by Laura Godfrey

Lambda Literary Awards finalists include Canadian authors

This morning, the finalists for the LGBT-focused Lambda Literary Awards “ or the Lammys “ were announced. A total of 462 books were nominated (about 10% more than last year), and 112 finalists have been ... Read More »

March 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ian Weir doles out writing advice at the Afterword Reading Society wrap-up

By Laura Godfrey

Last night, book lovers gathered at Ben McNally Books in Toronto for the National Post's inaugural Afterword Reading Society wrap-up. Brad Frenette, Afterword co-editor, hosted a Q&A with Ian Weir, whose novel Daniel O'Thunder (Douglas ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

New book re-examines JFK’s death via letters to Jackie

By Laura Godfrey

When U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the nation - and the world - expressed its grief by sending over one million letters to his wife, Jackie “ some even came from ... Read More »

March 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Salty Ink’s Judge a Book By Its Cover Contest winner announced

By Laura Godfrey

After weeks of waiting and a thousand votes, Salty Ink's Chad Pelley has announced the winner of the Judge a Book By Its Cover contest, out of a shortlist of three Atlantic Canadian books released ... Read More »

March 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The end of the line for The Last Train to Hiroshima

By Laura Godfrey

As we mentioned in last week's links round-up, Charles Pellegrino's The Last Train to Hiroshima has recently come under scrutiny. It was discovered that the author's main source, the now-deceased Joseph Fuoco, had been lying ... Read More »

March 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Yann Martel takes a break from Stephen Harper book project

By Laura Godfrey

With his next novel coming out in April, Yann Martel has informed Stephen Harper, his unresponsive book club partner, that he will be taking a break from his biweekly book-sharing project. Since 2007, Martel has ... Read More »

March 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Smash! Wham! Batman gives Superman a beat-down at comic book auction

By Laura Godfrey

Just when Superman thought he had come out on top, Batman swoops in from behind and beats his record. Earlier this week, the Guardian reported that the first comic book to feature Superman, the 1938 ... Read More »

February 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Andrew Kaufman and the sophomore curse

By Laura Godfrey

Last night, Andrew Kaufman launched his new book, The Waterproof Bible (Random House Canada), at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel, and discussed the so-called "sophomore curse" with Q&Q's own Nathan Whitlock. The event was hosted by Marc ... Read More »

February 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: tax advice from a poet, writing advice from Neil Gaiman, and more

By Laura Godfrey

Here is today's crop of literary links: Vancouver poet laureate Brad Cran (who also happens to be an accountant) is offering a money-handling workshop for writers and freelancers The National Post profiles Andrew Kaufman, whose ... Read More »

February 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Kobo launches e-book store across the pond

By Laura Godfrey

Making good on its promise to go global, Indigo co-owned e-reading service Kobo “ formerly known as Shortcovers “ announced today that it has launched an e-book store for the U.K., the company's first region-specific ... Read More »

February 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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