U.K. university introduces master's degree in self-publishing Infographic traces 40 years of ebooks The ... Read More »
February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
"Secret" federal document leaked revealing plans for science library closures in Canada Previously unpublished Charlie Chaplin novella released today Amazon lists 100 books to read in a lifetime Simon & Schuster launch book business news ... Read More »
February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
A CanLit tradition that started at the late, lauded poet Al Purdy's Prince Edward County home will continue with a new poet-in-residence program set to launch in July. Seven Canadian writers have been chosen for ... Read More »
February 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book news
Apple's legal troubles are heating up again, less than a year since a judge concluded that the tech giant conspired with five publishers to fix ebook prices. On Jan. 31, attorney Steve Berman filed an $840 ... Read More »
February 3, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Adam Sternbergh, the Canadian-born culture editor for The New York Times Magazine, is accustomed to soothing delicate writerly egos and polishing raw prose. The tables turned when he set about writing his first novel, the ... Read More »
February 1, 2014
Four McGill-Queen's University Press titles have been nominated for the Melva J. Dwyer Award, which honours reference materials relating to Canadian art and architecture. Also of note is the inclusion of Canadian Online Art Books, ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Awards
With Wolf of Wall Street on the block for award season, Martin Scorsese is at work on a more subdued project, a documentary about the New York Review of Books. Variety reports the film will be ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture
A horrifying murder that inspired a spate of polarizing tell-all memoirs and true-crime books is back in the news. Yesterday, an Italian appeals court reinstated a guilty verdict against Amanda Knox, the U.S. college student ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book news
Lemony Snicket prize celebrates librarians who have faced adversity CWILA launches petition against "libricide" of Canadian scientific research libraries ... Read More »
February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Four Canadian novelists will present a series of international documentaries this winter, thanks to a new partnership between PEN Canada and Hot Docs. Beginning in February, authors Vincent Lam, Camilla Gibb, Miriam Toews, and Linwood ... Read More »
January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Events
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