There is nothing “ aside from the sight of paint drying, perhaps “ quite like the creation of fantasy CanLit canons. On Canada Day, The Globe and Mail had a number of people “ mostly ... Read More »
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The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week, and there is going to be a little bit of CanLit content in the mix. Director Justin Simms is making his feature debut there with ... Read More »
May 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
The recent parade of big-budget CanLit film adaptations that began with Emotional Arithmetic and Fugitive Pieces continues this week with the release of The Stone Angel, starring American actress Ellen Burstyn. Not surprisingly, critics are ... Read More »
May 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Former Toronto Star book critic Philip Marchand was transferred to the paper's film beat almost five months ago, and based on the preponderance of negative reviews he's written since then, one might assume he's eager ... Read More »
April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »
January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards
On Saturday, the Toronto Star published a number of eco-themed essays by such CanLit luminaries as David Adams Richards, Margaret Atwood, Jane Urquhart, Austin Clarke, Robert Bateman, Wayne Grady, John Wilson, and Stephen Marche. (True ... Read More »
January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
Preliminary reviews of CBC TV's jPod are in, and so far critical reception of the new hour-long comedy-drama series “ based on the novel by Douglas Coupland “ is decidedly mixed. The only wholeheartedly favourable ... Read More »
January 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
CanLit fans and publishing types who are not attending the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony will have two other opportunities to get together, eat, drink, and merrily debate which book should win. The Scotiabank Giller Light ... Read More »
October 31, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news
Canadian authors are well represented in a book of fictional love letters, titled Four Letter Word, which is being published by Knopf Canada in 2008. Prior to its release, Times Online is inviting readers to ... Read More »
October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off next week, and the lineup features a healthy array of CanLit tie-ins. There's already been much ballyhoo about Jeremy Podeswa's adaptation of Anne Michaels' Fugitive Pieces, and about ... Read More »
August 30, 2007 | Filed under: Book news
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