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Awards: Three McGill-Queen’s University Press titles awarded Canada Prizes

The winners of the 2016 Canada Prizes, administered by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, have been announced. The awards recognize the best scholarly titles made possible with funding from the federation's Awards ... Read More »

April 11, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Events: April 11–17

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Blue Metropolis: Montreal’s international literary festival celebrates its 18th year, with 228 writers and performers taking the stage over the week-long event, including Joseph Boyden, Anakana Schofield, Carmen Aguirre, and Richard Blanco. Eleanor ... Read More »

April 11, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: director of Munro-based film named in Panama Papers; authors protest N.C. “bathroom bill”; writers wanted in Silicon Valley

By Becky Robertson

Pedro Almodóvar, director of Alice Munro–based film, cancels all press after being linked to Panama Papers. (Flavorwire) Authors protest North Carolina "bathroom bill," cancel reading events in the state. (Publishers Weekly) The next wave of ... Read More »

April 11, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Authors protest PEN festival’s Israeli backing; original Valley of the Dolls manuscript for sale; Harry Potter fans never grow up

By Becky Robertson

More than 100 renowned authors protest Israeli government sponsorship of PEN World Voices Festival. (Flavorwire) Original Valley of the Dolls manuscript goes to auction for the book's 50th anniversary. (Melville House) Australian Harry Potter event ... Read More »

April 8, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: libraries continue fair ebook pricing battle; Shakespeare First Folio discovered; Ian McKellen renegs on $1.4-million book deal

By Becky Robertson

Canadian libraries continue battle for fair ebook pricing with open letter to Big Five publishers. (Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing) Copy of Shakespeare's First Folio uncovered on Scottish island (ShortList) and the Royal ... Read More »

April 7, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Books Links: Lena Dunham launches Penguin Random House imprint; cheesy author portraits; Bologna gets underway

By Sue Carter

John Milton made of Stilton and other edible author portraits. (The Guardian) Literary Hub reveals the "Final Four of Fucking" in its Tournament of Literary Sex Writing. (Literary Hub) Vladimir Nabokov: the lepidopterist. (New Republic) ... Read More »

April 6, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Pages UnBound 2016 lineup features Mona Awad, Jacob Wren, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toronto festival Pages UnBound, with a goal of "blurring the boundaries between literature and the arts," has released the schedule for its May 5–May 8 event. Taking place at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall ... Read More »

April 5, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Awards: Groundwood Books wins Best Children’s Publisher of the Year prize at Bologna

By Becky Robertson

Toronto-based Groundwood Books was named best North American children's publisher of the year at the 2016 Bologna Children's Book Fair on April 4. "We're thrilled," says Groundwood president and publisher Sheila Berry. "We are able ... Read More »

April 5, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Book Links: YTV series proves Gordon Korman’s timelessness; library fines driving patrons away; Ian McEwan criticized for gender remarks

By Becky Robertson

New YTV series inspired by Gordon Korman's Macdonald Hall books shows his timelessness. (Hazlitt) Library fines are driving low-income patrons away. (The New York Times) Ian McEwan faces backlash after questionable remarks about gender. (The ... Read More »

April 5, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists for annual poetry awards

By Becky Robertson

The League of Canadian Poets has revealed the finalists for its series of annual poetry awards. The league also named Vancouver spoken word artist R.C. Weslowski the winner of its Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret ... Read More »

April 4, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Awards: Three McGill-Queen’s University Press titles awarded Canada Prizes

Events: April 11–17

Book Links: director of Munro-based film named in Panama Papers; authors protest N.C. “bathroom bill”; writers wanted in Silicon Valley

Book Links: Authors protest PEN festival’s Israeli backing; original Valley of the Dolls manuscript for sale; Harry Potter fans never grow up

Book Links: libraries continue fair ebook pricing battle; Shakespeare First Folio discovered; Ian McKellen renegs on $1.4-million book deal

Books Links: Lena Dunham launches Penguin Random House imprint; cheesy author portraits; Bologna gets underway

Pages UnBound 2016 lineup features Mona Awad, Jacob Wren, and more

Awards: Groundwood Books wins Best Children’s Publisher of the Year prize at Bologna

Book Links: YTV series proves Gordon Korman’s timelessness; library fines driving patrons away; Ian McEwan criticized for gender remarks

Awards: League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists for annual poetry awards

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