by Suzanne Gardner

Emily Schultz’s Heaven is Small scores film deal

Emily Schultz's second novel, Heaven is Small (House of Anansi Press, has been optioned by the Gemini award-winning Markham Street Films. Although MSF is best-known for producing documentaries, the company has also worked on several ... Read More »

August 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Author, journalist Dominick Dunne dies at 83

By Suzanne Gardner

Hollywood producer turned writer Dominick Dunne passed away yesterday at his home in Manhattan after a battle with bladder cancer. He was 83. Dunne was famous for his five best-selling novels that centred on scandal ... Read More »

August 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Atwood, Hornby, and Ellroy kick off 36th season of Authors at Harbourfront

By Suzanne Gardner

In advance of the 30th anniversary of the Harbourfront International Festival of Authors (IFOA XXX) this October, Authors at Harbourfront has announced the first group of events for the fall season, featuring on-stage interviews, readings, ... Read More »

August 26, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

Bookmarks: Mockingbird, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and Sony Reader’s Library Finder

By Suzanne Gardner

Sundry links from around the Web: "Author whose books are most likely to be found in Oxfam's secondhand charity shops" is probably not the recognition Dan Brown was hoping for Crayola presents kids' author Eric ... Read More »

August 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Why your e-books should be free … even though Dan Brown’s aren’t

By Suzanne Gardner

On his Guardian blog Digital Rights, Digital Wrongs, sci-fi author Cory Doctorow argues the case for releasing free e-books simultaneously with print editions. (Doctorow does this himself through the use of Creative Commons licences.) A ... Read More »

August 18, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

This Ain’t the Rosedale Library’s 30th birthday bash at Harbourfront

By Suzanne Gardner

Authors at Harbourfront Centre will host a 30th birthday tribute to Toronto indie bookstore This Ain't the Rosedale Library on Sept. 16. Torontonians are invited to celebrate the store's longevity with readings from bill bissett, ... Read More »

August 18, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling, Events

Pepsi says books make Americans happy

By Suzanne Gardner

Your glass half-full news for the day: Results from the second annual survey conducted by the Pepsi Optimism Project (yes, the acronym is POP) conclude that Americans are more optimistic about their personal relationships, health, ... Read More »

August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Britain’s most avid reader, library-themed ice cream flavours, and more

By Suzanne Gardner

Some quirky bookish links from around the Web: Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, arguably one of the most message-heavy children's books, is being made into a 3D CG-animated feature film to be released in March 2012 ... Read More »

July 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Publishers Weekly up for sale … again

By Suzanne Gardner

Publishers Weekly announced this morning that it's being put up for sale. Reed Business Information, which publishes over 400 trade publications including PW, Library Journal, and School Library Journal, intends to sell most of its ... Read More »

July 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Kerouac will ruled a fake

By Suzanne Gardner

A 15-year-long lawsuit over the estate of author Jack Kerouac has ended with a Florida judge ruling that the writer's mother's will was fraudulent. When she died in 1973, Kerouac's mother, Gabrielle Kerouac, left her ... Read More »

July 28, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

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