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BookNet bestsellers: fiction

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

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

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

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

By Natalie Samson

Penguin Group has announced it will no longer provide ebooks to OverDrive, effective immediately. With the termination of the relationship between the publisher and the U.S. digital content distributor, public libraries are effectively cut off ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

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 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

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

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Book links roundup: 2011 Canadian bestsellers, Apple self-publishing rumours, and more

By Sue Carter

Random House of Canada and Penguin Canada lead Canadian entries on the 2011 Globe & Mail bestsellers' list Is Apple launching a digital self-publishing program? Kitty lit: reimagined classics from The Sound and the Furry ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

By Steven W. Beattie

Critic, gadfly, supporter of the Iraq war, misogynist, atheist. Christopher Hitchens was all these things. He was also one of the most erudite and plain-spoken writers of his day, possessed of intelligence, wit, and interests ... Read More »

December 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Random House

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

Book links roundup: 2011 Canadian bestsellers, Apple self-publishing rumours, and more

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

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