Search Results by tag: plagiarism

Former Canadian poet laureate Pierre DesRuisseaux accused of plagiarizing Angelou, Bukowski

The writing of the late poet Pierre DesRuisseaux, who served as Canada's poet laureate from April 2009 to 2011, is under examination after U.K.-based "poetry sleuth" Ira Lightman revealed a number of similarities between DesRuisseaux's 2013 ... Read More »

September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Plagiarism case heads to court as Canadian authors file lawsuit against Zhang, Penguin Canada

By Natalie Samson

The controversy surrounding Ling Zhang's novel Gold Mountain Blues continues to escalate, as a group of Canadian authors are now taking their allegations of plagiarism to court. On Thursday, Wayson Choy, Sky Lee, and Paul ... Read More »

October 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

By Natalie Samson

This week, the controversy dogging Chinese-Canadian author Ling Zhang's second novel, Gold Mountain Blues, flared up again as prominent Chinese-Canadian authors Wayson Choy, Sky Lee, and Paul Yee signed a letter asking Penguin Canada to ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Industry news

Chinese novel alleged to have stolen from Canada’s “literary elite”

By Stuart Woods

The "Great Chinese Canadian Literary Feud" is now underway, according to a Toronto Star story by Bill Schiller. The author at the centre of the supposed controversy is Toronto's Zhang Ling, whose previous novel, Aftershock, ... Read More »

February 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Obama’s kids book hits shelves; Chelsea Handler gets own imprint; and more

By Alina Seagal

Today's book news: Barack Obama's children's book released while his predecessor faces plagiarism accusations for his own memoir Chinese website apologizes for selling pirated e-books Grand Central Publishing launches imprint for comedian Chelsea Handler The ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Plagiarism charges continue to dog J.K. Rowling

By Stuart Woods

Those pesky plagiarism charges facing J.K. Rowling just won't go away. In 2004, the Harry Potter author was accused of lifting from a little-known 1987 book, The Adventures of Willy the Wizard, by U.K. author ... Read More »

October 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Doctorow slams iPad; Tintin in trouble again

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Lady Seinfeld innocent of vegetable plagiarism Tintin in trouble in the Congo again. Quick Snowy, run get help! N+1 gets a schmancy new website China Miéville now three times as nerdy 99-year-old ... Read More »

April 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: O’Reilly takes on Honest Abe, athletes sneak in a book before games, and more

By Laura Godfrey

To start you off for the weekend ahead, here are some literary links for your perusal: What does Fox News's fair and balanced Bill O'Reilly know about the assassination of Honest Abe Lincoln? Apparently he ... Read More »

February 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Stephenie Meyer a biter?

By Nathan Whitlock

According to gossip site TMZ.com, Stephenie Meyer is being accused of stealing parts of the fourth Twilight novel from a book by an author named Jordan Scott. TMZ links to the letter from Scott, detailing ... Read More »

August 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

When plagiarism becomes cryptomnesia

By Stuart Woods

First, a fraudulent Holocaust memoir finds new life as a novel. Now, a leading U.S. spiritual author is dodging charges that one of his recent blog posts “ which follows nearly verbatim a decade-old essay ... Read More »

January 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: plagiarism

Former Canadian poet laureate Pierre DesRuisseaux accused of plagiarizing Angelou, Bukowski

Plagiarism case heads to court as Canadian authors file lawsuit against Zhang, Penguin Canada

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

Chinese novel alleged to have stolen from Canada’s “literary elite”

Daily book biz round-up: Obama’s kids book hits shelves; Chelsea Handler gets own imprint; and more

Plagiarism charges continue to dog J.K. Rowling

Daily book biz round-up: Doctorow slams iPad; Tintin in trouble again

Bookmarks: O’Reilly takes on Honest Abe, athletes sneak in a book before games, and more

Stephenie Meyer a biter?

When plagiarism becomes cryptomnesia

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