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Unhappy Kindle users unleash a flood of one-star reviews for title with no e-book editon

Over at Publishing Perspectives, Hannah Johnson highlights an interesting phenomenon surrounding a book called Game Change, the controversial political tell-all about how Barack Obama won the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Despite receiving much attention in ... Read More »

January 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Coalition fights new litmag funding restrictions

By Stuart Woods

Last week, Q&Q reported on new federal funding guidelines that could imperil Canada's small literary and arts magazines, by limiting Canadian Heritage money to publications with annual paid circulations of at least 5,000. Now, a ... Read More »

February 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Dissing God

By Stuart Woods

Publicists take note: Sometimes the best way to lift a book out of obscurity is by harnessing the tireless outrage of religious fundamentalists. The Guardian's Alison Flood is reporting how a group of Christian extremists ... Read More »

December 10, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Mafiaboy is repentant … the Mafia, not so much

By Steven W. Beattie

There's a new book out by Michael Calce, aka Mafiaboy, the young internet hacker who caused turmoil eight years ago when he hacked some of the biggest websites around ” including Yahoo, eBay, and CNN ... Read More »

October 20, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Publisher of controversial Mohammed novel firebombed

By Nathan Whitlock

As previously noted on Quillblog, publication of the novel The Jewel of Medina was canceled by Random House U.S. due to the possibility that it might offend Muslims and perhaps initiate attacks by those at ... Read More »

September 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Authors vs. funding cuts: the revolution will be artsy

By Stuart Woods

On Wednesday, the arts community gathered in a crowded Toronto theatre to denounce the $40-million in arts funding cuts announced by the Tories in recent weeks. According to the Toronto Star, the night's speakers, who ... Read More »

September 5, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Danish publisher wants controversial U.S. novel

By Sara Forsyth

Earlier this month, Random House U.S. decided to pull Sherry Jones's novel The Jewel of Medina, for fear its content (about the child bride of the prophet Mohammed) would "incite acts of violence by a ... Read More »

August 26, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Rycroft in her own words

By Sara Forsyth

As Quillblog recently reported, Nicole Rycroft, the executive director of Markets Initiative, took part in a pro-Tibetan demonstration late last week wherein she and four others spread a banner that read "Free Tibet" over an ... Read More »

August 19, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Nicole Rycroft of Markets Initiative busted in Beijing

By Stuart Woods

Nicole Rycroft, the executive director of Markets Initiative, has been arrested in Beijing for her part in a pro-Tibet demonstration. According to her spokesperson, Bruce Walsh, Rycroft scaled a wall near the China Central Television ... Read More »

August 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Tories cancel cultural travel grants

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Toronto Star: The federal government has scrapped a travel assistance program to promote Canadian culture abroad, suggesting it catered to fringe groups, the well-off and left-wingers. The decision yesterday to cancel the $4.7 ... Read More »

August 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: angry mobs

Unhappy Kindle users unleash a flood of one-star reviews for title with no e-book editon

Coalition fights new litmag funding restrictions

Dissing God

Mafiaboy is repentant … the Mafia, not so much

Publisher of controversial Mohammed novel firebombed

Authors vs. funding cuts: the revolution will be artsy

Danish publisher wants controversial U.S. novel

Rycroft in her own words

Nicole Rycroft of Markets Initiative busted in Beijing

Tories cancel cultural travel grants

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