Search Results by tag: Charles Dickens

Anansi, Coach House, and others team up for Publidash on Twitter

Critics of CanLit and Canadian publishing have occasionally suggested that there is an element of balderdash to the business. A group of independent publishers has decided to literalize that critique by engaging in a game ... Read More »

February 27, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Oliver Twist, yoga murder mystery among first ebooks in Amazon’s new serial-novel series

By Sue Carter

While most of the hoopla around yesterday's Amazon press conference focused on its new e-readers and upgraded Kindle Fire tablet, the tech company also announced its new Kindle Serials subscription series. Charles Dickens is credited ... Read More »

September 7, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book links roundup: Neil Gaiman signs five-book deal, how Dickens inspired The Dark Night Rises, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Neil Gaiman signs five-book deal for children's novels and picture books How Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities inspired The Dark Night Rises HarperCollins closes on acquisition of Christian publisher Thomas Nelson Joe Cornish to ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: U.S. threatens Apple and publishers with lawsuit, Audible hires A-list celebrities, and more

By Sue Carter

Apple and five U.S. publishing houses may face antitrust lawsuit Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, and other celebrities record book series for Audible Video: Can bookstores maintain the same loyalty as record shops? Torontoist ... Read More »

March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book biz roundup: zombie Salinger still publicity-shy, Nabokov was right about butterflies, TED gets into e-books, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

A year after his death, J.D. Salinger is still shunning the spotlight Vladimir Nabokov's theory about a particular species of butterfly gets confirmed by scientists TED, the ongoing lecture series (conference? symposium? smartypantsium?) is starting ... Read More »

January 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Al Purdy’s education

By Alina Seagal

On Tuesday, while reporting on the fate of Al Purdy's cottage, Q&Q contacted the famous poet's old school, Trenton High School in Trenton, Ontario. According to physics teacher Eric Lorenzen, who recently dug out microfilm ... Read More »

October 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: J.K. Rowling tweets, Dr. Seuss raps, and Charles Dickens fights pirates

By Alison Potstra

Bookish links from around the Web: Douglas Coupland really wants you to name his new Toronto park, and Scott Feschuk wants you to name his dog J.K. Rowling is now on Twitter, The Huffington Post reports, ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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