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Twilight filmmakers have a stake in sticking closely to the book

There's an old saw that says never judge a book by its movie. For the makers of Twilight, the upcoming film based on the first book in the gajillion-selling series of teen vampire novels by ... Read More »

November 3, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The scents of CanLit

By Nathan Whitlock

Following up on our earlier post about the new Danielle Steel perfume, we thought we'd offer some fragrance suggestions for our own literary stars: Wayne Johnston's Terre Neuve “ Cod oil, salt water, and seal ... Read More »

October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Ian McEwan’s libretto

By Nathan Whitlock

The Telegraph has an interview with Ian McEwan on the subject of his collaboration with composer Michael Berkeley on an opera that will be debuting in the U.K. next week. Asked why opera, McEwan admits ... Read More »

May 27, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Talk books, knock boots

By Scott MacDonald

Over at The Tyee, Shannon Rupp has posted a lengthy response to a recent New York Times piece about bibliophiles judging potential mates by their reading material. Using a booklist to divine a man's character ... Read More »

April 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The First Annual Hooker Prize

By Nathan Whitlock

Who says booksellers are the last guardians of good taste in an ever-more tawdry world? From AbeBooks: Welcome to the Hooker Prize “ in honor of Elliot Spitzer and his fall from grace in a ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Russell Smith, the not-so-reluctant pornographer

By Nathan Whitlock

Just in time for Valentine's Day comes a new book from author, Globe and Mail columnist, and self-appointed fashion pundit Russell Smith. Diana, published by Biblioasis Press, is an erotic novella in diary form. Actually, ... Read More »

February 14, 2008

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

By Stuart Woods

Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Battle of the Bonds

By Nathan Whitlock

From MI6.com (which, we assume, is your one-stop shop for all things James Bond): James Bond legends Sean Connery and Roger Moore will go head to head with rival books this autumn, after Weidenfeld cajoled ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

U.S. publisher relents on eensy-weensy penis in German kids book

By Nathan Whitlock

From EarthTimes.org: A German children's book can be published in the United States after a publisher there dropped its demand for the genitals on a picture of a statue in it be air-brushed out, it ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Sexytimes

Twilight filmmakers have a stake in sticking closely to the book

The scents of CanLit

Ian McEwan’s libretto

Talk books, knock boots

More wardrobe problems for Rowling

The First Annual Hooker Prize

Russell Smith, the not-so-reluctant pornographer

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

Battle of the Bonds

U.S. publisher relents on eensy-weensy penis in German kids book

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