Book news

Book links round-up: a bid for Borders, a new Harper Lee doc, and more

Has there been a bid for Borders? Celebrities make appearances in the new Harper Lee documentary, but the reclusive writer doesn't French publishers sue Google for scanning books without permission Walk this way toward a ... Read More »

May 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Miriam Toews receives Order of Manitoba

By Sue Carter

Steinbach, Manitoba“born Miriam Toews, author of the Governor General's Literary Award“winning A Complicated Kindness and the newly released Irma Voth, is one of 12 people receiving the Order of Manitoba this year. Presented by lieutenant-governor ... Read More »

May 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Hilary Weston teams up with Writers’ Trust to create Canada’s richest non-fiction prize

By Stuart Woods

The Writers' Trust of Canada has found a new sponsor for its non-fiction prize, giving a big financial boost “ and adding a dash of celebrity “ to the annual award. The Writers' Trust announced ... Read More »

May 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: Sarah Palin is not one of the Common people, Random House U.K. signs to agency model, and more

By Sue Carter

Sarah Palin creates outrage over the White House inviting rapper Common to its Evening of Poetry Random House U.K. signs to agency model, with over 6,000 titles to appear in the iBookstore E-bookseller iFlow shuts ... Read More »

May 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: publishers become sellers, John Cleese pays for divorce with memoir, and more

By Q&Q Staff

Is Amazon forcing publishers to become booksellers? John Cleese is writing a memoir to pay for his divorce The Men Who Stare at Goats author Jon Ronson delves into the world of the psychopath Three ... Read More »

May 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Brooklyn author opens bookstore to sell his own book

By Steven W. Beattie

There's a new bookstore in New York City, but you won't find the latest releases from Jonathan Franzen or Jodi Picoult there. In fact, Andrew Kessler's store, Ed's Martian Book, stocks only one title: Kessler's ... Read More »

May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Drawn & Quarterly, Koyama Press recognized at Doug Wright Awards

By Natalie Samson

The seventh annual Doug Wright Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels, were handed out at a ceremony in Toronto on Saturday evening in conjunction with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. ... Read More »

May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: credit crunch blues, and more

By Natalie Samson

Publishers put the squeeze on indie booksellers as credit crunch escalates An insider's guide to rare book fairs -- now in plain English! Mr. Tickle and Little Miss Sunshine get the Google treatment in honour ... Read More »

May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Toronto Comic Arts Festival

By Sue Carter

Thousands of comics fans crowded into the Toronto Reference Library last weekend for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. I remember when it was 100 people in a parking lot, said one attendee, navigating through the ... Read More »

May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Word on the Street Halifax is on a boat

By Sue Carter

Word on the Street Halifax is moving closer to the ocean this year, with plans to host readings along its popular waterfront and on boats, including Theodore Tugboat and the CSS Acadia. WOTS Halifax will ... Read More »

May 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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