The City of Edmonton has renamed its annual book prize after the late author and poet Robert Kroetsch, who died in a traffic accident in June at age 83. Kroetsch, who won the 1969 Governor ... Read More »
The second annual Lane Anderson Award was handed out in Toronto Wednesday night. The prize honours two jury-selected Canadian books “ one for adults and one for young readers “ published in the field of ... Read More »
September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The City of Vancouver's Cultural Services department released the shortlist for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award today. The award recognizes the year's books that best "demonstrate excellence and enhance readers' understanding of Vancouver's ... Read More »
The Toronto Public Library Workers Union has announced the winners of its "Why My Library Matters to Me" personal essay contest. Each of the 44 winners will have lunch and tour a local literary landmark ... Read More »
Project Bookmark Canada, a charitable organization that erects ceramic plaques bearing text from stories or poems set in specific locations in Ontario, is unveiling four new Bookmarks this fall. The Bookmark plaque for Song for ... Read More »
September 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
IKEA's BILLY bookcase, as ubiquitous a presence in undergrads' apartments as ramen noodles, has now become, to some pundits, at least, a symbol for the decline of print publishing. According to The Economist, the upcoming ... Read More »
September 13, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
A post on Publishers Weekly about an anonymous agent who suggested to YA novelists Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith that they should either make a gay character straight or delete him from the novel ... Read More »
September 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Wattpad, the Toronto-based Internet company that allows readers and writers to connect and share their work online, has completed a new round of funding, including an investment from Union Square Ventures, the New York company ... Read More »
September 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology
Amazon has approached publishers about launching an e-book rental program, The Wall Street Journal reports. The service would follow a model similar to that of Netflix, requiring subscribers to pay an annual fee for access ... Read More »
September 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology
From the latest film festival news to trendsetting fashions, here are the week's top stories from around the St. Joseph Media offices: Toronto Life: Up to the minute celebrity and industry news from the 2011 ... Read More »
September 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news