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New Anne of Green Gables series to stream on Netflix

CBC-TV's forthcoming eight-part adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has been picked up by Netflix for global streaming in 2017. Titled Anne‚ the series will update the novel's story to focus on contemporary issues ... Read More »

August 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Deals, Industry news

Glad Day Bookshop reveals new address

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Glad Day Bookshop has announced it will relocate to 499 Church Street in the Church-Wellesley Village, following news that the store was crowdsourcing to fund a move from the second-floor Yonge Street location it has occupied since ... Read More »

July 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Industry news

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Union of Canada, in conjunction with the inaugural Canadian Writers' Summit, has launched a new campaign to stress the importance of writers to society. TWUC is encouraging all members of both the Canadian publishing industry and ... Read More »

June 2, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Digital publishing and technology, Events, Industry news

Chester Brown went to church to launch a new graphic novel reinterpreting the role of prostitution in the Bible

By Conan Tobias

The Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields is a brick structure located to the east of Toronto’s Little Italy. The original architecture of its current building dates back to 1865, though various renovations and reconstructions have left ... Read More »

May 25, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Federal budget to double Canada Council investment and increase arts funding

By Becky Robertson

The Liberal government has stayed true to its promise to increase support for the arts and culture sector with the release of its first budget. Overall funding will increase to $1.9 billion over five years ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news

Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi issues poetry challenge to cities

By Becky Robertson

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is challenging his counterparts across the country to open a council meeting in March or April with a reading by a poet. The annual Mayor's Poetry City Challenge commemorates UNESCO's ... Read More »

February 10, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news, People

Mohamed Fahmy memoir to be adapted for film

By Conan Tobias

The Marriott Cell, journalist Mohamed Fahmy's upcoming memoir of his 400-day imprisonment in Egypt's Scorpion prison, will be developed into a feature film. Fahmy, an Al-Jazeera English bureau chief, and two of his colleagues – ... Read More »

February 3, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news

Indigo reports strong Q3 results

By Conan Tobias

On Feb. 2, Indigo Books & Music reported its ninth consecutive quarter of growth. The book and gift retailer saw revenue increase by 12.9 per cent during its Q3, ended Dec. 26, 2015. Revenue across ... Read More »

February 3, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news

Q&A: Pedlar Press founder Beth Follett on her mission to become a “publisher of excellence”

By Sue Carter

It was a stunning CanLit upset last June when Kate Cayley’s debut story collection, How You Were Born, beat Margaret Atwood, Dionne Brand, and Thomas King, among others, for the $20,000 Ontario Trillium Book Award. ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news, People

New home for Ontario Arts Council

By Conan Tobias

The Ontario Arts Council is moving down the street, after 52 years at its current 151 Bloor St. W. location. Effective Jan. 4, the agency’s new address will be: 121 Bloor St. E., 7th Floor ... Read More »

November 23, 2015 | Filed under: Address changes, Industry news

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New Anne of Green Gables series to stream on Netflix

Glad Day Bookshop reveals new address

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

Chester Brown went to church to launch a new graphic novel reinterpreting the role of prostitution in the Bible

Federal budget to double Canada Council investment and increase arts funding

Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi issues poetry challenge to cities

Mohamed Fahmy memoir to be adapted for film

Indigo reports strong Q3 results

Q&A: Pedlar Press founder Beth Follett on her mission to become a “publisher of excellence”

New home for Ontario Arts Council

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