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CBC and Netflix renew Anne of Green Gables series for second season

CBC-TV's adaptation of the CanLit classic Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery has been renewed for a second season. Production of Anne With an E, titled simply Anne in Canada, will commence this fall, for broadcast on the network and ... Read More »

August 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

Maud author Melanie Fishbane on the various TV and movie adaptations of Anne of Green Gables

By Melanie Fishbane

If you've noticed that Anne of Green Gables is seeing a resurgence in pop-culture popularity of late, you're not alone. With at least two production companies working on adaptations of L.M. Montgomery's classic novels, everyone's ... Read More »

November 30, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Anne of Green Gables TV movie wins $25‚000 Shaw Rocket Prize

By Becky Robertson

The new TV movie adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables‚ produced by Toronto company Breakthrough Entertainment‚ has been awarded a Shaw Rocket Prize‚ which recognizes three exceptional Canadian television programs for young viewers ... Read More »

November 24, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

New Anne of Green Gables series to stream on Netflix

By Becky Robertson

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

Anne of Green Gables is coming to CBC Television

By Becky Robertson

An updated take on Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables is on its way, this time in the form of a TV series from CBC. The eight-part series follows news that a movie ... Read More »

January 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

New Anne of Green Gables movie coming to YTV

By Dory Cerny

Move over Megan Follows, there's a new Anne in town. Breakthrough Entertainment and Corus Entertainment have jointed forces on a new two-hour TV-movie adaptation of our country's most enduring story for young readers. Lucy Maud ... Read More »

June 3, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Jonathan Crombie, Gilbert Blythe, and the “Perfect Man Archetype”

By Melanie Fishbane

I fell in love for the first time when I was 12, with the school heartthrob. He had dark brown hair and a dimpled chin, and seemed to enjoy teasing the girls. But he also ... Read More »

April 23, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Opinion

80 years of Q&Q: name the fictional towns of CanLit

By Q&Q Staff

Can you name these five fictional CanLit towns? Click on the images for answers. Illustrations by Scott ... Read More »

April 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Judging a book by its cover: Anne of Green Gables

By Dory Cerny

Everyone, it seems, wants to get in on the enduring appeal of L.M. Montgomery's classic stories about feisty red-haired Anne Shirley, with new box sets hitting the shelves in the coming months from no fewer ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Penguin Canada to release YA novel based on life of Lucy Maud Montgomery

By Sue Carter

A newly announced YA novel, based on the life of Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery, has the support of the beloved author's family. In a press release, Penguin Canada's Lynne Missen, publishing ... Read More »

October 21, 2013 | Filed under: Children's publishing

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