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Lem dead at 84

Between yesterday and today, at least eight major news sources have reported on the death of Polish science-fiction writer Stanislaw Lem. Lem, best known for the novels His Master's Voice and Solaris, which was turned ... Read More »

March 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Books, not bombs, say authors to Reed

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the eve of the London Book Fair, a group of authors has written a letter to the Times Literary Supplement protesting one of the fair organizer's other revenue streams. "Reed Exhibitions, owned by the ... Read More »

March 2, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Heavenly thoughts, earthly riches

By Leigh Anne Williams

Associated Press reports that some Italian publishers have run into a royalty dispute with the Vatican over reprinted quotations and writings by Pope Benedikt XVI (formerly Joseph Ratzinger). Writes AP staffer Frances D'Emilio: "After Ratzinger ... Read More »

February 20, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The more you sell, the less you make

By Leigh Anne Williams

Give them credit for gall if nothing else: the Australian division of Penguin is proposing to pay less in author royalties for its most successful titles. Typically, the standard author's royalty rate of 10% of ... Read More »

February 16, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The latest literary movement

By Leigh Anne Williams

The British fondness for excremental humour gets its due in a piece by Louise Jury in The Independent. According to Jury, there's a new mini-trend sweeping -- or perhaps clogging -- British publishing lists. "Shit ... Read More »

December 5, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Co-operation makes it happen

By Scott MacDonald

The current issue of Fast Company magazine reports the story of Berrett-Koehler, a press with an innovative approach to publishing. Based in San Francisco, the 13-year-old publishing house operates on the principle of collaboration. In ... Read More »

December 1, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Making a scene

By Leigh Anne Williams

Which is better for a writer's development (and career) -- living in a major urban centre with a healthy literary "scene," or honing their craft in relative isolation? Brenda Schmidt, a poet who lives in ... Read More »

October 6, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

By Leigh Anne Williams

Over on Bookninja.com, there's a lively discussion about the renewal of interest in form among Canadian poets. Contributing to the "essay-in-conversation" are poets Ian LeTourneau and John Lofranco, and their back-and-forth ranges over the work ... Read More »

September 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Parsing Oprah, continued

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Oprah's Book Club debate continues: is it a boon to publishers and readers, or a danger to cultural vibrancy? Those who are still undecided may enjoy the lengthy back-and-forth discussion between authors Marianne Apostolides ... Read More »

May 30, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

George Bowering unproductive? Never!

By Leigh Anne Williams

It all began with an Ottawa Sun article in which reporter Kathleen Harris appeared to question the work ethic of George Bowering during his two-year term as Canada's parliamentary poet laureate. "Bowering was paid $12,000 ... Read More »

May 1, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Bookninja

Lem dead at 84

Books, not bombs, say authors to Reed

Heavenly thoughts, earthly riches

The more you sell, the less you make

The latest literary movement

Co-operation makes it happen

Making a scene

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

Parsing Oprah, continued

George Bowering unproductive? Never!

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