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Self Publishing 2.0

Who needs agents or publishers to market your novel when you can do it all yourself? Canadian author and book designer Andrew Smith, whose previous works have been published by Ten Speed Press and McClelland ... Read More »

October 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Echlin, Michaels among Giller picks

By Scott MacDonald

The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced this morning, and it included a mix of "sure bets" and surprise nods. The biggest surprise, however, was the omission of Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood ... Read More »

October 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Marketing 101: DIY isn’t just for home renos anymore

By Steven W. Beattie

Marketing books has always been tricky, but it's become even more so in the hyper-connected Web 2.0 world. And with atrophying review space and publishers' limited marketing budgets, authors can't rely on getting coverage in ... Read More »

October 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Margaret Atwood on friendship, Stephen King in Toronto, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Margaret Atwood, who recently reviewed the novel of a close friend, reflects on weighing truth against friendship Introducing the vook, Simon & Schuster's cleverly named hybrid of an e-book ... Read More »

October 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Henighan responds to Rabinovitch responding to Richler responding to Glendinning

By Nathan Whitlock

First Victoria Glendinning, one of this year's Giller judges, weighed in on what she saw as some of the limitations of Canadian literature (too many grants, too many cottage settings, too many "flashbacks to Granny's ... Read More »

September 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

2018: the year of total digital takeover?

By Alison Potstra

The end is nigh ... In a survey of 840 international industry experts conducted by the Frankfurt Book Fair, nearly half said that by 2018, digital sales will overtake those of conventionally published books. According ... Read More »

September 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Yann Martel in orbit

By Stuart Woods

It's been a good year for Canadian authors when it comes to outer space. This summer, when astronauts Julie Payette and Robert Thirsk visited the International Space Station, they took with them copies of space-themed books ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Eighty-foot flying furry dragon to help Toronto indie bookstores

By Alison Potstra

Written on the pages is the answer to our neverending story ... With the closing of Pages Bookstore, Ballenford Books, the Danforth location of TYPE Books, and David Mirvish Books, it would seem as though ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: J.K. Rowling tweets, Dr. Seuss raps, and Charles Dickens fights pirates

By Alison Potstra

Bookish links from around the Web: Douglas Coupland really wants you to name his new Toronto park, and Scott Feschuk wants you to name his dog J.K. Rowling is now on Twitter, The Huffington Post reports, ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Memoirs of a Hockey Mom: or, how Sarah Palin penned a memoir in a real hurry

By Alison Potstra

Just in time for Christmas the upcoming holiday shopping season, one of the most baffling interesting figures in American politics has penned a tell-all memoir, the L.A. Times reports. Ex-governor Sarah Palin's 400-page tome, titled Going Rogue: An ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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