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Freedom to Read Week kicks off with coast-to-coast programming

Canada’s Freedom to Read week kicked off its 32nd annual celebrations on Feb. 21, with events including readings, talks, book clubs, and more hosted nationwide over the following week by the Book and Periodical Council. ... Read More »

February 23, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Koffler Centre’s awards for Canadian Jewish literature return

By Becky Robertson

The Koffler Centre for the Arts, the Toronto-based Jewish cultural organization, has re-launched its annual awards for Canadian Jewish literature, which took a hiatus last year for "re-framing" after the jury's hesitation to accept proposed ... Read More »

February 23, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Pickton’s smuggled memoir removed from Amazon; Iranian media increases bounty on Rushdie; Nebula Award nominees announced

By Becky Robertson

Amazon removes memoir by B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton that he allegedly smuggled out of prison. (BBC) Iranian media raise money to increase fatwa on Salman Rushdie. (The Guardian) Nebula Award nominees have been announced. ... Read More »

February 23, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Two Canadian titles honoured with American Indian Youth Literature Awards

By Becky Robertson

Two Canadian children's books have been honoured by the American Indian Library Association as recipients of its 2016 American Indian Youth Literature Awards. Richard Van Camp and Julie Flett's Little You, a 2013 board book ... Read More »

February 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Umberto Eco straddled the line between philosopher and entertainer

By Steven W. Beattie

Italian author Umberto Eco, who died Feb. 19 at the age of 84, was that rarest of creatures: a best-selling semiotician. Granted, it was his fiction, not his academic work, that brought him the greatest ... Read More »

February 22, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Book Links: Obama on Harper Lee; how Amazon evaded millions in taxes; Australia extends legal deposit to ebooks

By Becky Robertson

President Obama speaks to Harper Lee's legacy in Facebook post. (GalleyCat) Foreign-invested companies banned from publishing anything online in China. (Good E-Reader) How Luxembourg helped Amazon evade millions of dollars in taxes. (The Guardian) Australian ... Read More »

February 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Cover and excerpt released for Emma Donoghue’s The Wonder

By Becky Robertson

The cover has been released for the new novel by Room author Emma Donoghue. The Wonder, appearing from HarperCollins on Sept. 27, follows Anna, a young girl in 1850s rural Ireland, and Lib, the nurse ... Read More »

February 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Legendary American author Harper Lee dies at 89

By Steven W. Beattie

For more than 50 years, Pulitzer Prize winner Harper Lee insisted that she would be completely satisfied if she were to live her entire life with one single title, the classic 1960 novel To Kill ... Read More »

February 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Book Links: scientist socialize robots with books; more on the Kobo writedown; Ferrante novels lead to Naples boon

By Becky Robertson

Do publishers care about cultural value? Or just book sales? (The Conversation) Scientists are using stories to teach robots socialization. (Melville House) If you've ever hesitated before writing a scathing review of a self-published book, ... Read More »

February 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Back List: 39 years ago in Quill & Quire

By Conan Tobias

The Apple I computer was only six months old when the University of Waterloo library went digital. In its Feb. 15, 1977, issue, Quill & Quire reported that all books in the school's system would ... Read More »

February 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

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