SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Toronto Poetry Slam: With Andre Prefontaine, Trick, Vulgar Words, Justin G. Drake Hotel, 1150 ... Read More »
August 29, 2016 | Filed under: Events
New York subway launches free ebook program for commuters. (The New York Times) Is Kobo is considering audiobooks? (Good E-reader) Oxford Dictionaries ends search for least popular word over "severe misuse" of online survey. (The ... Read More »
August 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
BBC to adapt Eleanor Catton's award-sweeping novel, The Luminaries. (The Bookseller) The history of Cuban science fiction and its vision of the future. (The New Republic) Amazon to open 7,200-square-foot bookstore in Chicago. (Publishers Weekly) ... Read More »
August 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
CBC has announced the judging panel for this year's Creative Non-fiction Prize: Writers' Union of Canada chair and writer Brian Brett‚ Governor General's Literary Award–winning author Diane Schoemperlen‚ and novelist Drew Hayden Taylor. The award ... Read More »
August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
The City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library have revealed the finalists for this year's Toronto Book Awards‚ recognizing titles that speak to the city‚ its people‚ and its heritage: Howard Akler‚ Men of ... Read More »
August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
The judges for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. The panel will comprise Halifax poet and 2014 Griffin nominee Sue Goyette; American Inupiaq poet and Institute of American Indian Arts MFA faculty member ... Read More »
August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
Trump will not receive royalties on the more than $55,000 worth of his own book he bought with campaign donations. (Los Angeles Times) Trying to find the most hated word in the English language. (The ... Read More »
August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
CBC-TV's forthcoming eight-part adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has been picked up by Netflix for global streaming in 2017. Titled Anne‚ the series will update the novel's story to focus on contemporary issues ... Read More »
August 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Deals, Industry news
Italian government to give teens €500 toward purchase of books and other cultural consumption. (Good e-Reader) If you ever wished you could buy Truman Capote's ashes, now's your chance. (Entertainment Weekly) Joseph Boyden on his love of ... Read More »
August 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
$100 million has gone toward publishing projects on Kickstarter since 2009. (Crowdfund Insider) Why Canada Post loves Amazon. (TeleRead) Watch the book trailer for Jon Klassen's We Found a Hat. (GalleyCat) When Papa met Wolverine: a ... Read More »
August 23, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
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