Princeton to keep Toni Morrison papers, Waub Rice on aboriginal storytelling, and more

Toni Morrison's papers, including manuscript for posthumous novel, find new home at Princeton Waub Rice discusses aboriginal storytelling Wattpad book slated for film adaptation for first time in platform's history Penguin Classics to publish pocketbook ... Read More »

October 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Last Word: John Metcalf on the importance of Canadian short fiction

By John Metcalf

A single-volume tasting menu of short-fiction writers will introduce readers to some of the most important voices in Canadian literature, writes John Metcalf Short stories have for years been considered a minor form, despite the ... Read More »

October 17, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

Chronicle publishes Ian Curtis’s personal writing, Amazon hires 80,000 temps, and more

By Sue Carter

U.K. postal service celebrates Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize win with special postmark Amazon hiring 80,000 temp workers for holiday season U.S. publishers and agents react to Amazon's pop-up shops Chronicle Books publishes the personal notebooks ... Read More »

October 17, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Charlotte Gray wins 2014 Toronto Book Award

By Becky Robertson

Charlotte Gray is the winner of the 40th annual Toronto Book Awards for her non-fiction work, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country. Gray received the $10,000 prize ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

McSweeney’s publishing goes non-profit

By Becky Robertson

Dave Eggers' San Francisco−based publishing house, McSweeney's, is slated to become a non-profit organization within the next year, joining the list of the author's other non-profit initiatives: 826, ScholarMatch, and Voice of Witness. Eggers told ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Quebec Writers’ Federation releases literary award shortlists

By Dory Cerny

The Quebec Writers' Federation has revealed the shortlists for the 2014 QWF Literary Awards, which will be handed out at a gala in Montreal on Nov. 18. The theme of the event, to be hosted ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Elena Ferrante and author identity, reviewing writing apps, and more

By Julie Baldassi

With Anglophone interest in Elena Ferrante growing, should the Italian author reveal her identity? Slate: "The fiction-writing app is a curious creature, because it can only sell creativity by downgrading it." The New York Public Library ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Canada’s Self-Publishing Awards shortlists announced

By Becky Robertson

Finalists for the first self-publishing awards in Canada, the Blurb Inc. Creation of Stories: Canada's Self-Publishing Awards, were revealed today. Six authors in each of three categories− adult, young adult, and books for children− were chosen ... Read More »

October 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

OLA announces Forest of Reading nominations

By Dory Cerny

The Ontario Library Association has announced the books selected for this year's Forest of Reading program, which sees more than 250,000 children participate annually via registered school and public libraries. The nine categories include three ... Read More »

October 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing, Libraries