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Carmen Aguirre wins CBC Canada Reads

Carmen Aguirre came out victorious at this year's CBC Canada Reads. The B.C.-based author and playwright's memoir, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (Douglas & McIntyre), about growing up in the underground among South ... Read More »

February 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

By Natalie Samson

Last night, in its final meeting of the year, the Toronto Public Library Board approved a cut of 5.9 per cent to its 2012 operating budget. The 2012 budget now stands at just over $164 ... Read More »

December 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Where to watch the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Sue Carter

Tomorrow night's Scotiabank Giller Prize awards ceremony will be broadcast live on CBC's new cable channel Bold at 9 p.m. (EST), followed by a rebroadcast on the same channel at 11:05 p.m. For viewers with ... Read More »

November 7, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Endicott to launch Good Reads series on International Literacy Day

By Natalie Samson

Good Reads, a partnership between Edmonton's Grass Roots Press and ABC Life Literacy Canada, is set to release its second series of books for adult literacy learners. For 2011, the series of short titles written ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell still missing; Rick Warren goes AWOL; and more

By Scott MacDonald

All the news, none of the calories: Henning Mankell's exact whereabouts still unknown Jeff Bezos to Princeton grads: be as awesome as I am Rick Warren's highly anticipated follow-up to Purpose Driven Life to be ... Read More »

June 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

The Big Read

By Eric Emin Wood

Three years after its launch, New York City's the Big Read (itself a spawn of "What If All of Seattle Read the Same Book," launched 10 years ago) has spawned smaller, community-based undertakings, with thousands ... Read More »

March 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Literacy organization eyes Guinness World Record

By Stuart Woods

Family Literacy Day isn't officially until next Tuesday, but to help draw attention to the cause, the literacy organization ABC CANADA is boldly attempting to set a new Guinness World Record. Beginning at 2 p.m. ... Read More »

January 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Canadian kids’ authors on long longlist for rich Swedish prize

By Stuart Woods

Two Canadian storytellers and one Nova Scotia literacy group are in the running for the world's richest children's literary prize. Ottawa kids' novelist Brian Doyle, Quebec author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, and Read to Me!, ... Read More »

September 19, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Engel’s Benny Cooperman gets a new look

By Shannon Jones

Author Howard Engel's novels starring private investigator Benny Cooperman have been given an updated look and will be revisiting bookstore shelves, Robert Fulford reports in the National Post. Penguin has re-launched the first 11 Cooperman ... Read More »

May 13, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: learning to read at the Bush Library, borrowing people instead of books, and picking the right beer for the book

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Bush Library to be base for literacy and education, says Laura Bush* (The Dallas Morning News) A library where you can borrow people instead of books (InfoSpeak.org) We've picked the right wine ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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