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Palme D’Or winner Jacques Audiard to direct Sisters Brothers adaptation

Jacques Audiard, the Palme D’Or–winning French filmmaker, is slated to direct the adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s 2011 novel, The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press). The project will be Audiard’s first English-language film, and will ... Read More »

August 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: No sex, please, we’re Duke students; the scandalous children’s books of Scandinavia; a no-star review for the Ikea catalogue

By Becky Robertson

Duke University students refuse to read Alison Bechdel’s acclaimed graphic novel, Fun Home, due to its “visual depictions of sexuality” (i.e., lesbians) (Publishing Perspectives). From now on, if you’re a child in Scotland, you’re getting ... Read More »

August 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Japanese book chain sticks it to online retailers, Moz’s novel out in September, Man Booker jurors announced

By Sue Carter

Japanese books retailer buys up Haruki Murakami essay stock (The Guardian) Big bonuses for beleaguered Barnes & Noble bosses (Publishers Weekly) Touring Tokyo's bookstores (Abe Books) No need for panic: Morrissey's debut novel out in ... Read More »

August 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Andre Alexis, Margaret Atwood among 2015 Toronto Book Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Toronto Book Award, honouring books evocative of the city, have been revealed. The shortlisted authors will perform readings from their respective titles at the Word on the Street festival at ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

National Post’s censorship of Atwood spurs media flurry

By Becky Robertson

Over the weekend, the National Post faced a whirlwind of attention and criticism – much if it involving puns about hair – from both traditional and social media after it removed a column by Margaret ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A: Charlie Angus on Children of the Broken Treaty

By Q&Q Staff

At the heart of Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada’s Lost Promise and One Girl’s Dream, by Timmins–James Bay Member of Parliament Charlie Angus, is Shannen Koostachin, a young activist from Attawapiskat First Nation who ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toronto-based Colborne Communications acquires Pubslush. Hugo Awards controversy ends in single award for Chinese author Liu Cixin. Scribd ends unlimited audiobook listening. Korean press Gimm-Young Publishers founder accused of embezzlement and mind control. New records ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

2014 Lane Anderson Award finalists revealed

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the Lane Anderson Award for best Canadian science book published in 2014 have been announced. Titles are judged by relevance to science in the modern world and the author's ability to make ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

By Becky Robertson

New York Times to change children's bestseller lists. Simon & Schuster partners with Hotels.com to give free ebooks to travelers. Kamal Al-Solaylee, Merrily Weisbord, and Michael Harris to judge 2015 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize. German ... Read More »

August 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Books that grow into trees and can filter water, literary Australian Happy Meals cause parental outcry, and more

By Becky Robertson

Argentinian publisher Pequeno Editor manufactures a book that grows into a tree and U.S. scientists create books that can filter water. Parents condemn McDonald's Australia for including books with Happy Meals. Dutch review of books ... Read More »

August 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Palme D’Or winner Jacques Audiard to direct Sisters Brothers adaptation

Book Links: No sex, please, we’re Duke students; the scandalous children’s books of Scandinavia; a no-star review for the Ikea catalogue

Japanese book chain sticks it to online retailers, Moz’s novel out in September, Man Booker jurors announced

Andre Alexis, Margaret Atwood among 2015 Toronto Book Award finalists

National Post’s censorship of Atwood spurs media flurry

Q&A: Charlie Angus on Children of the Broken Treaty

Pubslush acquired by Canadian publishing services company, Chinese sci-fi wins sole Hugo award, and more

2014 Lane Anderson Award finalists revealed

NYT restructures children’s bestseller lists, S&S offers free ebooks at select U.S. hotels, and more

Books that grow into trees and can filter water, literary Australian Happy Meals cause parental outcry, and more

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