Search Results by tag: Michael Martchenko

Celebrating Canadian picture book art at the Toronto Reference Library gallery

Until Jan. 21, the TD Gallery at the Toronto Reference Library is featuring illustrations from Canadian kidlit, in an exhibit entitled I am Canada: Celebrating Canadian Picture Book Art. The library gallery was approached by ... Read More »

December 5, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing

V&A researcher Kathryn Johnson gives the inside scoop behind David Bowie’s 100-book reading list

By Alison Lang

David Bowie Is, the hugely popular touring exhibition from London's Victoria and Albert Museum, has been packing crowds into the Art Gallery of Ontario. Before the Toronto opening on Sept. 26, the curators released a ... Read More »

October 16, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

Canadian-born Eleanor Catton wins Booker

By Stuart Woods

Canadian-born author Eleanor Catton has won the Man Booker Prize for her sprawling second novel, The Luminaries (McClelland & Stewart), an historical epic set during the 1860s New Zealand gold rush. At 28, Catton, who ... Read More »

October 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Just in time for March Break, this week's bestsellers list, which looks at Canadian children's books, illustrates that readers will love Robert Munsch forever. For the two weeks ending March 4: 1. Love You Forever, ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Annick to offer digital versions of classic titles by Munsch, Schwartz

By Natalie Samson

Annick Press has partnered with Open Road Integrated Media to produce digital versions of 34 illustrated children's titles. The U.S. digital publishing and multimedia outfit will publish and market electronic versions of classic Annick titles ... Read More »

March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

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