Search Results by tag: Politics

Ghost stories

The Guardian site has a survey of the long tradition of ghostwriting, pegged to a recent book deal for footballer Wayne Rooney, who has signed a five-book deal (!) with HarperCollins in the U.K. Hunter ... Read More »

March 23, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

In Other Media gets emotional about climate change

By Scott MacDonald

Still riding high on a stellar talk delivered last night in Toronto by David Suzuki in which he both predicted imminent environmental collapse unless people change their ways right now and condemned the mainstream media's ... Read More »

February 10, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Alex Good issues a challenge

By Scott MacDonald

The publication of bestsellers lists derived from data released by BookNet Canada in Q&Q's January/February issue has led litblogger Alex Good to comment on the state of bestsellers lists in Canada. Good cites a statement ... Read More »

January 25, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Black bile? Yes, indeed.

By Scott MacDonald

In an essay originally published in his magazine Front & Centre and republished on The Danforth Review, Ottawa writer and Black Bile Press editor Matthew Firth calls for the end of literary prizes and contests ... Read More »

January 24, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Book news, Opinion

Atwood on the eve of the election

By Leigh Anne Williams

Margaret Atwood sat down with a CP reporter recently, ostensibly to promote her new collection, The Tent. But the main subject of discussion seemed to be next week's federal election. Though she won't reveal her ... Read More »

January 19, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The politics of poetry

By Scott MacDonald

A poem was removed from Pakistani textbooks after it was found to contain what appears to be a blatant endorsement of the Bush Administration, reports Alex Kumi of The Guardian. The poem was published in ... Read More »

December 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

May the coverage begin

By Scott MacDonald

It's only two days after the Governor General's Awards shortlists were announced, and media coverage has already been plentiful. The Toronto Star's Philip Marchand weighs in on the lack of overlap between this year's GG ... Read More »

October 19, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Confessions of a Gorgeous Hussy

By Scott MacDonald

With a lawsuit well underway against Google for their Google Print project, the search engine's decision to digitize the contents of major libraries has raised questions about the merits and disadvantages of the Internet's role ... Read More »

September 29, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Sexy CanLit?

By Leigh Anne Williams

Sex in Canadian fiction is the angle of Peter Darbyshire's review of Stephen Marche's Raymond and Hannah on the CBC Arts website. In CanLit, Darbyshire laments, "sex is rarely a pleasurable event. Instead, it is ... Read More »

February 14, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

An academic scolding for Canada Reads

By Leigh Anne Williams

With the CBC's fourth annual Canada Reads program set to kick off on Feb. 21, a recent editorial on the Canada Reads phenomenon in the scholarly journal Canadian Literature is well timed. And writer Laura ... Read More »

January 31, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Politics

Ghost stories

In Other Media gets emotional about climate change

Alex Good issues a challenge

Black bile? Yes, indeed.

Atwood on the eve of the election

The politics of poetry

May the coverage begin

Confessions of a Gorgeous Hussy

Sexy CanLit?

An academic scolding for Canada Reads

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