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Poet Ann Shin wins Wordfest’s Anne Green Award

Toronto poet Ann Shin has won the Anne Green Award for her collection, The Family China (Brick Books). Named after the founding director of Calgary's Wordfest, the multidisciplinary award honours artistic works that "explore and ... Read More »

September 12, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Heather O’Neill’s adapted story makes its film debut at TIFF

By Becky Robertson

Lullabies for Little Criminals author Heather O'Neill has made her first foray into the film world with the adaptation of her 2008 short story, The End of Pinky. Directed by Montreal filmmaker Claire Blanchet and ... Read More »

September 12, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

Kobo launches in the Philippines, thrift stores overrun with copies of Fifty Shades, and more

By Becky Robertson

Kobo partners with Philippines bookstore Secondhand stores overwhelmed with unwanted copies of Fifty Shades of Grey U.K. promotes bricks-and-mortar bookstores with Books Are My Bag campaign Google files patent for ebook sounds Best-selling ebooks hit ... Read More »

September 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian Children’s Book Centre Awards finalists announced

By Julie Baldassi

The finalists have been announced for the 2013 Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards. The honours will be handed out at two gala events on Oc. 22 in Toronto and Oct. 29 in Montreal. This year ... Read More »

September 11, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

All-digital library to open, Tumblr launches book club, and more

By Becky Robertson

All-digital library, Bibliotech, to open this week Tumblr launches its first official book club Harper Lee's copyright suit dismissed Jim ... Read More »

September 10, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Man Booker shortlist includes Canadian connections

By Julie Baldassi

The Man Booker Prize jury has whittled down the 13-book longlist, released in July, to six titles. The shortlist is being billed as the most diverse in recent memory, and includes a pair of authors ... Read More »

September 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller jury to speak publicly for the first time in the prize’s history

By Steven W. Beattie

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, currently the country's richest prize for fiction. To mark the occasion, the Giller administration is making some changes, including one that will likely come ... Read More »

September 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Such stuff as dreams are made on: Atwood updates Shakespeare for modern readers

By Steven W. Beattie

Never let it be said that Margaret Atwood is one to shy away from a challenge. The author of The Handmaid's Tale and the just-released MaddAddam has already updated Homer in The Penelopiad, a feminist ... Read More »

September 9, 2013 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Professor crafts ebook scanner with Lego, Daily Beast to reveal National Book Award longlists, and more

By Becky Robertson

Austrian professor creates ebook scanner using Lego The Daily Beast gets exclusive rights to publish National Book Award longlists Survey indicates that people commonly lie about reading classic literature Penguin to publish 75-title Georges Simenon ... Read More »

September 9, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Memoirist Sushmita Banerjee killed in Afghanistan

By Sue Carter

Indian author Sushmita Banerjee was killed by Taliban militants outside of her home in Afghanistan on Thursday. She was 49 years old. Sushmita Banerjee was known for her 1995 best-selling memoir, A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife, ... Read More »

September 6, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

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