by Becky Robertson

Photos: Writers’ Trust Awards 2016

The Writers' Trust of Canada honoured the country's top authors and the year's best books at a ceremony for its annual literary awards‚ held at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio on Nov. 2. Seven prizes were ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Toronto Edition international art book fair sees successful first year

By Becky Robertson

Vendors and organizers are calling the inaugural Edition Toronto international art book fair a great success, with 50 per cent more attendees than expected. The four-day event was designed to complement the 17-year-old Art Toronto fair, held ... Read More »

November 7, 2016

Distribution announcement: University of Alberta Press

By Becky Robertson

Effective Jan. 1, 2017‚ University of Toronto Press Distribution will serve as the exclusive vendor of record for the University of Alberta Press in Canada. Frontlist orders are currently being accepted by UTP‚ while GTW ... Read More »

November 7, 2016

Awards: Lynne Kutsukake and Genevieve Blouin win Canada-Japan Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts honoured a number of performance‚ visual‚ and other artists with its annual CC Awards on Nov. 4. Toronto author Lynne Kutsukake and Quebec writer Geneviève Blouin were named recipients ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: The best, most tremendous Trump stories of the day

By Becky Robertson

A guide to moving to Canada, in anticipation of tomorrow's U.S. election outcome. (Good e-Reader) A list of Trump picture books inspired by the election. (GalleyCat) Twenty-two famous authors on Trump. (LitHub) What Amazon's acquisition of Westland says ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith title makes NYT’s 2016 best picture book list

By Becky Robertson

The White Cat and the Monk, a collaboration between Ontario-based children's author Jo Ellen Bogart and Sidewalk Flowers illustrator Sydney Smith‚ has landed on The New York Times list of Best Illustrated Children's Books for 2016. The Groundwood Books title is ... Read More »

November 3, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

New Sheridan program melds creative writing, publishing studies

By Becky Robertson

Sheridan College has announced the addition of a new program to its 2017 calendar that it says approaches creative-writing education differently than any other post-secondary institution in Canada. The Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing and Publishing ... Read More »

November 3, 2016

Daily Deals: Five Rivers acquires sci-fi title by CBC’s Joe Mahoney

By Becky Robertson

Robert Runte, senior editor of Ontario micro-press Five Rivers Publishing, has acquired the debut novel by Whitby author and CBC producer and manager Joe Mahoney, titled A Time and a Place. The space adventure is due in October ... Read More »

November 3, 2016

Personnel Change: HarperCollins

By Becky Robertson

HarperCollins has announced the hiring of Shannon Whibbs to the role of associate editor. She will manage the HarperPerennial, HarperCollins, and Collins paperback lists. Whibbs was formerly part of the Dundurn Press team for nearly a ... Read More »

November 3, 2016

Book Links: UAE adopts National Law of Reading; former Borders CEO talks about chain’s bankruptcy

By Becky Robertson

United Arab Emirates instates National Law of Reading‚ which includes sanctioned reading time at work. (Melville House) Penny Dreadful TV show to continue as comic book series. (Entertainment Weekly) Former Borders CEO Mike Edwards talks about ... Read More »

November 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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