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Battershill, Wiebe, Doolittle win inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes

Kobo, the digital book retailer and reading-device manufacturer, announced the winners of its inaugural Emerging Writer Prizes at a ceremony in Toronto on July 8. The Literary Fiction prize was awarded to Claire Battershill for ... Read More »

July 8, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Is the rest of Canada crazy for Crazy Town?

By Sue Carter

Q&Q reported yesterday that there were approximately 500 Toronto Public Library holds for Robyn Doolittle's Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story. Today, that number has jumped to nearly 800. But what about the rest of ... Read More »

February 5, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Toronto Public Library tries to keep up with demand for Crazy Town

By Sue Carter

If early demand from libraries is any indication, Robyn Doolittle's political exposé, Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story, could be on its way to becoming a bestseller. According to Yahoo News, the Toronto Public Library had ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Libraries

Penguin Canada to publish Rob Ford Story by Toronto Star’s Robyn Doolittle

By Sue Carter

It seems like a day can't pass without news about Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Some might say there's enough to fill a book. Penguin Canada obviously thinks so. The publisher has acquired Crazy Town: The ... Read More »

October 17, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

By Sue Carter

It's that season again, when every media outlet pushes a gift-giving guide on its readers. This year, Quillblog has ... Read More »

December 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

By Natalie Samson

Last night, in its final meeting of the year, the Toronto Public Library Board approved a cut of 5.9 per cent to its 2012 operating budget. The 2012 budget now stands at just over $164 ... Read More »

December 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has not been terribly successful on the literary front. From his under-the-breath insult to author Vikki VanSickle during this summer's marathon executive committee hearing to his brother Doug's very public spat ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Weekend reading: the week’s top stories from St. Joseph Media

By Sue Carter

Looking for some extra long-weekend reading? Here are the week's top stories from the St. Joseph Media offices: Toronto Life: Introducing Bannock, Oliver and Bonacini's new café and restaurant at The Bay's flagship store Fashion ... Read More »

September 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

By Sue Carter

Although Margaret Atwood didn't attend Thursday night's marathon Toronto city council executive meeting to address the city's budget deliberations, she was there in spirit and in swag (scroll down the Torontoist's impressive live blog to ... Read More »

July 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Anansi puts Rob Ford on a streetcar

By Sue Carter

When House of Anansi Press was strategizing its marketing campaign for The Little Book of Rob Ford, a collection of quips, quotes, and colourful comments from Toronto's mayor, it took a more subtle approach than ... Read More »

April 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Rob Ford

Battershill, Wiebe, Doolittle win inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prizes

Is the rest of Canada crazy for Crazy Town?

Toronto Public Library tries to keep up with demand for Crazy Town

Penguin Canada to publish Rob Ford Story by Toronto Star’s Robyn Doolittle

Holiday gift round-up: scary Dickens dolls, gifts for the verbally inclined, and more

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

Weekend reading: the week’s top stories from St. Joseph Media

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

Anansi puts Rob Ford on a streetcar

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