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Women writers dominate bpNichol Chapbook Award shortlist

The Meet the Presses collective has revealed the finalists for this year's bpNichol Chapbook Award, which presents $4,000 annually to the author – and $500 to the publisher – of an exceptional poetry chapbook released ... Read More »

October 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Erasure popularity booming in Trump era; professors now embracing Wikipedia?

By Becky Robertson

Why the Trump era has been so conducive to the recent popularity of erasure poetry. (New Republic) How some professors are embracing students who use Wikipedia for their writing. (EdSurge) The University of New Hampshire ... Read More »

October 23, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Literary event listings, Oct. 23–29, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 Anne McDonald & Gail Bowen: First speakers in St. Peter’s College's 2017/2018 Writer Series.  Lillian H. Smith Library,  239 College St., Toronto. 7 p.m. Free GGBooks @ IFOA: The authors shortlisted for ... Read More »

October 23, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Andrea Lynn Beck’s Good Morning, Canada selected for TD Grade One Book Giveaway

By Becky Robertson

Good Morning, Canada, the latest picture book by Toronto-based children's author and illustrator Andrea Lynn Beck, has been selected by TD for its annual Grade One Book Giveaway, the largest free-book distribution program to kids in ... Read More »

October 19, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: George Saunders wins Man Booker; J.K. Rowling is Europe’s highest-paid celebrity

By Becky Robertson

U.S. author George Saunders wins the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo. (BBC) Mystery of missing books at New Zealand library is solved. (Atlas Obscura) Florida school district orders sweeping book ban ... Read More »

October 19, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Heather O’Neill, Kathleen Winter among 2017 QWF Literary Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Quebec Writers' Federation has named the finalists and juries for its annual literary awards, recognizing excellent English-language literature from the province's authors and publishers in six categories: Children's/YA (judged by Catherine Austen, Lisa Doucet, and ... Read More »

October 18, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Children’s Book Links: Dysptopian YA is out and teen suicide stories are in; will there be a sequel to Eleanor & Park?

By Shanda Deziel

Rainbow Rowell wrote an outline for an Eleanor & Park sequel. But will she actually write the book? (Refinery 29) Criticism of the upcoming dystopian YA novel American Heart, which features Muslim characters, causes Kirkus to withdraw ... Read More »

October 18, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Gord Downie, songwriter, author, dies at 53

By Conan Tobias

Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman and Canadian icon, died at his home on the night of Oct. 17, according to a statement released by his family on the band's website. He was 53. Last May, ... Read More »

October 18, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Council introduces translation initiative for Frankfurt 2020

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced a new three-year funding initiative to support the translation of Canadian literary and non-literary works into German, in conjunction with the 2020 edition of the Frankfurt Book ... Read More »

October 17, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news

Book Links: Nancy Drew reboot revived; Garfield’s Jim Davis joins the Marvel universe

By Becky Robertson

Cancelled proposed Nancy Drew reboot gets revived. (Variety) Garfield creator Jim Davis on board for new Marvel project. (Movieweb) Gord Downie's Secret Path concert to premiere on anniversary of Charlie Wenjack's death. (CBC) The Guardian names Arsenal ... Read More »

October 17, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Women writers dominate bpNichol Chapbook Award shortlist

Book Links: Erasure popularity booming in Trump era; professors now embracing Wikipedia?

Literary event listings, Oct. 23–29, 2017

Andrea Lynn Beck’s Good Morning, Canada selected for TD Grade One Book Giveaway

Book Links: George Saunders wins Man Booker; J.K. Rowling is Europe’s highest-paid celebrity

Heather O’Neill, Kathleen Winter among 2017 QWF Literary Award finalists

Children’s Book Links: Dysptopian YA is out and teen suicide stories are in; will there be a sequel to Eleanor & Park?

Gord Downie, songwriter, author, dies at 53

Canada Council introduces translation initiative for Frankfurt 2020

Book Links: Nancy Drew reboot revived; Garfield’s Jim Davis joins the Marvel universe

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