WRITERS ARE WARMING TO STEPHEN HARPER AS THE EVIDENCE GROWS HE MAY BE ONE OF THEM Long derided as an enemy of the book, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is now poised to publish one. Bucking a tradition established by fellow neoconservative Mike Harris, who named the picture book Mr. Silly as his favourite work of [...] More »

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PMA Productions presents Extraordinary Canadians, an innovative series of portraits pairing Canada’s most distinguished writers with great Canadians who have shaped our thinking. Based upon Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Canadians collection of books edited by John Ralston Saul, the series gives personal takes on the lives of eminent Canadians, capturing the relationship between writer and subject that lies at [...] More »

Ricci Website Earns First Comment on Origin of Species Almost three years after Nino Ricci’s novel The Origin of Species was first published, its webpage has finally garnered its first reader comment. “I am at a point in this book where I am not sure I want to finish reading it,” wrote Linda Anderson Stewart, [...] More »

In an historic union of public and private sector interests, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has inked a deal to have the Tim Hortons coffee empire take over management of the Toronto Public Library system. “It’s a natural fit,” said Ford, who credited his brother Doug with the inspiration for the scheme. “I mean, the only [...] More »

OTTAWA – Nino Ricci was among the 50 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced on June 30th by Governor General David Johnston. Rumours that the inclusion was an administrative oversight have so far proved unfounded. As a Member of the Order, Ricci will receive a lapel pin as well as the right to [...] More »

The following is an open letter addressed to The Globe and Mail‘s editor-in-chief, John Stackhouse, and its publisher, Phillip Crawley, regarding the serious financial crisis the newspaper is apparently currently weathering. 22 March 2011 John Stackhouse, Editor-in-Chief Phillip Crawley, Publisher The Globe and Mail Dear Sirs: I am writing to express my deep concern at [...] More »

Movies have their test screenings, pharmaceuticals have their trials, software has its beta versions. Now writer Nino Ricci is throwing his support behind the notion that novels should have beta versions as well, to help stave off the nasty reviews that often accompany a book’s release. “Writers aren’t gods,” says Ricci, whose own novel Testament [...] More »

18 April 2011 The Right Hon. Stephen Joseph Harper, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Building 80 Wellington Street Ottawa ON K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister, I am writing today, in the midst of what is quickly developing into the most exciting federal election this country has seen in months, to commend you for [...] More »

Toronto (XP) 6 April 2011 – Writer Nino Ricci has disappeared from his Toronto home after receiving a cheque from The Globe and Mail newspaper that was six months overdue. Earlier, Ricci had written an open letter to The Globe expressing concern that his requests for payment had placed the newspaper in financial difficulties. Ricci [...] More »