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Legendary American author Harper Lee dies at 89

For more than 50 years, Pulitzer Prize winner Harper Lee insisted that she would be completely satisfied if she were to live her entire life with one single title, the classic 1960 novel To Kill ... Read More »

February 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Gone Hollywood: Dr. Seuss, E.L. James, and publishing’s blockbuster mentality

By Steven W. Beattie

Dorie Clark, writing on the website of the Harvard Business Review, believes she has discovered the "hottest trend" in publishing today: books by established writers that were written decades ago. As evidence, Clark cites one ... Read More »

July 29, 2015 | Filed under: Opinion

2015 international fall preview

By Becky Robertson

Marvelous memoirs ▶ Singer-songwriter, artist, and National Book Award–winning author Patti Smith follows 2010’s Just Kids with a second memoir, M Train (Knopf Canada), which takes a journey through 17 “stations” of the author’s life ... Read More »

July 20, 2015 | Filed under: Preview

Harper Lee to publish new novel in July

By Steven W. Beattie

Some novelists are highly prolific, publishing upward of two or three books each year (see, e.g., Oates, Joyce Carol). Others publish sparingly, with only one or two books to their name. It is rare, however, ... Read More »

February 3, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

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

Book links round-up: Harper Lee’s unauthorized biography, vulgar Dorian Gray, and more

By Sue Carter

Harper Lee denies cooperating with writer on upcoming biography Uncensored, vulgar Dorian Gray text published 120 years later Natalie Portman's doctor dad self-publishes fertility thriller UNESCO names Buenos Aires 2011 World Book Capital, thanks to ... Read More »

April 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

To Kill a Mockingbird yanked at Brampton high school

By Nathan Whitlock

Here we go again. From the Toronto Star: The classic literary novel To Kill a Mockingbird is being pulled from the Grade 10 English course at a Brampton high school after a parent complained about ... Read More »

August 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Second time might not be the charm

By Cassandra Drudi

Newsday delves into the perilous world of the second-novel curse, with many wonderful stories from big-name authors' navigating the high-stakes world of Novel #2 (and beyond). Highlights include Amy Tan getting hit with "How does ... Read More »

August 15, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Greasing the hype machine

By Scott MacDonald

A hot topic of conversation in the online literary community is the commercial success of The Traveler, an ambiguously fictional first novel written by the strangely pseudonymed John Twelve Hawks. Climbing the New York Times ... Read More »

September 12, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Harper Lee

Legendary American author Harper Lee dies at 89

Gone Hollywood: Dr. Seuss, E.L. James, and publishing’s blockbuster mentality

2015 international fall preview

Harper Lee to publish new novel in July

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

Book links round-up: Harper Lee’s unauthorized biography, vulgar Dorian Gray, and more

To Kill a Mockingbird yanked at Brampton high school

Second time might not be the charm

Greasing the hype machine

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