merger help save other publishers? Jonah Lehrer's self-plagiarism was not his "greatest sin" Anti-trust experts suggest cultural products “ like books “ don't deserve special treatment Saying goodbye to the ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Random House, Penguin confirm merger

By Stuart Woods

It's official: Penguin House could soon become a reality. Two of the world's largest media companies, Bertelsmann and Pearson, confirmed early Monday their intention to combine their respective publishing divisions, Random House and Pearson. The ... Read More »

October 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Al Purdy’s A-frame house saved from demolition

By Sue Carter

After several years of fundraising and public appeal comes word that Al Purdy's A-frame house will be saved from demolition, and is on track to become the centre for a new writers' residency. Located in ... Read More »

October 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Penguin and Random House merger talks may conclude soon, Amazon posts quarterly loss, and more

By Sue Carter

Talks regarding Penguin and Random House merger said to be finalizing within two weeks Amazon experiences big quarterly loss, its first in five years Definitive 784-page book on Canadian mammals to be released Markus Zusak's The Book ... Read More »

October 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Gender disparity in Canadian publishing inspires Rosalind Prize

By Sue Carter

When she returned to Toronto from the Vancouver Writers Fest, Janice Zawerbny had no clue that word had spread so quickly about her idea to start the Rosalind Prize, a literary award that will recognize ... Read More »

October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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