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2015 RBC Taylor Prize longlist revealed

The longlist for the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, recognizing excellence in Canadian literary non-fiction, has been announced. A jury comprising arts executive Kevin Garland, editor and columnist Martin Levin, and 2013 Taylor Prize winner Andrew ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Hachette plans to sell books on twitter, Senate Torture Report to become book, and more

By Becky Robertson

Hachette Book Group to sell titles through twitter Melville House to publish CIA Torture Report as book Kobo data shows which ebooks readers don't finish Random House to change name of Lena Dunham's sexual assailant ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Newfoundland’s Heritage and History Book Awards winners announced

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the winners of the annual Heritage and History Book Awards at a ceremony at the Ship Pub in St. John's last night. The awards "acknowledge the important ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Second Story Press launches aboriginal writing contest

By Dory Cerny

Second Story Press celebrated its 25th anniversary on Dec. 5 with the announcement of a new writing contest geared to authors from the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. The press is seeking unpublished fiction ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Q&A: artist Cliff Eyland on his 5,000 paintings project at Halifax Central Library

By Erica Butler

When the Halifax Central Library opens its doors on Dec. 13, library-goers will have lots to see, including two walls filled with thousands of tiny paintings by Winnipeg-based artist Cliff Eyland. The paintings, 5,000 in ... Read More »

December 9, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Penguin Random House lays off warehouse workers, 12 new Harry Potter stories, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Penguin Random House lays off 286 warehouse workers in upstate New York J.K. Rowling is releasing 12 new Harry Potter stories between Dec. 12 and Christmas Day Malala audiobook nominated for a Grammy How Amazon's ... Read More »

December 9, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Patrick Modiano’s Nobel speech, Girl Online was ghost-written, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Patrick Modiano's Nobel Prize for Literature acceptance speech New record-breaking bestseller Girl Online was ghost-written On individuality and writing: "[T]he truth is, if you want to get paid as a writer, finding your own voice can be a ... Read More »

December 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Wilfrid Laurier University Press threatened with closure

By Julie Baldassi

Wilfrid Laurier University Press has been handed a recommendation to “phase out or minimize” from university administrators, according to a petition being circulated online. The petition states that the recommendations include “severe cuts to the ... Read More »

December 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Alan Bradley to release Flavia de Luce e-short

By Julie Baldassi

As volume one of Alan Bradley's bestselling Flavia de Luce books enters its 20th printing in the U.S., the Canadian author is releasing the first ebook short centred around the 11-year-old detective. On Tuesday, Bantam will release The ... Read More »

December 5, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Five designers pick their favourite covers of the year

By Becky Robertson

Five top designers choose the books that wowed them “Dark” is tricky to do on a cover, because it’s an inherently uninviting trait that tends to recede into the background on a shelf or a ... Read More »

December 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books of the Year

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