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Watch the first two days of Canada Reads, Owen Laukkanen on his writing career, and more

In case you missed it: day one and two of Canada Reads Vancouver author Owen Laukkanen talks to Litreactor about his writing career U.S. Poet Kenneth Goldsmith met with outrage after performing Michael Brown's autopsy ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

IBBY announces 2015 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities

By Dory Cerny

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the 50 titles comprising its biennial list of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. The titles selected for 2015 will be featured in ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Libraries

Seth gets animated at Hot Docs film festival

By Sue Carter

Canadian cartoonist Seth will make a big-screen appearance at this year's Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. Directed by Luc Chamberland and produced by the NFB, Seth’s Dominion combines documentary footage with animated vignettes from some ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Second annual Reading Town Canada slated for Charlottetown and Calgary

By Becky Robertson

The National Reading Campaign has announced that the second annual Reading Town Canada will be held in Charlottetown, P.E.I., in partnership with the P.E.I. Literary Alliance and the Confederation Centre Public Library, and in Calgary, ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing, Events, Industry news

Sheila Barry talks children’s publishing, honouring St. Patrick’s Day with Heaney and Joyce, and more

By Becky Robertson

Groundwood publisher Sheila Barry on the difficulties of children's publishing Happy St. Patrick's Day: a list of Seamus Heaney's best poems and 17 words James Joyce invented Nigerian-Canadian NFL player Israel Idonije on his new ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Northern chills: authors pick their essential Canadian horror reads

By Q&Q Staff

Don't be afraid: eight authors and experts recommend their essential Canadian horror titles. Gemma Files AUTHOR, THE HEXSLINGER SERIES AND MORE Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Bloodshift (Tor) Anne Hébert, Children of the Black Sabbath (Crown Publishers) Margaret ... Read More »

March 16, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Rich Terfry to release wicked and weird memoir

By Sue Carter

This year is proving to be rich with musician memoirs, thanks to Kim Gordon, Carrie Brownstein, and Chrissie Hynde, among others. Now Canada's own Buck 65 (a.k.a. Rich Terfry) is joining the band with Wicked ... Read More »

March 16, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Steve Paikin wins Speaker’s Book Award

By Becky Robertson

TVO host and journalist Steve Paikin was announced the winner of the 2014 Speaker's Book Award for Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half Century of Ontario Leaders (Dundurn Press) at a ceremony ... Read More »

March 16, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Atwood and others remember Terry Pratchett, companion book to Cobain documentary slated for April, and more

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood and other writers remember science-fiction author Terry Pratchett Companion book to Kurt Cobain documentary to appear next month Watch the Canada Reads book trailers The Tokyo Chuo Metropolitan Library's efforts to restore books ... Read More »

March 16, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Northern chills: a conversation with cult horror author Tony Burgess

By Steven W. Beattie

"I kind of understand a lot of what goes on in deviant minds,” says Tony Burgess casually. “Broken minds, antisocial minds, psychopathic minds, outsider minds. It’s something I’m drawn to, because I probably have one.” ... Read More »

March 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

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