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Google ceases printing Frommer’s travel guides

According to the travel website Skift, Google is discontinuing print production of Frommer's travel guides. In August, Google, which has not commented on the story, purchased Frommer's for $22 million from John Wiley & Son, ... Read More »

March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Chrystia Freeland’s Plutocrats wins 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize

By Sue Carter

Chrystia Freeland has won the $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize for Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (Doubleday Canada). In a press release, jury chair William Thorsell says, ... Read More »

March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

D.H. Lawrence uncensored, Neil Gaiman returns to Marvel, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

D.H. Lawrence poems to be published, now uncensored Neil Gaiman returns to Marvel for two upcoming graphic novels Philip Pullman ... Read More »

March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Federal budget offers few changes to arts, Melville House to launch U.K. branch, and more

By Sue Carter

Little change to arts funding in new federal budget Melville House to open U.K. publishing business Orwell Prize longlist announced Simon & Schuster to offer authors details on how their books are being pirated online ... Read More »

March 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

The late Chinua Achebe remembered as giant of international literature

By Stuart Woods

Nigerian novelist, essayist, and teacher Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, has died at the age of 82. Achebe reportedly died at a Boston hospital following a brief illness. A statement from his family ... Read More »

March 22, 2013 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Atlantic Book Awards reveal shortlists

By Sue Carter

The Atlantic Book Awards Society has announced the shortlists for its 10 annual prizes, which celebrate the best literary works produced in Atlantic Canada. For the first time, the society is offering an award for ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Doug Wright Awards finalists announced

By Natalie Sequeira

A mix of comic book stalwarts, past winners, and first-time nominees have made their way onto the shortlist for the 2013 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning. Celebrating the best in English-language comics, the annual ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Heather Robertson wins inaugural Speaker’s Book Award

By Stuart Woods

Journalist and author Heather Robertson has won the inaugural Speaker's Book Award, which recognizes books by Ontario authors that reflect "the diverse culture and rich history of the province and of its residents." Both fiction ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Plagiarism accusations made against Jane Goodall, the end of Adrian Mole, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Jane Goodall "distressed" by plagiarism allegations over her upcoming book, Seeds of Hope Sue Townsend to end Adrian Mole series due to health concerns Reading old reviews: how "expert opinion is subject to fashion" Why ... Read More »

March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon vs. Sony price war, self-published author’s six-figure deal, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Price war between Amazon and Sony ends Self-published author Jennifer L. Armentrout signs six-figure book deal with HarperCollins imprint Avon Book by Pope Francis to be translated into English, released in May Benjamin Alire SÃ¡enz ... Read More »

March 20, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

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