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Tobey Maguire Joins 'Life of Pi' Cast - Posted April 11, 2011
Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire (pictured, via) has joined the cast in Ang Lee's adaptation of Life of Pi. According to ... [GalleyCat]
Kathy L. Patrick & Random House Launch Online Book Club Show - Posted January 21, 2011
The producers of Dancing with the Stars haven't cast season 12 yet, but we hope they consider our petitions for Kath... [GalleyCat]
Literary Thanksgiving Dinner - Posted November 26, 2010
As households around the country prepare Thanksgiving menus, we've started a #literarythanksgiving hashtag on Twitter to collect book-related dishes.
Post your ideas in the comments or o... [GalleyCat]
Yann Martel Shares Author Reading Advice - Posted November 4, 2010
Author Yann Martel has a straightforward method for choosing selections for public readings: "it has to work orally." In an interview with the Na... [GalleyCat]
Ang Lee Casts Suraj Sharma as Lead in 3-D 'Life of Pi' Adaptation - Posted October 28, 2010
A newcomer has landed the coveted lead role in Ang Lee's forthcoming adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Lee also confirmed ... [GalleyCat]
Yann Martel Responds to Negative Reviews - Posted May 6, 2010
When Yann Martel's new novel Beatrice a... [GalleyCat]
Ang Lee May Adapt Yann Martel's Life of Pi in 3-D - Posted April 28, 2010
An adaptation of Yann Martel's bestselling Life of Pi seems to be back on track as producers hope to launch the project with Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Hulk) directing a 3-D adaptation.... [GalleyCat]
Yann Martel Takes a Critical Hit for Beatrice & Virgil - Posted April 20, 2010
As Yann Martel's new novel Beatrice and Virgil... [GalleyCat]
Editors Should Get Royalties? The Ann Patty Model - Posted April 9, 2010
Editor Ann Patty has an intriguing essay up on Publishing Perspectives this morning, wherein she wonders out loud whether book editors should be getting royalties.
The set-up: "In the Internet free-for-all book editors may b... [GalleyCat]
Barack Obama Fan Mail, Apple iPad Video, and Lindsay Lohan Memoir: Weekend Reading - Posted March 6, 2010
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Barack Obama Sends Fan Mail to Yann Martel - Posted March 1, 2010
Today novelist Yann Martel posted a piece of fan mail he received from President Barack Obama. The president ... [GalleyCat]
Yann Martel's Multi-Million Dollar Deal - Posted July 20, 2009
The NY Times reports that Yann Martel has sold his third, as-yet-untitled-novel, to Random House imprint Spiegel & Grau for what unnamed sources say was nearly a $3 million deal. The author was represented by ... [GalleyCat]
Help NPR Pick the Best Beach Books - Posted June 23, 2009
Starting this week, NPR Books has called for readers to nominate "uber beach picks" for an upcoming feature about the Best Beach Books of All Time.
On July 15, NPR will let listeners vote on their favorite nominated books--the final list will be unveiled on July 30. The program is part of... [GalleyCat]
Yann Martel's One-Man Book Club - Posted April 18, 2007
Though it seems like LIFE OF PI author Yann Martel is waging something of a publicity stunt, he has noble intentions about how and why he'll be sending Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a book to read every two weeks for the duration of his leadership: increasing awareness for the arts... [GalleyCat]
Book Awards: Contract Obligations, CIA Connections, and more - Posted January 18, 2007
It really does seem like every other day there's a new award announcement that goes out to the press, and almost as frequent is the backlash. V S Naipaul (paraphrased by Nilanjana Roy) once said that the Booker was "destroying literature" by looking for good, ... [GalleyCat]
