Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the next week: The People's Poetry Festival kick-off, featuring Wakefield Brewster, Iqbal (Bob) Haider, Meghan Doraty, David Rhoads, Erin Dinkle, Diane ... Read More »
St. John's publishers Breakwater Books and Creative Book Publishing joined forces Wednesday night to deliver an evening of spoken word and music. The event, dubbed "Mix Type," featured hometown writers Linden MacIntyre, Patrick Warner, Gerard ... Read More »
August 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
IFOA Ontario, an offshoot of the International Festival of Authors, is expanding its touring program to 16 locations, with new stops in Brantford, Markham, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Woodstock. Box office and event details are ... Read More »
Have you ever wanted to own your own author? Now you can, with a $100 donation to Word on the Street Toronto. In exchange for a contribution to the non-profit organization, select from a list ... Read More »
Kathleen Winter will be McGill University's inaugural Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Entire Harry Potter series to come bundled with Sony Reader, or will it? Liberty Media may invest in, but not purchase Barnes & Noble Cookbooks ... Read More »
August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The Fitzhenry Family Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2010 Lane Anderson Award. The prize recognizes two Canadian books - one for adults, one for young readers - published in the field of science. ... Read More »
August 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Patti Smith to collaborate with playwright John Logan on screenplay of her memoir Just Kids Odd things named after writers After five decades, a book of lost Dr. Seuss stories to hit shelves this September Rare book ... Read More »
August 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Less than a week after the announcement that Aqua Books in Winnipeg is closing, the Halifax CBC Radio show Information Morning reports that Carousel Bookstore in Bridgewater, N.S., is shutting its doors at the end ... Read More »
August 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
One of Winnipeg's largest second-hand bookstores, Aqua Books, is closing. CBC reports that Aqua, which stocks 40,000 books in a 9,000-square-foot space, will close in the next couple of weeks. In addition to the bookstore, ... Read More »
August 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
One of Canada's biggest names in legal publishing, Stuart Morrison, died Aug. 6. Morrison was president and CEO of the Cartwright Group, which owned Canada Law Book and CLB Media. In August 2010, Canadian Law ... Read More »
August 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Contact us via email
