Book news

Fifty Shades of Grey continues sales domination

The public's appetite for vanilla BDSM/repurposed Twilight fan fiction appears to be insatiable. According to the Guardian, E.L. James is the first author to have three books sell more than 100,000 copies apiece in the ... Read More »

June 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Classic Newfoundland novel Hold Fast to become a film

By Katie Gowrie

The classic 1978 Newfoundland coming-of-age novel Hold Fast, written by Kevin Major, will make the jump from the page to screen next year in a film written by Rosemary House and directed by Justin Simms. ... Read More »

June 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

How a book burning party saved the Troy Public Library

By Natalie Samson

Apparently, threatening the public with a book burning is a good way to get people to do things for you. Here's more proof: Troy Library's Book Burning Party PR campaign actually got the good people ... Read More »

June 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book lovers band together to prevent book burning in Saskatchewan

By Natalie Samson

Shaunna Raycraft has found herself in quite the dilemma. In 2005, the resident of Pike Lake, Saskatchewan, took possession of her deceased neighbour's book collection, thereby saving more than 300,000 tomes from being incinerated. Now ... Read More »

June 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

New Life of Pi teaser trailer gives look at long-awaited film

By Katie Gowrie

A new teaser trailer released last week will have to tide fans over as they await the winter release of Ang Lee's film adaptation of Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize-winning novel, Life of Pi. The ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

James Moore overturns decision to end funding for Literary Press Group

By Sue Carter

It appears it will be business as usual for the Literary Press Group, which today received verbal notification that James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has overturned the decision to cut its funding. On June ... Read More »

June 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Munro, Auster among IFOA’s 2012 lineup

By Katie Gowrie

The International Festival of Authors, which takes place at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre from October 18âˆ’28, has announced its 2012 preliminary lineup. International headliners include Paul Auster, Michael Chabon, Chris Cleave, Junot DÃaz, Richard Ford, and ... Read More »

June 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

A Nation Plays Chopsticks by Mark Anthony Jarman, part 1

By Q&Q Staff

The following excerpt is sponsored content An outsider plays old-timer hockey in the wilds of New Brunswick Drive the night, driving out to old-timer hockey in January in New Brunswick, new fallen snow and a ... Read More »

June 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: introducing a flexible e-reader, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Chinese company Yitoa releases flexible e-reader Winners announced for 2012 Boston Globe-Horn Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature Study ... Read More »

June 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Ray Bradbury dies at 91

By Katie Gowrie

Ray Bradbury, a science fiction master and pioneer, died on June 5 at 91. He will be remembered as a man who elevated the genre out of the pulp fiction underground and offered it up ... Read More »

June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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