Search Results by tag: Philip K. Dick

Daily book biz round-up: Crown restructured; Nancy Drew turns 80; and more

A spot of book news to close out the week: Maya Mavjee announces Crown restructuring Penguin comes out on top in iBookstore stats A look at Robert J. Sawyer's Mississauga office Nancy Drew: 80 years ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: New app from LibraryThing, voice acting by Stephen King, and more

By Laura Godfrey

A few bookish links from across the Web: Book-loving travellers, breathe a sigh of relief: Transport Canada explains that the whole airplane book ban was just a misunderstanding Hundreds of readers offer words of support ... Read More »

January 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Philip K. Dick’s widow revives his final novel

By Scott MacDonald

According to The New York Times, the widow of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick has reworked his last, unfinished novel, The Owl in Daylight, and is self-releasing it through a print-on-demand publishing service. Tessa Dick, ... Read More »

February 18, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Basilières vs. science fiction fans, round two

By Leigh Anne Williams

It began when Black Bird author Michel Basilières posted an online essay at the Maisonneuve site discussing both the merits and faults of legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. The piece also included some ... Read More »

September 30, 2004 | Filed under: Events

On reading Dick

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a piece for the Maisonneuve website, Toronto novelist Michel Basilières considers the legacy of science fiction legend Philip K. Dick. For mainstream audiences, Dick is best known as the writer whose work inspired films ... Read More »

August 16, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

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