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Family Literacy Day events take place across Canada this weekend

Friday, Jan. 27, marks the 18th annual Family Literacy Day, a national awareness campaign launched by ABC Life Literacy Canada, aimed at encouraging families to participate in literacy-building activities. This year's honorary chair is author-illustrator ... Read More »

January 26, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Ivan Coyote and Robin Stevenson receive ALA honours

By Becky Robertson

Canadian authors Ivan E. Coyote and Robin Stevenson have been recognized with 2017 American Library Association Stonewall Awards, administered annually for exceptional English-language books with LGBT characters or themes. Coyote's Tomboy Survival Guide, published by ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Roxane Gay pulls book from S&S over Yiannopoulous book deal

By Sue Carter

U.S. author Roxane Gay has withdrawn her forthcoming book, How to Be Heard, from Simon & Schuster in response to the publisher's decision to offer a $250,000 book deal to far-right figurehead Milo Yiannopoulous. How ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Book Links: Happy Robert Burns Day; “alternative facts” prompt 1984’s return to bestseller list

By Becky Robertson

Why you should celebrate Robbie Burns Day (BBC) and why perhaps you shouldn't. (The Guardian) George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984 becomes a #1 bestseller, is due for reprint in light of "alternative facts" comments. (Flavorwire) ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Canadians have strong showing on USBBY Outstanding International Books list

By Dory Cerny

Canadian authors and illustrators have a strong presence on this year's USBBY list of Outstanding International Books, with several titles published by Groundwood Books. The annual list, selected by a committee appointed by USBBY (the ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Siobhan Roberts wins U.S. mathematics communications award

By Sue Carter

Earlier this month, Toronto author Siobhan Roberts received the 2017 Communications Award for Expository and Popular Book, given by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. Roberts was presented with the award – which acknowledges achievement in communicating mathematics ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

2016 ReLit nominees announced

By Conan Tobias

Nominees for the 2016 ReLit Awards were announced on Jan. 24. Longlists of 16 nominees each were presented in three categories: novel, poetry, and short fiction. Novel nominees include Martin John by Anakana Schofield (Biblioasis), A ... Read More »

January 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Poet Mark Baumer killed on cross-U.S. walk; bookish signs at Women’s March

By Becky Robertson

Poet and activist Mark Baumer killed during cross-U.S. walk. (The Washington Post) The bookish side of last weekend's Women's March. (BookRiot) Hackers hold public library computer system hostage for Bitcoin. (Electric Literature) Simon & Schuster ... Read More »

January 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Trump budget proposes nixing National Endowment of the Arts

By Becky Robertson

Trump team aims to end National Endowments for the Arts and more. (HyperAllergic) The ways Washington booksellers supported the Women's March. (Publishers Weekly) Thomas the Tank Engine ebook app reaches more than 12,000 subscribers in ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

#CanLitPit returns next month

By Becky Robertson

Toronto and Stratford‚ Ontario–based book marketing agency Digiwriting has announced that Canadian Literature Pitch, an online initiative it launched last year that allows Canadian authors to pitch book ideas to domestic publishers, is returning for another instalment. ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Digital publishing and technology, Events

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