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Chipotle’s cup campaign stirs controversy, keeping the Zodiac Killer book secret, and more

No Mexican writers included in Chipotle's Cultivating Thought cup campaign How HarperCollins kept the Zodiac Killer book secret for a year Harper Lee asks judge to reinstate lawsuit against heritage museum Short stories are "having ... Read More »

May 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Friends of Carmen Aguirre host fundraiser to help recoup outstanding royalties

By Julie Baldassi

Two years after Carmen Aguirre’s Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter won the 2012 CBC Canada Reads competition and became a national bestseller, a fundraiser is being held in hopes of raising the equivalent of $60,000 ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award winners announced

By Dory Cerny

The winners of the 2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were announced today at Aldergrove Public School in Markham, Ontario. Veteran Montreal author Anne Villeneuve was honoured in the picture book category for ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Woozles co-founder and co-owner Brian Crocker dies at 72

By Julie Baldassi

Woozles bookstore in Halifax is mourning the loss of Brian Crocker, who co-founded the store with Ann Connor Brimer and his wife, Liz Crocker, in 1978. Crocker, who passed away this weekend at the age of ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Smashwords moves into libraries; Publishers Weekly moves into self-publishing; and more

By Julie Baldassi

Smashwords partners with OverDrive to make 200,000 self-published titles available to public libraries Publishers Weekly launches self-publishing website Marvel Comics announces graphic biography of Edward Snowden, due out this week Merriam-Webster’s annual list of new ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Forest of Reading announces winners

By Sue Carter

It was a soggy two days in Toronto, but that didn't stop more than 8,000 school-age kids from enjoying the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading festival this week at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre. The annual ... Read More »

May 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Ian McEwan archive headed to Texas, Rush Limbaugh defeats Jeff Kinney for kids’ book award, and more

By Sue Carter

Ian McEwan's literary archive purchased by University of Texas library for $2 million Rush Limbaugh beats Jeff Kinney and Veronica Roth for Children’s Choice Book Awards' Book of the Year. But were kids voting? The ... Read More »

May 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

First Book Canada seeks publishing partners in campaign for greater kidlit diversity

By Stuart Woods

The literacy charity First Book (along with its Canadian arm, First Book Canada) is hoping to address the lack of diversity within children's literature by adopting a "market-driven solution" to the problem. The non-profit organization ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Canadian Jewish Book Awards announce 2014 winners

By Sue Carter

The recipients of this year's Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards have been announced. The awards, which "celebrate excellence in Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects," were selected by juries comprising writers, ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon boycott urged in U.K., Jonathan Safran Foer launches disposable literary series, and more

By Stuart Woods

U.K. Member of Parliament urges Amazon boycott due to poor tax record Is the Internet killing authors' creativity? Yes, it is, according to George R.R. Martin Chicago Public Library allows customers to check out robots ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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Chipotle’s cup campaign stirs controversy, keeping the Zodiac Killer book secret, and more

Friends of Carmen Aguirre host fundraiser to help recoup outstanding royalties

2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award winners announced

Woozles co-founder and co-owner Brian Crocker dies at 72

Smashwords moves into libraries; Publishers Weekly moves into self-publishing; and more

Forest of Reading announces winners

Ian McEwan archive headed to Texas, Rush Limbaugh defeats Jeff Kinney for kids’ book award, and more

First Book Canada seeks publishing partners in campaign for greater kidlit diversity

Canadian Jewish Book Awards announce 2014 winners

Amazon boycott urged in U.K., Jonathan Safran Foer launches disposable literary series, and more

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