07.29.00 – ArtsJournal Wayback

CHARACTERS WITH OPINIONS

Louis de Berniere, author of the best selling novel “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin,” says the main character of his book is purely fictional. But An 89 year-old Italian veteran, who wartime experiences seem to uncannily match those of the fictional Captain Corelli, speaks out, saying the author was not only rewriting history, but is a racist to boot. – BBC

CHAPTERS IN ARREARS

HarperCollins cuts off deliveries of books to Chapters, Canada’s largest bookstore chain, says National Post. Chapters owes as much as $11- million in unpaid bills dating back to 1999, and there are fears the superstore bookseller may be in deep financial distress. – National Post (Canada)

SO MUCH FOR THE EVIL EMPIRE: “The bankruptcy of Chapters would be a calamity that might set publishing back two decades. One publisher told me this week that about four out of five Canadian publishing houses will go under if Chapters goes bankrupt.” National Post (Canada)