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Truth be told: Canadian writers discuss David Rakoff’s influence

When David Rakoff died of cancer last August at the age of 47, he left behind a legacy as one of the most gifted and influential essayists of his time “ and a newly finished ... Read More »

July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

Guest opinion: CWILA, gender imbalance and the tracking of silence

By Erin Wunker

There is a revolution underway in Canadian literary culture, and it starts with women and numbers. Numbers matter. Specifically, numbers matter when attempting to account for the literary culture of reviewing. Whose books get reviewed? ... Read More »

July 8, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture, Opinion

Summer reading for kids

By Maria Siassina

Looking for books to keep the kids entertained this summer? Here are six recent ... Read More »

July 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

Photos: Kathy Kacer’s Sardinian school visits

By Sue Carter

Toronto author Kathy Kacer is best known for writing children's historical fiction and non-fiction focused on the Holocaust. In October, Kacer co-edited We Are Their Voice: Young People Respond to the Holocaust (Second Story Press), ... Read More »

July 2, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

Experience the Great Canadian Publishing Tour

By Julie Baldassi

It may seem like a scary time to contemplate a career in publishing, but that hasn't stopped freelance editor Erinne Sevigny, who is enrolled in Humber College's creative book publishing program this summer. On her ... Read More »

April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

After dominating the poetry awards, Toronto’s BookThug finds itself at a crossroads

By Sean Flinn

Every independent publisher hopes for that pivotal moment when it all turns around, when it all turns big time. For Toronto's BookThug, the moment came last fall, when the small press claimed three of the ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book culture

The gospel according to Dan Brown

By Nathan Whitlock

New York Times columnist Ross Douhat (who does not look at all like David Brent ... well, maybe just a little) believes that Dan Brown's novels are successful not just because the books are cheesy ... Read More »

May 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book culture, Opinion

Time to retire Catcher in the Rye?

By Scott MacDonald

There's an internet debate a'brewin' over the merits of that perennial high school syllabus placeholder The Catcher in the Rye. Over at Good Magazine, Anne Trubek makes an impassioned plea to replace it with something ... Read More »

August 27, 2008 | Filed under: Book culture

Best book ads ever?

By Sara Forsyth

Quillblog recently stumbled across a New York Times slide show of book advertisements from their so-called "Golden Age," 1962-1973. Why those dates? The books - and the ads for them - were terrific: fresh, pushy, ... Read More »

August 5, 2008 | Filed under: Book culture

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