by Eric Emin Wood

Britain’s authors got talent

The Penguin U.K. blog spotlights Novel Pitch, a live (but non-televised) competition similar to Britain's Got Talent, but with authors. Hamish Hamilton editor Juliette Mitchell writes: I was one of a panel of five, and our task ... Read More »

May 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: pulping Penguin, Germany’s black market, and more

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the Web: A British hamlet opens a paper recycling mill that, among other things, will specialize in pulping ... Read More »

May 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: What would Keith Richards do?, Superman’s creator gets kinky, and more

By Eric Emin Wood

A trio of links highlighting printed accounts of art and some of its less-than-stable creators: What Would Keef Do? The New York Times' Paper Cuts blog spotlights a collection of worldly wisdom from the Rolling Stones guitarist. ... Read More »

April 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Yet more developments in the Google Book Search settlement

By Eric Emin Wood

In response to the rallying opposition to the Google Book Search settlement, a federal judge in New York has extended the opt-out deadline, giving authors an additional four months to consider Google's terms. As if that weren't enough, the ... Read More »

April 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

London Book Fair post-mortem

By Eric Emin Wood

As reported in OMNI on Tuesday, most of the Canadian agents attending this week's London Book Fair were anticipating lowered attendance. However, most were going and reported full schedules. It is hardly surprising, then, that ... Read More »

April 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Who cares about publishers’ imprints? (Answer: the publishers!)

By Eric Emin Wood

Over at the Penguin blog, Helen Conford, head of the U.K. division's new Particular Books imprint, presents an odd argument: she begins by acknowledging that few readers care about imprints, explains why publishers do, then ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Your e-book speculation for the day

By Eric Emin Wood

It's a shame Canadians still can't experience the apparent bliss that is Amazon's Kindle 2 (despite the release of that iPhone app that would doubtless work perfectly well on Canadian models), but that hasn't stemmed ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Strunk & White: 50 years of making people nervous

By Eric Emin Wood

William Strunk & E.B. White's The Elements of Style, that indispensable guide for English writers everywhere, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Not everyone is joining the festivities, however; in an essay that will have many former ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookcrossing

By Eric Emin Wood

Both The Guardian and the BBC spotlight "Bookcrossing," a scheme created by a pair of British book-lovers to hand out free paperbacks to subway riders at a selection of supervised kiosks every month. Instead of the ... Read More »

April 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: historical vampires, Nabokov’s last work, and forgotten Pulitzers

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the Web: The New York Times looks at established authors who write well into old age. The co-author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies announces his next book: Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter. ... Read More »

April 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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