Search Results by tag: Sexytimes

Canadian authors get inked

What do George Orwell, Dorothy Parker, and John Irving all have in common? A penchant for tattoos, according to an article posted on the website of Abebooks, the Victoria-based online book retailer. The piece opens ... Read More »

January 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Chummy mummies Eckler and Ehm to collaborate on kids’ book

By Nathan Whitlock

Q&Q's Deals page is on a holiday break, but we would be remiss if we didn't mention this deal, from The Globe and Mail's "The Biz" column: Rebecca Eckler has signed a deal for two ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Deals

French erotica … at the library

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Canadian Press: Ribald and X-rated, a new exhibit at France's national library is banned to anyone under 16. The exhibit that opened this week offers a peek at France's long-secret library of libido, ... Read More »

December 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

The sex book circa 2007

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Tyee has a survey of some recent books on sexuality, and argues that after a recent explosion in raunch, the culture is pulling back a bit: [I]f this year's crop of "sexy" books is ... Read More »

July 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Sex etiquette for publishers

By Leigh Anne Williams

Author David Eddie, who wrote an advice column for the now-defunct Toro magazine, is doing something similar for The Globe and Mail's ... Read More »

May 30, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Bringing sexy back

By Alison Jones

As frequent readers of Quillblog can attest, reading is sexy. Now we can share the message through clothing and accessories. The website buyolympia is selling T-shirts, buttons, bags, and bumper stickers with the slogan "reading ... Read More »

April 3, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling

Smiley's boogie nights

By Leigh Anne Williams

American author Jane Smiley defends her sexytimes-filled new novel, Ten Days in the Hills, in an op-ed piece for the Los Angeles Times. She says she was inspired by The Decameron and "wanted to go ... Read More »

February 22, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Judges wowed by bulging trousers

By Leigh Anne Williams

A literary prize presented by none other than Courtney Love? Ah, it can only be the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. As AP writer Jill Lawless reports, this year's honour was taken by ... Read More »

November 30, 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

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

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