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Jordan Abel wins Griffin Prize, a win for all the people who “fight against appropriation”

Nisga’a writer and editor Jordan Abel has won the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for his third collection, Injun (Talonbooks), which examines issues of racism, cultural appropriation, colonialism, and the representation of Indigenous peoples. The award ... Read More »

June 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Carol Daniels recognized by First Nation Communities READ

By Becky Robertson

Regina-based Indigenous author and artist Carol Daniels's novel Bearskin Diary (Nightwood Editions) has been selected for the 2017–2018 First Nation Communities READ's $5,000 Aboriginal Literature Award. The organization works with the Periodical Marketers of Canada to promote a community-based approach ... Read More »

June 8, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Ebook revenue up but sales down, according to BookNet Canada survey on digital publishing

By Becky Robertson

BookNet Canada has released its fourth annual report on the state of digital publishing in Canada, surveying 50 small, mid-sized, and large Canadian publishers about their practices for ebook publishing. Here are some highlights: Despite ... Read More »

June 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: CBC’s new Anne shakes things up; Read Chapter 1 of Mark Twain’s unpublished kids’ book

By Becky Robertson

New Anne of Green Gables adaptation is a darker, more moody take on the character. (Electric Lit) Elizabeth Moss opens up about filming rape scenes in The Handmaid's Tale adaptation. (HuffPost) Pasha Malla on diaspora clichés and his new novel, Fugue ... Read More »

June 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Harper Lee okays To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel; audiobooks still on the rise

By Becky Robertson

To Kill a Mockingbird is getting a graphic-novel adaptation, and author Harper Lee approves. (The Guardian) Audiobook sales continue to grow. (Publishing Perspectives) When producers need to stay true to the book for adaptations of titles like The Handmaid's ... Read More »

June 7, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Bob Dylan’s Nobel speech video released; Wonder Woman sequel in the works

By Becky Robertson

The video of Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture has been released. (Open Culture) Wonder Woman breaks box office records and already has a sequel on the way. (BookRiot) First national Dr. Seuss museum opens in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Read More »

June 6, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

New AMC streaming service picks up adaptation of Emily Schultz’s The Blondes

By Becky Robertson

A TV adaptation of Ontario-born writer Emily Schultz's 2012 novel The Blondes (Doubleday Canada) will be among six new projects being developed by Shudder, a new streaming service being launched by the U.S.-based AMC network. Shudder will focus ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Kai Cheng Thom wins 2017 Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize

By Becky Robertson

Kai Cheng Thom, the Toronto writer, performance artist, psychotherapist, and Everyday Feminism feature writer, has been named winner of this year's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada. Awarded on June ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Literary event listings, June 5–11, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, JUNE 5 Mansoor Ladha: Launching the book Memoirs of a Muhindi. Another Story, 315 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto. 7 p.m. Free Patrick Boyer: Discussing his book Foreign Voices in the House. Royal Canadian Military Institute, ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: Reviving a 125-year-old literary journal | An oral history of Reading Rainbow

By Becky Robertson

The Sewanee Review, a 125-year-old literary journal, gets revamp under new leadership. (The New York Times) Rupi Kaur talks about her social-media poetry as therapy. (BBC) Margaret Atwood and the rise of dystopian fiction. (The New ... Read More »

June 5, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Jordan Abel wins Griffin Prize, a win for all the people who “fight against appropriation”

Carol Daniels recognized by First Nation Communities READ

Ebook revenue up but sales down, according to BookNet Canada survey on digital publishing

Book Links: CBC’s new Anne shakes things up; Read Chapter 1 of Mark Twain’s unpublished kids’ book

Book Links: Harper Lee okays To Kill a Mockingbird graphic novel; audiobooks still on the rise

Book Links: Bob Dylan’s Nobel speech video released; Wonder Woman sequel in the works

New AMC streaming service picks up adaptation of Emily Schultz’s The Blondes

Kai Cheng Thom wins 2017 Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize

Literary event listings, June 5–11, 2017

Book Links: Reviving a 125-year-old literary journal | An oral history of Reading Rainbow

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