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Book links roundup: Winnipeg comedian’s Shades of Grey parody takes off, Target discontinues selling Kobo Touch, and more

Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon's tweeted novel Powwow Shades of Grey is taking off Target no longer carries the Kobo Touch Vanity Fair publishes Christopher Hitchens' foreword to George Orwell's diaries Peter Jackson tells Comic-Con audience ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Orwell Prize shortlist, Truman Capote’s typewriter sells at auction, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Orwell Prize revealed shortlist for political writing Truman Capote's typewriter sells for $8,281 Three expat memoirs inspired ... Read More »

April 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: David Foster Wallace’s unpublished scene, Christopher Hitchens up for Orwell Prize, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Unpublished new scene from David Foster Wallace's The Pale King Christopher Hitchens makes Orwell Prize longlist Writer Kelly Roman and artist Michael DeWeese draw blood for launch of their graphic novel The Art of War ... Read More »

March 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links round-up: Neil Gaiman’s defence, Babstock at the DMV, and more

By Q&Q Staff

Neil Gaiman fights back against accusations that he's a thieving pencil-necked little weasel Happy foot, sad foot: how the podiatry sign became a literary symbol William T. Vollmann's new Kindle single is filled with danger ... Read More »

May 5, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Books of the Year 2010: Fiction and Poetry

By Q&Q Staff

There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »

November 22, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Book biz round-up: Elton John’s Animal Farm, plus more on the Wylie e-book debacle

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Elton John is at work on the musical adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm HarperCollins U.K. comes out against Wylie e-book gambit (plus, Financial Times says the debacle could ... Read More »

July 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Cheap irony alert: Orwell removed from Kindle

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Associated Press: A pirated e-book of 1984 led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers. Users of Amazon.com's e-reader device were surprised and unsettled over the past day to receive notice that George ... Read More »

July 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Murakami’s new book arrives shrouded in mystery, and weighing a ton

By Suzanne Gardner

Haruki Murakami's first novel in five years, a two-volume work called 1Q84, arrived in Japan's bookstores today. The plot details of the work have been kept tightly under wraps by both the author and his ... Read More »

May 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: R. Crumb’s Genesis and a double helping of George Orwell

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the web: Underground comics artist Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat) has completed his take on the Book of Genesis. To the surprise of no one, publishing execs are not immune to ... Read More »

March 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Orwell blogs, Chabon wins big, China’s publishing industry goes quiet