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ECW Press launches pop culture series

When U.K. publisher Continuum put out a call for its popular 33 1/3 music-essay series earlier this year, it received 471 submissions. Judging from that number, Toronto's ECW Press will have no problems finding people ... Read More »

July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

Frye Festival throws 100th birthday bash for Northrop Frye

By Katie Gowrie

As Northrop Frye's 100th birthday is recognized across Canada this week, the Frye Festival is commemorating its namesake by hosting a community event in honour of the literary critic. The free event takes place on ... Read More »

July 9, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Rolex pairs U.K. novelist Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood in mentorship program

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood will spend the next year mentoring U.K. novelist Naomi Alderman. The partnership is a product of the Rolex Arts Initiative, which pairs masters with emerging arts professionals in the areas of literature, theatre, ... Read More »

June 20, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Iva Cheung wins Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence

By Katie Gowrie

Iva Cheung has won the 2011 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for her work on Cow: A Bovine Biography (Greystone Books). Written by Florian Werner, and translated from German by Doris Ecker, the book ... Read More »

June 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

By Natalie Samson

Calgary's WordFest has teamed up with the Calgary Stampede to celebrate 100 years of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. WildWest Wordfest is a special summer mini-fest in tribute to Western Canada's cowboy culture in ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Pet project: Mark Dillon’s Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys

By Carla Gillis

When Toronto journalist Mark Dillon decided to make the Beach Boys the subject of his first book, he knew there would be obstacles ahead. The biggest was how to write about the revered pop group ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Atwood to mentor emerging writer in Rolex arts program

By Natalie Samson

Thanks to Rolex, one lucky writer will get the chance to become Margaret Atwood's protege. On Monday, the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative revealed its list of arts professionals who will serve as mentors ... Read More »

November 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Wattpad pulls in $3.5 million in new investment

By Steven W. Beattie

Wattpad, the Toronto-based Internet company that allows readers and writers to connect and share their work online, has completed a new round of funding, including an investment from Union Square Ventures, the New York company ... Read More »

September 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

By Steven W. Beattie

In a July 9 Wall Street Journal article, Tony Woodlief argues that current practices for securing permission to reprint copyrighted material are too intricate and costly to survive. He cites his own experience writing a ... Read More »

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo deals with the digital revolution

By Steven W. Beattie

Information wants to be free, or so the popular bromide has it. Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books & Music, has another formula: "All content wants to be digital." According to an ... Read More »

June 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

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