Margaret Atwood auctions character names for charity, train car converted to library, and more

Margaret Atwood among 17 authors auctioning character names for charity Hamilton, Ontario, train car converted to Larry Paikin Literary Express library Marvel adds more than 250 digital comics to Kobo catalogue HarperCollins launches behind-the-scenes podcast ... Read More »

October 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Andrew Wylie talks about the state of the publishing industry

By Julie Baldassi

Andrew Wylie has much to say about the book business, but it's not for the faint of heart. In his keynote address at the International Festival of Authors (and in the Q&A with CBC's Carol Off ... Read More »

October 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Rick Mercer to host the Giller, Emily Pohl-Weary’s new video series, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Rick Mercer will host the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala on Nov. 10 Toronto Public Library's e-writer in residence Emily Pohl-Weary talks to teens in a new video series The Common Core curriculum and the dearth of history ... Read More »

October 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Alzheimer’s researcher inspired by Burroughs’ drug cure, Vatican library digitizes ancient manuscripts, and more

By Becky Robertson

Alzheimer's researcher calls for clinical trials of William S. Burroughs' drug cure Vatican Apostolic Library gives free access to 4,000 newly digitized ancient manuscripts Vanity Fair profiles "most famous independent bookstore in the world" Classical ... Read More »

October 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Every Day is Malala Day distributed to students at Strong Girls conference

By Becky Robertson

Four hundred students participated in the Strong Girls, Strong World conference at Toronto's Central Technical School on Oct. 23. Each student received a copy of Every Day is Malala Day (Second Story Press), written by ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

David Cronenberg in conversation with Mark Kingwell

By Julie Baldassi

In what might have been a scene straight out of Videodrome, filmmaker and novelist David Cronenberg spoke to philosophy professor Mark Kingwell about sex and violence, the mind-body problem, and the influence of Toronto at a ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Quotables: international literary agent Andrew Wylie

By Sue Carter

Seventies party boy turned all-powerful literary agent Andrew Wylie is perhaps the most despised and admired player in international book publishing. Known by insiders as “the jackal,” Wylie’s ruthless tactics for atttracting clients are nearly as ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Listen Up Philip replicates the joyful experience of reading great literature

By Alexander Huls

Yes, Listen Up Philip features an insufferable author protagonist, but Alexander Huls argues that the film is as close to a literary experience as you'll ever witness on the big screen Frankly, Listen Up Philip ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Scotiabank Giller Prize names three celebrity presenters

By Julie Baldassi

Actors Kim Coates and Jessica Paré will join author and activist Naomi Klein as presenters for the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala, which will be held at the Ritz-Carleton Hotel in Toronto on Nov. 10. With less ... Read More »

October 23, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Joan Didion documentary in the works, Zoe Whittall on CanLit’s “lavender ceiling,” and more

By Julie Baldassi

CanLit's “lavender ceiling” and the difficulties of publishing contemporary lesbian stories for mainstream audiences The Bronx’s only major chain bookstore to close after “exhaustive conversations” with landlord Joan Didion's nephew, Griffin Dunne, reveals footage from his documentary ... Read More »

October 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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