The return of Harry Potter. Maybe.

In news that is likely to send shivers of anticipation up the spines of publishers worldwide, J.K. Rowling has told Oprah Winfrey she would consider another instalment of her mega-selling Harry Potter series. The Sydney ... Read More »

October 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

M&S to publish new David Davidar novel

By Scott MacDonald

Yes, you read that headline right. McClelland & Stewart president Doug Pepper has announced the acquisition of a new novel by ousted Penguin Canada president David Davidar, entitled Ithaca. From the press release: Set in ... Read More »

October 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Publishers upbeat heading into Frankfurt

By Steven W. Beattie

Every week, it seems, brings more news about the perils facing the publishing industry: the death of the book, office closures, and mass layoffs. However, according to the Guardian, publishers (from the U.K. at least) ... Read More »

October 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Dionne Brand to unveil 1,000 square foot mural dedicated to human rights

By Steven W. Beattie

Following closely upon the Poetry is Public is Poetry initiative that debuted in Toronto at the end of August, the city's poet laureate is set to unveil another piece of urban poetry, this time in ... Read More »

September 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Key Porter in crisis

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday afternoon, the staff of Key Porter Books were informed that the company would be drastically downscaling. According to a report in the National Post, 15 staffers were laid off, and a smaller, unspecified number ... Read More »

September 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Cough up some dough, Campbell!

By Scott MacDonald

D.C. Reid, a past president of both the Federation of B.C. Writers and the League of Canadian Poets, has taken B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell “ and, by extension, the province's librarians and publishers “ to ... Read More »

September 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Both Winters make Writers’ Trust shortlist

By Scott MacDonald

The Writers' Trust shortlists were announced at Toronto's Ben McNally Books this morning, and journalists everywhere have a great hook in that brother and sister team Michael and Kathleen Winter were both among the nominees ... Read More »

September 29, 2010 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Amazon finds a new way to promote Kindle titles

By Alina Seagal

This Tuesday, Amazon unveiled a Beta test of its new Kindle for the Web, an application allowing users to read and embed the first chapters of selected Kindle titles online. Accessible from Amazon's individual book ... Read More »

September 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Who will make the Journey Prize shortlist?

By Alina Seagal

Three Journey Prize finalists, chosen from a longlist of a dozen short stories collected in The Journey Prize Stories 22, will be announced on Wednesday by judges Pasha Malla, Joan Thomas, and Alissa York. Recognizing ... Read More »

September 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Pentagon celebrates Banned Books Week by destroying spy memoir

By Stuart Woods

Just in time for Banned Books Week comes news that the Pentagon has overseen the destruction of a book deemed to contain classified information about the war in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, The Washington Post ... Read More »

September 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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