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Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones take on Howard the Duck

Well before the stinker 1986 movie Howard the Duck (and its perennial appearances on "worst movies ever" lists), the private-investigator fowl was a subversive Marvel comics character, with his first appearance going back to 1973. Originally ... Read More »

November 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Gary Bass wins 2014 Cundill Prize in Historical Literature

By Becky Robertson

Gary Bass is the recipient of the seventh annual Cundill Prize in Historical Literature for The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Knopf). McGill University chancellor Michael Meighen and McGill dean of arts ... Read More »

November 21, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Winnie the Pooh’s dubious sexuality, Barbie to become engineer without Brian’s help, and more

By Sue Carter

Winnie the Pooh dismissed as face of Polish playground because of “dubious sexuality” Popularity of Arabic YA fiction has publishers navigating cultural taboos Florida student saved from gunshot by books in his knapsack Daniel Handler ... Read More »

November 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Inaugural edition of Inspire! book fair a mixed bag

By Steven W. Beattie

Expectations were high heading into the inaugural iteration of Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, as were anxieties. Initially intended as a combination trade fair and consumer event, the fair morphed into a consumer showcase, attracting ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Wab Kinew to host Canada Reads 2015

By Becky Robertson

CBC Books announced on Wednesday that Wab Kinew, the winning defender of Joseph Boyden's novel The Orenda at this year's Canada Reads, will be hosting the battle of the books in 2015, to take place ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Events, People

New U.S. edition of Book of Negroes reverting to original title, thanks to TV miniseries

By Sue Carter

When Toronto filmmaker Clement Virgo first heard about Lawrence Hill's 2007 novel The Book of Negroes, he had no desire to read the book. "I had a personal aversion to the title," he confessed at ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Ursula K Le Guin honoured at the National Book Awards, Art Metropole celebrates 40 years, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Renowned science-fiction and fantasy author Ursula K Le Guin honoured with National Book Awards' Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Toronto art-book hub Art Metropole turns 40 Study finds that middle-grade students read 10 times ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Sean Michaels among Quebec Writers’ Federation Award winners

By Becky Robertson

The Quebec Writers' Federation announced the winners of its 16th annual literary awards at a gala at Montreal's Corona Theatre Tuesday night. The awards intend to honour the best English-language writers from Quebec with a ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Jonathan Franzen’s new novel to publish with Doubleday Canada’s Bond Street Books

By Julie Baldassi

Doubleday Canada is set to release Jonathan Franzen's latest novel under its Bond Street Books imprint next September, marking a new Canadian publisher for the American author. Franzen's previous novel, Freedom, was released by HarperCollins Canada ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Deals

How to time book promo on social media, 75 reasons to love Atwood, and more

By Becky Robertson

Infographic: timing online book promotion for optimal effect Bookriot's 75 reasons to love Margaret Atwood Penguin's re-launch of Pelican Books imprint to focus on digital Italian artist Matteo Pericoli renders views from renowned writers' windows ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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