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Required reading

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Countering claims that proposed changes to the curriculum for 11- to 14-year-olds will result in a "dumbing down" of English literature lessons, the British ministry of education has issued a list of writers it considers ... Read More »

August 11, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Latte lit

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Booksellers, already competing with grocery superstores and price clubs, will surely be thrilled to hear that Starbucks, as previously noted on Quillblog, plans to start selling books this fall. Mitch Albom's latest novel, For One ... Read More »

August 11, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Saskatchewan Festival of Words

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This year's 10th anniversary edition of the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, held in Moose Jaw from July 20-23, drew more than 2,000 people, including 32 presenters. Margaret Atwood and Ian Brown share an onstage laugh. ... Read More »

August 10, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Winnipeg authors hit Harbourfront

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In late July, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre held a festival dubbed "From the Peg," which included a literary roundtable with four Winnipeg authors discussing writing in and about the city. (Photos by Evelyn Siu.) Novelist Margaret ... Read More »

August 9, 2006 | Filed under: Events