Edgar Allan Poe statue erected in Boston, Nicholas Sparks faces lawsuit, and more

City of Boston unveils Edgar Allan Poe monument Nicholas Sparks faces discrimination lawsuit just in time for release of Best of Me film adaptation Nobel Prize in Literature favourite Haruki Murakami publishes new story in ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Heather O’Neill, Miriam Toews among six Giller Prize finalists

By Sue Carter

Big publishers dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist, announced this morning at Toronto's Soho House. The six finalists, as selected by jurors Shauna Singh Baldwin, Justin Cartwright, and Francine Prose, are split evenly between ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Jennifer McLagan’s new cookbook is bitter, sweet

By Sue Carter

It was a grapefruit that set Jennifer McLagan on the path to her new cookbook, Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes (HarperCollins Canada). “When was the last time you saw ... Read More »

October 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Pan Am Games and Studio 180 Theatre pay tribute to David Rakoff

By Sue Carter

Toronto's Studio 180 Theatre is working on a musical adaptation of David Rakoff’s posthumous novel in verse, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Cherish, Perish, to take place in July 2015 as part of Panamania, the Pan Am ... Read More »

October 3, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Gillian Flynn on date nights with Gone Girl, how books enter popular discussion, and more

By Sue Carter

Why do certain books become popular subjects of discussion? Tao Lin responds to accusations of plagiarism and abuse Gillian Flynn calls Gone Girl "the date movie to end all dates" Marlon James' 704-page A Brief ... Read More »

October 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Margaret MacMillan to receive $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Sue Carter

Historian and author Margaret MacMillan has been selected as this year's Harbourfront Festival Prize recipient. The award is presented annually to an individual based their body of published work and "contributions to fostering the next ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

On Oct. 6, the Scotiabank Giller Prize will announce its shortlist. While we ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Calgary’s stunning new library design, Authors Guild’s meeting with the DOJ, and more

By Sue Carter

Alison Bechdel announces forthcoming graphic-novel memoir focusing on her obsession with fitness New James Bond novel to be adapted from unpublished Ian Fleming story Calgary reveals designs for its ambitious $254 million library Authors Guild ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: Patricia Storms, IBBY Canada illustrator-in-residence

By Dory Cerny

Throughout October (which happens to be Canadian Library Month), children’s book author and illustrator Patricia Storms will be conducting a series of workshops with the Toronto Public Library as IBBY Canada’s Joanne Fitzgerald illustrator-in-residence. The ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize finalists revealed

By Sue Carter

The finalists for the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize were announced this morning at an event at Ben McNally Books in Toronto. Jurors Craig Davidson, Saleema Nawaz, and Q&Q review editor Steven W. Beattie ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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