Book Publishing
Brian Fawcett reads the jacket copy of a science fiction novel
Brian Fawcett can see a few things wrong with Sue Swan’s attempt to create another writing prize…
Gordon Lockheed introduces a new term into his series about the book publishing industry crisis.
Jean Baird files a think piece about the how Canadian writing is no longer taught in our secondary and middle schools and why it happened.
Gordon Lockheed looks at the deep structure of the book publishing malaise, offers some provisional solutions, but sees a deeper threat emerging
Gordon Lockheed has some leading questions about book prizes, what the Writers’ Trust is about, and why David Suzuki was given a prize for lifetime achievement as a writer..
A look at the book biz, from prizes to marketing and back again.
Brian Fawcett takes exception to Martin Levin’s characterization of Canadian book reviewers as lacking venom. He thinks Levin is part of the cause.