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Literary event listings, Feb. 13–19, 2017

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Art Bar Reading Series: Valentine's Day special, with Valentino Assenza. Free Times Café, 320 College St., Toronto. 8 p.m. $5. artbar.org The Violet Hour: With Jordan Arseneault (aka Peaches Lepage), Craig Barron, Johanne Cadorette, Daniel Allen Cox, ... Read More »

February 13, 2017 | Filed under: Events

“It doesn’t take forever to remove books:” Dartmouth retailer faces the fire marshall

By Sue Carter

A fire-prevention officer has told a used-book retailer in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with thousands of volumes in stock that "it doesn't take forever to remove books." John Doull of Doull's Books was ordered by the ... Read More »

February 10, 2017 | Filed under: Bookselling

Saskatchewan Book Awards finalists announced

By Conan Tobias

Nominees in 13 categories have been announced for the annual Saskatchewan Book Awards, which celebrate excellence in fiction, poetry, young-adult literature, and more. This year's nominees include: Yann Martel, whose novel The High Mountains of Portugal ... Read More »

February 10, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Kate McKinnon is our new Ms. Frizzle; dystopian books sales a paradise for booksellers

By Conan Tobias

Copy editing Trump's Black History Month speech. (The New Yorker) Dystopian fiction is on the rise in newly dystopian America. (Good e-Reader) Kingston, Ontario's Novel Idea: a survivor's tale. (Publishing Perspectives) VR makes publishers story-doers ... Read More »

February 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Sylvain Neuvel, Louise Penny, Sunny Leone among 22nd annual Audie Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

Three Canadian authors have been named finalists for this year's Audie Awards, administered by the Audio Publishers Association to recognize excellence in the audiobook format. Quebec author Louise Penny is shortlisted in the Mystery category ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Scholastic Canada celebrates its 60th anniversary with special projects

By Becky Robertson

Scholastic Canada is launching a number of initiatives to mark its 60th anniversary this year. The Scholastic Reading Champions program will run throughout 2017, recognizing 60 Canadians – five per month – who have contributed to ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Book Links: First Amazon Go location slated for London; Mariko Tamaki to pen middle-grade series

By Becky Robertson

Silenced-not-silenced U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren to write book on saving the middle class. (Los Angeles Times) Amazon plans to cut queue, scours London locations for first-ever no checkout Amazon Go store. Also plans to increase its U.S. ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

ACP affirms commitment to “equity, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion”

By Sue Carter

The Association of Canadian Publishers has released a statement following its annual general meeting, affirming the organization's commitment to "the principles of equity, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion." The statement, which follows the Quebec City mosque ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news

Richard B. Wright, author of Clara Callan, dies at 79

By Steven W. Beattie

Richard B. Wright, whose 2001 novel Clara Callan is a bona fide CanLit classic, has died at the age of 79. Wright, who lived in the Ontario city of St. Catharines, died unexpectedly from a ... Read More »

February 8, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Canadian picture book inspires symphony premiering at the Kennedy Center

By Dory Cerny

A multimedia symphonic work inspired by Canadian author Kathy Stinson and illustrator Dušan Petričić's picture book, The Man with the Violin (Annick Press), will have its world premiere Feb. 12 at the Kennedy Center for ... Read More »

February 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

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Literary event listings, Feb. 13–19, 2017

“It doesn’t take forever to remove books:” Dartmouth retailer faces the fire marshall

Saskatchewan Book Awards finalists announced

Book Links: Kate McKinnon is our new Ms. Frizzle; dystopian books sales a paradise for booksellers

Sylvain Neuvel, Louise Penny, Sunny Leone among 22nd annual Audie Awards finalists

Scholastic Canada celebrates its 60th anniversary with special projects

Book Links: First Amazon Go location slated for London; Mariko Tamaki to pen middle-grade series

ACP affirms commitment to “equity, diversity, tolerance, and inclusion”

Richard B. Wright, author of Clara Callan, dies at 79

Canadian picture book inspires symphony premiering at the Kennedy Center

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