Judging a book by its cover: Anne of Green Gables

Everyone, it seems, wants to get in on the enduring appeal of L.M. Montgomery's classic stories about feisty red-haired Anne Shirley, with new box sets hitting the shelves in the coming months from no fewer ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Kobo introduces waterproof e-reader

By Dory Cerny

At Kobo's pool-party event held last night in Toronto (complete with synchronized swimmers), the company made a splash with its announcement that it will be releasing a waterproof e-reader Oct. 1. The Kobo Aura H2O ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Doris Lessing’s final gift, Robin Williams biography in the works, and more

By Dory Cerny

Doris Lessing bequeaths 3,000 books to Zimbabwe libraries Quebec education minister apologizes for saying school libraries have enough books NYT reporter ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

14 lit-inspired films to watch for at TIFF 2014

By Julie Baldassi

This Sunday, the box office opens for nearly 400 films set to screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place on Sept. 4–14. From author biopics to novel adaptations, this year’s festival is ... Read More »

August 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Kendrick Lamar, the “James Joyce of hip-hop,” researching for fiction, and more

By Julie Baldassi

English prof is adding Kendrick Lamar, the “James Joyce of hip-hop,” to syllabus YA author Sylvia McNicoll on research in fiction Mary ... Read More »

August 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Books in translation take off in the U.K.; can they do the same in Canada?

By Steven W. Beattie

Two of the year's biggest bestsellers thus far have something in common – something that may come as a surprise to those who haven't really considered it. At first blush, Thomas Piketty's Capital in the ... Read More »

August 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Holocaust survivors pen open letter denouncing Elie Wiesel’s “abuse of … history”

By Steven W. Beattie

Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is also the author of dozens of books, the best-known of which is his 1955 memoir Night, about his experiences as a teenager in a Nazi concentration ... Read More »

August 25, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Sean Micallef talks brunch, CBC Poetry Prize longlist announced, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

The Puritan talks to Sean Micallef about the trouble with brunch (or, if you prefer, The Trouble with Brunch) Should indie writers have their work professionally edited? (Spoiler: yes) Los Angeles Review of Books on ... Read More »

August 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: AGO curator Andrew Hunter on Alex Colville’s literary connections

By Sue Carter

The Art Gallery of Ontario's masterful retrospective exhibition of Alex Colville's paintings may surprise visitors with its literary undertones. The exhibition features all of Colville's most iconic works, including "Horse and Train" (1953) and "To ... Read More »

August 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Sherman Alexie on movie producing, the popularity of time-travel fiction, and more

By Sue Carter

Sherman Alexie produces film based on James Welch’s Winter in the Blood Back to the future: the rise of contemporary time-travel fiction Will Self on the process of writing a novel that's "Jaws without the ... Read More »

August 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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