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Literary event listings: June 20–26

FEATURED EVENT Toronto Poetry Slam's Pride edition Sunday, June 26 The Pride edition of Toronto Poetry Slam features Regina’s Johnny Tring, as well as a spoken-word competition and a special screening of a new spoken-word ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Reading makes you sexy; Prince is back—in comic form; why you like the smell of old books

By Becky Robertson

Facebook will "be probably all video" within five years, company exec says. (Quartz) UK dating app says reading makes you more attractive to potential mates. And you look great right now. (Electric Lit) Orlando survivor explains experience ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Making: Food bloggers Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles make their print debut

By Sue Carter

Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles’s blog, WellPreserved, began eight years ago as a means of sharing personal recipes. Harrison, an art director and graphic designer by trade, pursuaded MacCharles, an avid home cook, to write ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, People

Personal Essay: Debut authors know what it takes to write a book, but then what, asks Ann Y.K. Choi

By Ann Y.K. Choi

In the beginning, it was quiet. I used to write once my daughter, Claire, then seven years old, went to bed. The entire first draft of Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety, my debut novel, was written ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

All Lit Up launches summer book club

By Becky Robertson

All Lit Up, the Canadian book-retail website developed by the Literary Press Group, has launched a summer book club. June Hutton's historical novel Two-Gun & Sun (Caitlin Press) has been selected as July's read, and ... Read More »

June 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Nino Ricci, Helen Humphreys, Joe Denham among Canadian Authors Literary Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Authors Association has released the shortlists for its 2016 Canadian Authors Literary Awards, recognizing Canadian writers who "achieve excellence without sacrificing popular appeal": Fiction Elizabeth Hay, His Whole Life (McClelland & Stewart) Helen ... Read More »

June 16, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Margaret Atwood wins 2016 PEN Pinter Prize

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood has yet another award to add to her literary accolades. The Toronto author and activist has won the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize, which honours champions of free speech. She is the third novelist ... Read More »

June 16, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Amazon opens third bookstore; horrible literary dads to help you celebrate Father’s Day

By Becky Robertson

Move over, Danish crime novels: Hygge is the new literary trend. (The Guardian) Amazon opens third bookstore in Portland. (The Digital Reader) Horrible fathers in literature that will make you appreciate yours this Father's Day. ... Read More »

June 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Paris bookstore carries no books; drama at the Bronte Society; whiskey and literature

By Becky Robertson

Paris bookstore carries no books thanks to print-on-demand. (The New York Times) Brontë Society controversy (The Guardian) and backlash. (Newsweek) U.S. publishing has cut 60 per cent of its workforce since 1990, but at least it's ... Read More »

June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Oprah’s summer reading list includes Dan Vyleta; Chuck Palahniuk to release short-story colouring book

By Becky Robertson

Chuck Palahniuk to pen stories for colouring book. (The Guardian) Oprah releases her summer reading list, which includes Canadian Dan Vyleta's Smoke. (GalleyCat) Italian newspaper sparks outrage by giving away Mein Kampf to readers. (The Independent) ... Read More »

June 14, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Literary event listings: June 20–26

Book Links: Reading makes you sexy; Prince is back—in comic form; why you like the smell of old books

Book Making: Food bloggers Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles make their print debut

Personal Essay: Debut authors know what it takes to write a book, but then what, asks Ann Y.K. Choi

All Lit Up launches summer book club

Nino Ricci, Helen Humphreys, Joe Denham among Canadian Authors Literary Awards finalists

Margaret Atwood wins 2016 PEN Pinter Prize

Book Links: Amazon opens third bookstore; horrible literary dads to help you celebrate Father’s Day

Book Links: Paris bookstore carries no books; drama at the Bronte Society; whiskey and literature

Book Links: Oprah’s summer reading list includes Dan Vyleta; Chuck Palahniuk to release short-story colouring book

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