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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (6)

Tanis Rideout makes her debut on this week's list with her first novel, Above All Things. For the two weeks ending June 24, 2012: 1. The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427) ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

CBA announces Libris Award nominees

By Stuart Woods

The Canadian Booksellers Association has revealed the shortlists for this year's Libris Awards, which recognize literary achievement as well as behind-the-scenes contributions in the book industry, as voted on by independent booksellers. This year's awards ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

U.S. author Nicholas Sparks is the lucky one, as his latest novel hits the top spot on this week's bestsellers' list, thanks to its upcoming film adaptation starring Zac Efron. For the two weeks ending ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

J.K. Rowling signs deal for an adult novel; Twitter goes hog wild

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Five years after finishing life at Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling is back with a new publisher and a book deal for her first adult novel. Little, Brown will publish the untitled novel in the U.S. and in ... Read More »

February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

BookNet bestsellers: romance

By Natalie Samson

Revving up for Valentine's Day? One of these best-selling romance titles may be just what Cupid ordered. For the two weeks ending Feb. 5: 1. The Next Always, Nora Roberts (Penguin, $18.50 pa, 9780425243213) 2. ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Half-Blood Blues, remains on top of this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 22: 1. Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan (Thomas Allen Publishers, $24.95 pa, 9780887627415) 2. ... Read More »

January 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Kenneth J. Harvey novel receives musical tribute

By Jason Spencer

Newfoundland writer Kenneth J. Harvey's 2003 novel The Town That Forgot How to Breathe (originally published by Raincoast) has been given the musical treatment by Italian rock band De La Vega. The book was a ... Read More »

June 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Playing in the Pop Sandbox

By Sue Carter

This feature appears in the May issue of Q&Q. As a teenager, Alex Jansen, founder of the boutique publisher and multimedia company Pop Sandbox, had one goal: to produce a feature film before turning 25. ... Read More »

May 5, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Hark! A new Kate Beaton book

By Natalie Samson

Drawn + Quarterly has acquired North American rights to Hark! A Vagrant by Canadian comics artist Kate Beaton. The book will be a hardcover collection of new comics, as well as old favourites from Beaton's ... Read More »

January 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Raincoast CEO Allan MacDougall retires

By Scott MacDonald

Early this morning, the staff of the Vancouver-based Raincoast Books gathered in the company warehouse for an announcement from founder and CEO Allan MacDougall. Rather than let the company hear it from someone else, the ... Read More »

October 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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