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Duguid, de Kergommeaux win international cookbook awards

Two Canadian titles received awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals last night at a ceremony in San Francisco. Naomi Duguid's cookbook Burma: Rivers of Flavor (Random House Canada) took first place in the ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Finalists announced for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

By Natalie Sequeira

The finalists for the 2013 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were revealed today. Celebrating "artistic excellence in writing and illustration in English-language Canadian children's literature," the annual awards for best picture book and ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

New York pays for library destruction, giving children free access to ebooks, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

City of New York to pay Occupy Wall Street more than $200,000 in damages over destruction of the People's Library Former Amazon executive David Risher gives children free access to ebooks via cell phone app ... Read More »

April 10, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Two Canadian novels among Commonwealth Book Prize finalists

By Natalie Sequeira

On a shortlist dominated by Australian and Indian writers, two Canadians have been named finalists for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize for best first novel. Naomi Benaron's Running the Rift (HarperCollins Canada) and Vincent Lam's ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Barnes & Noble launches self-publishing service

By Sue Carter

Barnes & Noble has launched Nook Press, a self-publishing service positioned to compete against Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. Based on technology from e-publishing company FastPencil, Nook Press features live-chat support, online composition and ePub formatting ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Griffin shortlist features newcomers Pollock, Williams

By Stuart Woods

In a year that boasted collections from A.F. Moritz, Don McKay, and Roo Borson, the jury for this year's Griffin Poetry Prize (which covers books published in 2012) has opted to put the spotlight on ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

$500,000 book proposal, IMPAC finalists announced, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Cat Marnell book proposal nabs $500,000 advance from Simon & Schuster Ten shortlisted novelists vie for â‚¬100,000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Scott Turow on the slow death of the American author Jason Merkoski on ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Frank O’Connor longlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

The 2013 Frank O'Connor International Short Story longlist has been announced, with eight Canadian women (plus two men) contending for the â‚¬25,000 prize. Among the 75 longlisted authors are Junot DiÃ¡z, Joyce Carol Oates, 2010 ... Read More »

April 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: non-fiction (5)

By Natalie Sequeira

Samantha Nutt's examination of the impact of war on women and children, Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid, sits at #8 on this week's non-fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending March 31: ... Read More »

April 8, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Robert J. Sawyer vs. the Canada Council: Updated

By Steven W. Beattie

By any reasonable measure, Robert J. Sawyer must be considered one of this country's most successful fiction writers. He has just published his 22nd novel, Red Planet Blues. Previous novels have been nominated for or ... Read More »

April 8, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

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