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IBBY Canada's Hot, Hot Cuba fundraiser

The International Board on Books for Young People's biennial fundraiser was held at Toronto's Lula Lounge on March 21, and this year not only raised money to writers in Cuba but also to support IBBY's ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Tyra Banks would approve

By Alison Jones

Jane Austen, though a much beloved author, is apparently not hot enough to sell books. According to an article posted on the Guardian's website, Wordsworth editions is Photoshopping a more appealing portrait of her for ... Read More »

March 27, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The vultures continue to circle

By Alison Jones

As reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, two of Anna Nicole Smith's diaries sold on eBay for $500, 000 US. In the diaries, Smith discusses her dislike of sex and the illness of her 90-year-old ... Read More »

March 27, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

More on manly men

By Nathan Whitlock

Canadian author Craig Davidson is part of a he said/she said discussion on Nerve.com of American author Charlie LeDuff's new book US Guys (or Us Guys, depending on your interpretation) in which LeDuff explores 11 ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

By Nathan Whitlock

The Globe and Mail reports that the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command has been trying to find and question Joshua Key, a deserter who took refuge in Canada and recently published an account of his ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

A manly man is hard to find, says Harlequin

By Leigh Anne Williams

The National Post reports that Canadian romance giant Harlequin is having a hard time finding suitable cover models. So much so that they're holding a public audition in Toronto this weekend – and spindly, sallow ... Read More »

March 22, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Moore, Lansens have eyes on Orange prize

By Leigh Anne Williams

Two Canadian authors have made the longlist for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (the award formerly known as the Orange Prize). Among the 20 contenders are Lori Lansens' The Girls (published by Knopf Canada ... Read More »

March 22, 2007 | Filed under: Awards

Orange Prize: there's good news and bad news

By Alison Jones

An article for the Independent discusses the recently announced longlist for Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, a prize for women writers, and the overall disappointment that this year's chair, Muriel Gray, feels about the books ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Minor characters turn into the main story

By Alison Jones

Minor characters are often as intriguing as the main characters they are complementing. In an article from the Los Angeles Times, Julia Klein explores the genre of fiction that takes those minor characters and makes ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

By Nathan Whitlock

IBBY Canada is holding its biennial Hot, Hot Cuba! fundraiser this Wednesday at a Toronto club. In the past, the evening of live music and salsa dancing has raised money to help children in Cuba, ... Read More »

March 19, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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IBBY Canada's Hot, Hot Cuba fundraiser

Tyra Banks would approve

The vultures continue to circle

More on manly men

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

A manly man is hard to find, says Harlequin

Moore, Lansens have eyes on Orange prize

Orange Prize: there's good news and bad news

Minor characters turn into the main story

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

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