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Korean publisher recalls kids’ book over mom-eating poem, Macmillan and Hoopla offer audiobooks to libraries, and more

Korean publisher Chulganil recalls children's book over mom-eating poem Macmillan partners with Hoopla to offer audiobooks to public libraries Margaret Atwood named honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters U.K. book sales reflect ... Read More »

May 8, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A: Pow Pow Press editor Luc Bossé on translating comics and successful crowdfunding

By Rachel Richey

In November, Montreal French-language comics publisher Pow Pow Press initiated a Kickstarter campaign to fund the translation of its books to English. The crowdfunding campaign was a success, and the resulting first four titles will ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Humber and Holland colleges partner for P.E.I. kidlit workshop

By Monika Lemke

Toronto's Humber College and Charlottetown's Holland College are joining forces to present The Insider's Guide to Writing and Publishing for Young Readers, a workshop for aspiring and established kidlit authors. The workshop, led by former Penguin ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Emily St. John Mandel wins Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science-fiction

By Becky Robertson

Canadian novelist Emily St. John Mandel has been named winner of the U.K.'s Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science-fiction for her dystopian novel Station Eleven (HarperCollins Canada). The PEN–Faulkner Award–shortlisted and Baileys Women's Prize–longlisted (and ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Why typeface still matters, a look at Iceland’s annual book glut, and more

By Becky Robertson

Why typeface still matters in a digital age A look at Iceland's annual "tradition" of a Christmas Book Flood Forbes contributor Steve Denning asks if we need libraries Twitter: platform for short fiction? Rhapsody offers ... Read More »

May 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Superhero illustrator Darwyn Cooke draws on 1980s Toronto for his Revengeance series

By Carsten Knox

You can tell by the way Darwyn Cooke raves about the design elements of an old Toronto coffee shop that he spent his early creative career as a magazine art director. The Lite Bite Coffee ... Read More »

May 6, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, People

2015-2016 First Nation Communities Read shortlist announced

By Monika Lemke

Five books are contending to become this year's First Nation Communities Read community reading selection. The winner will receive the $5,000 Periodical Marketers of Canada Aboriginal Literature Award, which aims to "increase awareness of the ... Read More »

May 6, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Boyden, Wagamese among authors speaking at mental health event; Charlie Hebdo gets standing ovation at PEN gala; and more

By Becky Robertson

Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese to speak at event for Mental Health Week Charlie Hebdo editors get standing ovation at PEN gala despite boycott A tribute to Farley Mowat on the anniversary of his death ... Read More »

May 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Writers’ Trust of Canada names RBC Bronwen Wallace Award finalists

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the Writers' Trust of Canada's RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers have been announced. A part of the RBC Emerging Artists Project, the $5,000 prize, which alternates annually between poetry and ... Read More »

May 5, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Publishing today: Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay

By Dory Cerny

Owen Sound, Ontario, artist and author Elly MacKay caught our eye with her debut picture book, If You Hold a Seed (Running Press Kids/PGC) in 2013. Since then, MacKay has kept busy, releasing her second ... Read More »

May 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

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