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Honours stack up for JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith’s Sidewalk Flowers

It's been a banner week for Toronto author JonArno Lawson and illustrator Sydney Smith. Within hours of their book, Sidewalk Flowers, winning the Governor General's Literary Award in the illustrated book category on Oct. 27, ... Read More »

October 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Book Links: Sidewalk Flowers makes NYT best kids’ books list; a literal cartoon Franzen; Harvard gets its law in order

By Becky Robertson

Illustrated Jonathan Franzen teaches you how to act at a book reading. (Mashable) (He also read Stephen Colbert an anti-Amazon bedtime story last night.) The New York Times announces its Best Illustrated Childern’s Books of ... Read More »

October 29, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: George Orwell’s family is watching your wardrobe; a short film tribute to libraries

By Becky Robertson

George Orwell estate cracks down on the little guy, claims copyright violation against Nineteen Eight-four T-shirts. (TeleRead) President Obama says novels shaped his idea of citizenship, in second installment of interview with Marilynne Robinson. (The ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards. The English-language recipients, each taking home a $25,000 award, are as follows: Fiction (Judged by Tammy Armstrong, Robert ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Calgary WordFest

By Andrew Guilbert

Wordfest, which took place in Calgary from Oct. 13 to 18, celebrated its 20th anniversary with programming featuring more than 70 authors – such as Lawrence Hill, Anakana Schofield, Raziel Reid, Susin Nielsen, and Nino Ricci ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Ship Pub has been the crux of the arts scene in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for nearly 40 years. The famous Atlantic Canadian local, nestled in Solomon’s Lane between Water and Duckworth Streets, is situated ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Book Links: Shining hotel to become horror museum; Amazon’s penny books; celebrity trash

By Becky Robertson

Hotel that inspired the Overlook in Stephen King’s The Shining to house world’s first horror museum, archive, and production studio. (Electric Lit) The thrift booksellers that list recycled books on Amazon for a penny. (The ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award

By Becky Robertson

CODE, the literacy-promoting non-profit agency, has named Nunavut-based authors Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley winners of this year’s $12,000 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature. The husband-and-wife duo was recognized for their novel ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Tie Domi book tour to feature travelling personal museum

By Becky Robertson

To promote his forthcoming book, Shift Work, former NHL player Tie Domi is bringing a collection of memorabilia from his career – a 48-foot double-expandable trailer's worth – on a month-long Canadian book tour. Simon ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Jacqueline Hushion celebration of life ceremony confirmed

By Becky Robertson

A celebration of life ceremony has been confirmed for Jacqueline Hushion, the longtime executive director of external relations at the Canadian Publishers' Council and revered member of – and champion for –the Canadian books industry, ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: People

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