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Giller Prize broadcast moves to CBC

The Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony broadcast will return to CBC this November, after five years on CTV. We are delighted to call the CBC home again. We consider this a perfect partnership, especially with the ... Read More »

March 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book biz round-up: farewell to Bill C-32, Brick’s poetry podcast, and more

By Sue Carter

So long Bill C-32, we hardly knew ya Get prepped for National Poetry Month with Brick Books' podcast channel, featuring over 160 poet performances Orange and Vintage Classics launch the Orange Inheritance collection, including Anne ... Read More »

March 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Rohinton Mistry nominated for Man Booker International, while le CarrÃ© asks to be withdrawn

By Sue Carter

The shortlist for the Man Booker International Prize 2011 was announced in Sydney, Australia, this morning. Rohinton Mistry, author of A Fine Balance and a three-time Booker nominee, is the only Canadian represented on the ... Read More »

March 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Can Radiohead rescue publishing for one day?

By Sue Carter

British band Radiohead gave away free copies of its one-off publication, The Universal Sigh, in over 50 cities today, including Toronto and Montreal. The PR stunt was part of the launch for the band's digital-first ... Read More »

March 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book biz round-up: Perez Hilton goes Munsch, in defence of libraries, and more

By Sue Carter

Will will.i.am make an appearance in Perez Hilton's debut children's book, The Boy with Pink Hair? Utne reprints a New Quarterly essay in defence of the library The importance of books behind bars: keeping libraries ... Read More »

March 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Q&Q review: David Bezmozgis’s The Free World

By Sue Carter

David Bezmozgis's highly anticipated debut novel The Free World will be released on April 4th. In the Jan./Feb. issue of Q&Q, feature reviewer Jeet Heer writes: After Henry Roth, after Isaac Bashevis Singer, after Saul ... Read More »

March 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: turning poetry into e-books, and more

By Sue Carter

Breaking lines: the challenges of translating poetry collections into e-books British children's fantasy and sci-fi author Dianne Wynne Jones has died Muggles can now rent Harry Potter films through Facebook, but still no word of ... Read More »

March 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

CBC Literary Awards winners announced

By Natalie Samson

Shelagh Rogers announced the winners of this year's CBC Literary Awards this morning on CBC Radio's Q. The awards, started by editor, publisher, and CBC producer Robert Weaver in 1979, recognize original unpublished work by ... Read More »

March 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Toronto Women’s Bookstore anthology seeks contributors

By Natalie Samson

Hot on the heels of its change in ownership, the Toronto Women's Bookstore is celebrating its 40th anniversary in independent bookselling and feminist activism with an upcoming anthology edited by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk and published by ... Read More »

March 24, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Atlantic Book Awards announces shortlists

By Sue Carter

The shortlists for the Atlantic Book Awards have been announced. Johanna Skibsrud received nods for her poetry collection I Do Not Think That I Could Love a Human Being and her Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel ... Read More »

March 23, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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