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Novelist stops reviewing because of rampant misogyny in crime fiction: UPDATED

Novelist Clive Barker once called horror fiction the last refuge of the chauvinist. Jessica Mann might beg to differ. The British novelist, who also reviews crime fiction for the Literary Review, says that she has ... Read More »

October 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Public Library Workers Union given legal strike deadline

By Alison Potstra

After nearly two weeks of silence surrounding negotiations between the Toronto Public Library and the Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU), it was announced today that the Ontario Ministry of Labour has granted the TPLWU ... Read More »

October 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

Orhan Pamuk and the IFOA audience revolt

By Nathan Whitlock

Orhan Pamuk seems to cause a bit of a stir wherever he goes. The Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist is perhaps best-known on these shores for his legal battles with the Turkish government over remarks he ... Read More »

October 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The 10 best Atlantic Canadian books of all time

By Stuart Woods

Halifax's Nimbus Publishing has just released Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books, a compendium of the best East Coast books of all time. The comprehensive list should function as a good conversation-starter, though as with many ... Read More »

October 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: The Tao of Wu, zombie hunter S. Thompson, and St. Anne of Green Gables

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: Following in the footsteps of Kanye West and 50 Cent, NPR reports that The Wu-Tang Clan's Robert F. Diggs (aka The RZA) is the latest rap artist to pen ... Read More »

October 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Level 26: CSI creator’s new “digi-novel”

By Alison Potstra

As if creating the CSI juggernaut wasn't enough, Anthony Zuiker has now cooked up the concept for the first "digi-novel," an innovative blend of novel, movie, and interactive website. The blood-and-guts-soaked murder mystery Level 26: Dark Origins, ... Read More »

October 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Paul Quarrington wins Matt Cohen Award

By Steven W. Beattie

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced that this year's recipient of the Matt Cohen Award is Paul Quarrington. The $20,000 award is given to a writer who has amassed a distinguished body of work. ... Read More »

October 19, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Christian group upset with R. Crumb’s illustrated Book of Genesis

By Steven W. Beattie

Really? Who could possibly have seen that coming? R. Crumb “ most famous for the comic Fritz the Cat “ has released an illustrated version of the Bible's first book, complete with sexually explicit images ... Read More »

October 19, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Nicole Winstanley named publisher of Penguin Canada among other promotions

By Stuart Woods

Earlier this week, it was announced that David Davidar, president and publisher of Penguin Canada, had been named CEO of Penguin International, a new division aimed at fostering business in emerging markets around the world. ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Google Editions, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Google announces that its online e-book service, known as Google Editions, will launch sometime in the first half of 2010. According to a report on CNET, Google will take ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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