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Children’s author and illustrator Jan Berenstain dead at 88

Pennsylvania's Jan Berenstain, co-author and illustrator of the beloved Berenstain Bears book series, has died. Berenstain suffered a stroke on Thursday and died on Friday at the age of 88. With over 300 titles published ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Wislawa Szymborska dead at 88

By Steven W. Beattie

Poland's Wislawa Szymborska, the woman the Nobel Prize committee called the "Mozart of poetry," died in her hometown of Krakow on Wednesday. From the Washington Post: She has been called both deeply political and playful, ... Read More »

February 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

The Washington Post expands book coverage

By Natalie Samson

Starting Jan. 23, The Washington Post is expanding its Sunday book coverage to include two new specialized reviews. The additional coverage is part of The Post's decision to split the Arts and Sunday Style sections, ... Read More »

January 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Obama, Rumsfeld books set for winter release

By Natalie Samson

Simon & Schuster unveiled the cover for O: A Presidential Novel, an anonymously authored novel about U.S. president Barack Obama. The cover features a gold "O" bookended by a pair of protruding ears against a ... Read More »

January 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bush to open Miami book fair

By Alina Seagal

Former U.S. president George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, is coming out next Tuesday. The following week, he will be opening the Miami Book Fair International. The Washington Post reports: Tickets to Bush's presentation are ... Read More »

November 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Pentagon celebrates Banned Books Week by destroying spy memoir

By Stuart Woods

Just in time for Banned Books Week comes news that the Pentagon has overseen the destruction of a book deemed to contain classified information about the war in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, The Washington Post ... Read More »

September 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Martel’s musical flight of fancy

By Stuart Woods

Yann Martel is no doubt a busy man: not only is the Man Booker Prize“winning author of Life of Pi a new father, he's also promoting his latest novel, Beatrice & Virgil, and fending off ... Read More »

May 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

More bad news for American book coverage

By Scott MacDonald

It looks like the rumors were true about The Washington Post's standalone book supplement. According to The New York Times, Book World will cease publication after Feb. 15. Book World was one of the last ... Read More »

January 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Bookmarks: National Book Awards

By Scott MacDonald

Our neighbours to the south will be handing out The National Book Awards tonight. Before they do, here's some handy links to get you up to speed on some of the nominees: The full list ... Read More »

November 19, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

The Gargoyle‘s “positive” reviews

By Scott MacDonald

Both the Winnipeg Free Press and the Vancouver Sun ran stories this week claiming that the early reviews of Andrew Davidson's uber-hyped The Gargoyle are mostly raves, but did they really read those reviews? From ... Read More »

August 8, 2008

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Search Results by tag: The Washington Post

Children’s author and illustrator Jan Berenstain dead at 88

Wislawa Szymborska dead at 88

The Washington Post expands book coverage

Obama, Rumsfeld books set for winter release

Bush to open Miami book fair

Pentagon celebrates Banned Books Week by destroying spy memoir

Martel’s musical flight of fancy

More bad news for American book coverage

Bookmarks: National Book Awards

The Gargoyle‘s “positive” reviews

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