The Orenda was the most-reviewed Canadian book of 2013

One of the interesting sidenotes to come out of this morning's CWILA report was its list of the top reviewed books in Canada. Joseph Boyden's The Orenda was by far the most popular book of ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

HBO developing Martyn Burke’s Cold War–era spy novel

By Julie Baldassi

A Cold War–era spy miniseries by Canadian author and filmmaker Martyn Burke is in development with HBO. Burke is slated to write the pilot, adapted from his 1984 title The Commissar's Report (Houghton Mifflin). The Commissar's Report tells the ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

CWILA’s 2013 count shows “dismal” gender gap in Canadian book reviews

By Sue Carter

Canadian Women in the Literary Arts, an organization advocating for gender parity in literary criticism, has released its 2013 count, and the results are not favourable for women authors and reviewers. The annual report – ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Woman claims Disney stole Frozen from her memoir, Slate takes on the sophomore slump, and more

By Sue Carter

Bill Cosby biographer Mark Whitaker on why he omitted sexual-assault allegations Woman sues Disney over claim that Frozen plot was stolen from her memoir Watch: Naomi Klein on Richard Branson's broken promises Slate and the ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: The Reading Line’s Amanda Lewis and Janet Joy Wilson

By Julie Baldassi

The Reading Line: Books, Bikes, and Food Along the Green Line is the joint passion project of two Random House of Canada staffers, Amanda Lewis and Janet Joy Wilson. On Oct. 4 in Toronto, the two ... Read More »

September 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Margaret Laurence’s “shack” for sale, “brilliant” book covers, and more

By Dory Cerny

Margaret Laurence's cottage on the market Sheryl Sandberg, comic-book hero Captain Underpants series tops list of banned books The makings ... Read More »

September 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Q&A: Vancouver Art/Book Fair founder Tracy Stefanucci

By Julie Baldassi

Next week, art-book creators from across Canada (including this writer) and abroad will arrive in Vancouver for Artists Book Week and the third annual Vancouver Art/Book Fair (Oct. 3–5). Taking its inspiration from international events like Printed ... Read More »

September 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Remembering Alistair MacLeod, Hamilton’s new literary prize, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Jane Urquhart, David Adams Richards, Steven Galloway and others to honour the late Alistair MacLeod at the Cabot Trail Writers Festival Hamilton Public Library, Bryan Prince Bookseller create new Short Works Prize Banff Mountain Book ... Read More »

September 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Playwright and actor Linda Griffiths dies at 60

By Steven W. Beattie

Linda Griffiths, actor, playwright, and staunch advocate for Canadian theatre, succumbed to breast cancer in Toronto over the weekend. She was 60 years old. Griffiths was best known for her 1980 one-woman play Maggie and ... Read More »

September 22, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Remembering Wayne Tefs 1947–2014

By Steven W. Beattie

Quillblog was deeply saddened to learn last week of the passing of Wayne Tefs, author, critic, and co-founder of the Winnipeg publishing house Turnstone Press. Reports in the media indicate only that Tefs, 67, died ... Read More »

September 22, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

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