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BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

Janet and Greta Podleski hold on to the top spot with The Looneyspoons Collection, just ahead of their self-publishing mentor David Chilton and his popular financial guide, The Wealthy Barber Returns. For the two weeks ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Carmen Aguirre wins CBC Canada Reads

By Natalie Samson

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

Canada Reads day three: On a Cold Road is frozen out, more protests

By Sue Carter

Canada Reads author Dave Bidini performs with the BidiniBand at the Toronto Reference Library (Photo: Tanja-Tiziana Burdi) Dave Bidini's rock memoir, On a Cold Road, is the latest title to be voted off CBC's Canada ... Read More »

February 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Marina Nemat: “Bullying hurts and it’s a crime”

By Sue Carter

Although CBC Canada Reads celebrity defender Stacey McKenzie shed a few tears, day two of the book contest was a more civilized affair than yesterday's bloody match. But the fisticuffs are ongoing outside of the ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater

By Sue Carter

Jian Ghomeshi, Marina Nemat, and Arlene Dickinson during happier times at the Canada Reads launch event in November When Canada Reads resident blogger Terry Fallis (who won last year for his novel The Best Laid ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Even though Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was voted off CBC Canada Reads today, it still charts on this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 29: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Books about physical and financial health dominate this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list, for the two weeks ending Jan. 15: 1. The Wealthy Barber Returns, David Chilton (Financial Awareness, $19.95 pa, 9780968394748) 2. The Looneyspoons ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Search Results by tag: Marina Nemat

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

Carmen Aguirre wins CBC Canada Reads

Canada Reads day three: On a Cold Road is frozen out, more protests

Marina Nemat: “Bullying hurts and it’s a crime”

Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

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