Jewel Kats, Toronto children's author, disabilities advocate, and inspiration for Archie comics character Harper Lodge, has died. (CBC) Thousands protest in Hong Kong in response to missing publishers. (The Digital Reader) Penguin Random House still ... Read More »

RIP David Bowie: a look back at his favourite books, as revealed in 2013's Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition. (The Guardian) Swedish Academy releases list of runners-up for 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature. (Electric Literature) ... Read More »

Charlie Hebdo cover marks anniversary of fatal attack. (Entertainment Weekly) PEN International leads free speech organizations in rally for the "right to offend." (The Guardian) Neither a borrower nor a lender be: U.K. Royal Mint ... Read More »

Ten comic creators, including Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and Charles Burns, withdraw themselves from consideration for the Grand Prix d'Angouleme, protesting the absence of any women on the list of 30 nominees. (Comic Book Resources) DC ... Read More »

St. John's city council reverses earlier decision to cut arts grants by 50 per cent. (CBC) A fifth Hong Kong book publisher has gone missing. (Yahoo News) Adult colouring books aren't just a 2015 craze: ... Read More »