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Federal petition seeks GST exemption, preferential postal rates, and tax credits for books

A new petition is urging the federal government to bolster its support for the publishing industry. The document, which was made public in late December, calls for a number of different initiatives: a GST exemption ... Read More »

January 22, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Renovations nearly complete on Dartmouth’s innovative outdoor library

By Sue Carter

As soon as the weather cooperates, patrons of the Dartmouth North Public Library in Nova Scotia will be able to read and browse books outside the library walls. The branch, which is part of the ... Read More »

January 22, 2018 | Filed under: Libraries

Rob Budde, Phinder Dulai, kevin mcpherson eckhoff collaborate with CCWWP and CWILA on statement against the culture of male privilege in creative writing

By Dory Cerny

Three male authors – Rob Budde, Phinder Dulai, and kevin mcpherson eckhoff – in collaboration with Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs (CCWWP), and Canadian Women in the Literary Arts (CWILA) have released "A Statement Against the ... Read More »

January 18, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Coach House suspends poetry program

By Dory Cerny

Coach House Books has announced it is temporarily placing its poetry program "on hiatus." While assuring that projects under commission or slated for publication in 2018 and 2019 will go ahead, the Toronto press also ... Read More »

January 17, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

PEN Canada releases statement on calls to take down UBC Accountable

By Dory Cerny

PEN Canada and PEN International have released a statement expressing concern over ongoing calls to take down UBC Accountable, a website that sprang up in the wake of the university's firing of Steven Galloway as ... Read More »

January 17, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo to open flagship store on Vancouver’s Robson Street this fall

By Dory Cerny

Indigo Books & Music is coming back to Robson Street. The company announced in a media release that it is taking over a 29,000-square-foot retail space currently occupied by fast-fashion chain Forever 21, with an ... Read More »

January 16, 2018 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Anne, Alias Grace, Giller Prize receive Canadian Screen Awards nods

By Sue Carter

Anne, the CBC/Netflix television series based on the Anne of Green Gables books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is up for 13 Canadian Screen Awards, the most nominations received by any program or film this year. ... Read More »

January 16, 2018 | Filed under: Awards

Edmonton airport gets short story vending machine

By Dory Cerny

Waiting in line at the Edmonton International Airport just got a bit less boring thanks to the recent addition of a short story vending machine. With the punch of a button on the Short Story ... Read More »

January 15, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Anansi reveals cover for TV tie-in edition of Lisa Moore’s Caught

By Sue Carter

House of Anansi Press has revealed on Twitter its groovy '70s-inspired cover for the forthcoming TV tie-in edition of Lisa Moore's 2013 novel, Caught. Set in 1978, Caught follows a drug dealer (played by Allan ... Read More »

January 12, 2018 | Filed under: Book news

Festival of Literary Diversity launches new reading series in Brampton

By Sue Carter

The Festival of Literary Diversity is expanding its year-round programming with the launch of Writers at the Rose, a new reading series in Brampton, Ontario. The series will be hosted at the Rose performing-arts venue, ... Read More »

January 11, 2018 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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