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Terry Fallis nominated for Leacock Memorial Medal

Political satirist Terry Fallis is once again nominated for the 2013 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Fallis won the award in 2008 for his first novel, The Best Laid Plans. This year, 60 titles ... Read More »

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Poet, editor Kildare Dobbs dead at age 89

By Steven W. Beattie

The National Post is reporting that Kildare Dobbs, a fixture on the CanLit scene since the 1950s, died today in Toronto. Born in India and educated in Ireland, Dobbs came to Canada in 1952, and ... Read More »

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Andy Jones wins Winterset Award, Authors Guild warns of Amazon monopoly, and more

By Sue Carter

Andy Jones wins $10,000 Winterset Award Authors Guild calls Amazon's purchase of Goodreads a textbook Internet monopoly Are postmodern ... Read More »

April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon acquires Goodreads

By Sue Carter

Amazon has announced it is acquiring the book-recommendation social network Goodreads. Boasting more than 16 million members and 30,000 book clubs, Goodreads users can purchase books directly from the website, via a number of online ... Read More »

March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Malala Yousafzai memoir, U.S. libraries get quicker access to ebooks, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai to publish memoir Penguin gives U.S. libraries quicker access to ebook versions of new titles Sylvia Plath's ... Read More »

March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

In memoriam: Susan Lawrence

By Stuart Woods

It is with sadness that Q&Q notes the passing of a cherished colleague. Susan Lawrence, who edited Q&Q's Books for Young People section for 12 years beginning in 1996, died on Monday after a battle ... Read More »

March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Alcuin Society announces best Canadian book designs for 2013

By Natalie Sequeira

The Alcuin Society has announced the winners of this year's Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada. Ties abound in the list of 41 winning titles, chosen from 236 entries submitted by ... Read More »

March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Fifty Shades of green, Steve Jobs the manga hero, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Fifty Shades sales bump Random House profits by 75 per cent Steve Jobs resurrected as manga hero in Japanese biography Leslie Kaufman on how bullying is the next big thing in fiction The 1969 sci-fi ... Read More »

March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Jim Carrey takes up self-publishing, ebooks as a genre, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Jim Carrey to self-publish "metaphysical" children's book Why ebooks are a genre of their own Emily Eakin on how Jacques Derrida's "acts of exclusion" defined his perception A brief history of book vending machines Hasan ... Read More »

March 26, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

By Sue Carter

Robert Munsch is clearly still the king of Canadian children's literature, securing 15 out of 20 spots on this week's bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending March 17: 1. Love You Forever, Robert Munsch; ... Read More »

March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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