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Punisher Frank Castle takes over Toronto’s Castle Frank

Castle Frank, a station on the Toronto Transit Commission's Bloor subway line is currently displaying a unique – and savvy – bit of PR for Netflix's latest comic-book-based superhero show. The station's platform posters currently ... Read More »

November 16, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

CBC and Netflix renew Anne of Green Gables series for second season

By Becky Robertson

CBC-TV's adaptation of the CanLit classic Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery has been renewed for a second season. Production of Anne With an E, titled simply Anne in Canada, will commence this fall, for broadcast on the network and ... Read More »

August 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

New Anne of Green Gables series to stream on Netflix

By Becky Robertson

CBC-TV's forthcoming eight-part adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has been picked up by Netflix for global streaming in 2017. Titled Anne‚ the series will update the novel's story to focus on contemporary issues ... Read More »

August 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Deals, Industry news

Spring preview 2014: picture books, non-fiction, and international titles for young people

By Dory Cerny

Picture books Author Laurel Croza and illustrator Matt James join forces once again on From Here to There (Groundwood, $18.95 cl., May), the sequel to their Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award"“winning I Know Here. "¢ ... Read More »

January 22, 2014 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Amazon, the iPad, and the culture of reading in an age of distraction

By Steven W. Beattie

It's like trying to cook when there are little children around. That's the assessment of one David Myers, a 53-year-old system administrator in Atlanta, regarding the experience of reading a book on the Kindle Fire. ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon looks to Netflix-like e-book rental program

By Natalie Samson

Amazon has approached publishers about launching an e-book rental program, The Wall Street Journal reports. The service would follow a model similar to that of Netflix, requiring subscribers to pay an annual fee for access ... Read More »

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

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