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We may chuckle at Metallica's overly dramatic lyrics or snicker at the costumes of Gwar, but metal bands may have more in common with booklovers than might have been originally assumed, according to William Weir ... Read More »

April 5, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Blookers barely a blip

By Scott MacDonald

In case you missed it, the inaugural Blooker Prizes -- honouring the best of what some in the online community have taken to calling "blooks," or published books that essentially started out as blogs -- ... Read More »

April 5, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Only on public television

By Scott MacDonald

Those who feel that their TVs are a little starved of bookish Canadian content will take comfort in two upcoming broadcasts. Tomorrow night, TVO's interview program, Person 2 Person, will feature an hour-long interview with ... Read More »

April 4, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Meet the authors

By Leigh Anne Williams

A couple of CanLit authors get the high-visibility profile treatment today. The CBC Arts site has a Q&A with Vancouver's Anosh Irani, whose second novel, The Song of Kahunsha, has just come out with Doubleday ... Read More »

March 30, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

St. Urbain's Horseman rides again

By Leigh Anne Williams

Washington Post book critic Jonathan Yardley periodically champions "notable and/or neglected books from the past," and his latest selection is none other than Mordecai Richler's St. Urbain's Horseman. "[O]ne of the most important, interesting and ... Read More »

March 30, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

A book for every year

By Scott MacDonald

In Saturday's Globe and Mail Tralee Pearce wrote about a trend that seems to be taking some publishers by storm: books inspired by the events of a single year. The concept clearly lends itself well ... Read More »

March 29, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

What's in a name?

By Scott MacDonald

On the eve of the release of his thriller, The Righteous Men, Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, AKA Sam Bourne, dishes on the origin of some writers' pen names. Known for his political commentary in The ... Read More »

March 29, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Lem dead at 84

By Scott MacDonald

Between yesterday and today, at least eight major news sources have reported on the death of Polish science-fiction writer Stanislaw Lem. Lem, best known for the novels His Master's Voice and Solaris, which was turned ... Read More »

March 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Band of brothers

By Scott MacDonald

Should you find yourself in the American Midwest in the next few weeks or on the eastern seaboard in the month of May, be sure to check out a book-themed indie rock band named Harry ... Read More »

March 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Bergen bows out first in Tournament of Books

By Leigh Anne Williams

For the second year in a row, the American website The Morning News has assembled a group of book reviewers and commentators to whittle a list of 16 notable books from 2005 down to one ... Read More »

March 23, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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