India eNews (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Remember the fantasy adventure novel, 'Life of Pi'? Yann Martel, the Booker Prize winner is now all set with his second book that will be on the stands by mid-2010.
Brian Palmu (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Best selling Canadian author Yann Martel has finally taken the wraps off his highly anticipated next novel. Sold at auction this summer for a reported $3-million, the new novel is titled Beatrice and Virgil and will appear April 6 in Canada, leading off publication around the world, according to Knopf Canada. Although details of the new novel are scant, Knopf editor Diane Martin promised...
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Yann Martel’s highly anticipated follow-up to the Man Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi will drop in April, well ahead of the original release date in June. According to a press release from Martel’s Canadian publisher, Knopf Canada, Beatrice and Virgil will hit bookstores on April 6, a week before it goes on sale in the [...]
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Yann Martel’s follow-up to Life of Pi, titled Beatrice and Virgil and due in June 2010, is already generating controversy in the U.K., where Martel’s publisher, Canongate, has described the novel, an allegory about the Holocaust, as “shocking.” From CBC News: According to Jamie Byng, managing director and publisher of Canongate, “it will take us somewhere...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The pre-release hype for Canadian author Yann Martel's new novel about the Holocaust suggests readers may find the book "shocking."
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The pre-release hype for Canadian author Yann Martel's new novel about the Holocaust suggests readers may find the book "shocking."
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
The first rule one learns in today’s publishing climate is that an opportunity to promote one’s own book should never, ever be passed up. Crank letter writer Renowned author Yann Martel demonstrates this truth with the 66th pick in his unilateral book club. This week, Martel is sending Stephen Harper … What Is Stephen Harper [...]
Open a Bookshop, what could possibly go wrong? (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver 43. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts 42. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 41. Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Tomorrow (earlier than this) I shall announce numbers 40-31, and later on tonight i'll put a bit more detail behind the votes....
classicalive (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... awaited world premiere of Bruce Gaston's "a Boy and a Tiger" imspired by the imagery of Yann Martel's bestselling novel "The Life of Pi". Performed by children from all over the region including from Baan Gerda and the Mercy Center.
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
... of expanding the PM’s “narrow, intellectual life.” In the words of this author, Yann Martel: “Books make imaginative leaps into other lives.” Many of our readers did not buy this argument, siding instead with Stephen Harper and his decision to ignore Mr. Martel’s unsolicited literary offerings. “‘Yawn’ Martel continues...
Metro Mama (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... Market, and hopefully a few more champagne receptions. I'll be back just in time for the new Yann Martel. I’m going to buy a cute bicycle with a basket. I couldn’t be more pleased. So, yes, it's mostly good.
LEMON HOUND (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
From the author of Life of Pi comes a literary correspondence — recommendations to Canada’s Prime Minister of great short books that will inspire and delight book lovers and book club readers across our nation.Every two weeks since April 16th, 2007, Yann Martel has mailed Stephen Harper a book along with a letter. These insightful, provocative letters detailing what he hopes the Prime...
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... - it's not like a break for me."Lee earlier revealed that his next film will be an adaptation of Yann Martel's novel .Taking Woodstock opens in UK cinemas tomorrow.
Culture (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
What do you do if your novel about a man who befriends animals with an allegorical bent ends up bringing you worldwide fame, millions of readers and the Booker prize? The answer in the case of Yann Martel, Canadian author of Life of Pi, is go silent for seven long years. Writer’s block? Panic about how to follow [...]
