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Edward Norton to adapt Motherless Brooklyn, Barnes & Noble downsizing Nook division, and more

Edward Norton to direct and star in adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklyn Nook division continues to downsize Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announce 2013 Nebula Awards shortlist Wife of Malcolm X pursues ... Read More »

February 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

French booksellers strip down to protest censorship, @GSElevator author never worked at Goldman Sachs, and more

By Emma Renda

French booksellers pose nude to protest children's book censorship True identity of Goldman Sachs' Elevator Twitter account may undercut book deal New York Comic Con company introduces new comics festival Paul Thomas Anderson adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Inherent ... Read More »

February 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Film rights to Kathleen Winter’s Annabel sold, thanks to Goldfrapp tune

By Sue Carter

A song by U.K. band Goldfrapp has led to a film deal for Kathleen Winter's 2010 novel Annabel (House of Anansi Press). After reading the novel, musician Alison Goldfrapp was inspired to write a song ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Quiz: challenged books in Canada

By Sue Carter

How well do you know your challenged books? In honour of the 30th anniversary of Freedom to Read Week, an annual event organized by the Book and Periodical Council, take a brief quiz about books that have ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Neil Young’s second memoir to come this fall, Freedom to Read Week celebrates 30 years, and more

By Emma Renda

Neil Young to release second memoir with Blue Rider Press this fall Thirty years of Freedom to Read Week in Canada Apple files to move ebook damages trial from New York to home court of California Seth ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Thomas King wins $40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

By Julie Baldassi

On Feb. 21, Thomas King was awarded the 2014 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction for his work of narrative history, The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (Doubleday Canada). The jury, ... Read More »

February 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Sheila Heti, D.W. Wilson, Kim Izzo adaptations among Harold Greenberg Fund recipients

By Sue Carter

CanLit adaptations dominate this year's 40 recipients of the Harold Greenberg Fund, which helps finance Canadian film scripts through five stages of development. Several authors received funding as screenwriters, including Kim Izzo for the adaptation ... Read More »

February 24, 2014

Pages Festival releases inaugural lineup

By Emma Renda

The inaugural program for the Pages Festival + Conference: Unbound in Toronto is now online. The festival runs March 13"“15 at the Randolph Theatre, with conference events scheduled at the Tranzac Club. Marc Glassman, artistic director of ... Read More »

February 24, 2014 | Filed under: Events

2013 VIDA counts announced, Andrew O’Hagan talks ghostwriting Assange memoir, and more

By Emma Renda

The Paris Review, New York Times Book Review show improvement in 2013 VIDA count Andrew O'Hagan discusses ghostwriting Julian Assange's memoir Amtrak launches "writers' residencies" with free round-trips for writers 90-year-old woman runs 150-store book chain ... Read More »

February 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto’s Cookbook Store to close after 31 years

By Sue Carter

It's been a tough year for Toronto booksellers, with the shuttering of the World's Biggest Bookstore, Runnymede Chapters, and the Annex location of the Book City mini-chain. Now comes word that The Cookbook Store is ... Read More »

February 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Edward Norton to adapt Motherless Brooklyn, Barnes & Noble downsizing Nook division, and more

French booksellers strip down to protest censorship, @GSElevator author never worked at Goldman Sachs, and more

Film rights to Kathleen Winter’s Annabel sold, thanks to Goldfrapp tune

Quiz: challenged books in Canada

Neil Young’s second memoir to come this fall, Freedom to Read Week celebrates 30 years, and more

Thomas King wins $40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

Sheila Heti, D.W. Wilson, Kim Izzo adaptations among Harold Greenberg Fund recipients

Pages Festival releases inaugural lineup

2013 VIDA counts announced, Andrew O’Hagan talks ghostwriting Assange memoir, and more

Toronto’s Cookbook Store to close after 31 years

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