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Book Links: J.K. Rowling responds to book-burning, Trump-supporting fans; Kardashian book club

J.K. Rowling responds to fans who allegedly burnt Harry Potter books and merchandise after Rowling's anti-Trump tweets. (Entertainment Weekly) Kim Kardashian is starting a book club. (MashReads) Other celebrities propose books for One Book, One ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Canada named guest of honour at Havana International Book Fair

By Sue Carter

Canada has been named the guest country of honour at this year's Havana International Book Fair. The annual event, which attracts more than 600,000 attendees, takes place Feb. 9–19. The Canadian pavilion is sponsored by ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Toronto Arts Council adds new funding for Newcomer and Refugee artist mentorship

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Arts Council is stepping up its support for the city's newcomers and refugees with two new funding programs aimed at improving community integration and developing artistic practices. The Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Author, professor Bharati Mukherjee dies at 76

By Sue Carter

Indian-American author and professor Bharati Mukherjee died on Jan. 28 at age 76. The cause of death was from complications associated with a heart condition. Born in 1940 in Calcutta, Mukherjee moved to the U.S. ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Book Links: Dictionaries consider adding Trumpisms; ebook pirate bounty hunters

By Becky Robertson

Oxford English Dictionary keeps an eye out for Trumpisms to include in next edition. (Electric Literature) Bloomsbury hosts Harry Potter night events worldwide tomorrow. (The Independent) Someone pirating your ebook? Hire this specialized bounty-hunting company. ... Read More »

February 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Munk School of Global Affairs announces 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's Lionel Gelber Prize, which honours the world's best titles on foreign affairs, have been revealed: Rosa Brooks (U.S.), How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the ... Read More »

February 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Saoirse Ronan to star in adaptation of Camilla Gibb’s Sweetness in the Belly

By Sue Carter

Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) has been cast as the lead in the film adaptation of Camilla Gibb's 2005 bestselling novel, Sweetness in the Belly. Zeresenay "Zee" Berhane Mehari (Difret) is set to direct the ... Read More »

February 1, 2017 | Filed under: People

Simon & Schuster to publish two new books by Hillary Clinton

By Becky Robertson

Simon & Schuster has announced two new titles forthcoming this fall by 2016 U.S. Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The first is a collection of personal essays about Clinton's ... Read More »

February 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Deals

Toronto Public Library orders copies of Milo Yiannopoulos’s Dangerous

By Sue Carter

According to Toronto news service Twelve Thirty Six, the Toronto Public Library will carry Milo Yiannopoulos's memoir, Dangerous. The TPL confirms that nine branches have ordered a copy of the controversial book by the far-right figurehead, published ... Read More »

January 31, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Libraries

Linwood Barclay cancels U.S. book events over Trump’s travel ban

By Sue Carter

On Jan. 30, bestselling mystery writer Linwood Barclay announced on Twitter that he has cancelled his upcoming U.S. book events, "at least until the travel ban is lifted." The U.S.-born author, who now lives in ... Read More »

January 31, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

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