Search Results by tag: romance

Harlequin faces lawsuit for unpaid digital royalties

It's fair to say that Harlequin, the world's leading romance publisher, has also been at the forefront of digital publishing, at least among mainstream publishers with a substantial print legacy. The Toronto-based company (it's owned ... Read More »

July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Canada’s best-selling graphic novels, Schnittman leaves Bloomsbury for Hachette, new Vonnegut e-single; and more

By Natalie Samson

Sequential lists 30 best-selling Canadian comics and graphic novels Evan Schnittman leaves Bloomsbury for executive post at Hachette Does capitalism trounce freedom of expression at the London Book Fair? Unpublished Kurt Vonnegut novella, Basic Training, ... Read More »

March 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

HarperCollins U.K. to offer erotica ebook imprint

By Natalie Samson

Romance and erotica are among the hottest categories in ebook sales and library lending. With this in mind, HarperCollins U.K. has announced a line of digital-only erotica that will launch at the end of the ... Read More »

March 14, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 24-March 1

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Freedom to Read Week kicks off Feb. 26. For a complete list of national events, visit the program's website. Here's a sample of other literary events happening across the country: Galiano Literary Festival presents a ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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

Romance novelist Ryshia Kennie wins Regina Writing Award

By Natalie Samson

The Saskatchewan Writers' Guild has named Ryshia Kennie winner of the 2011 City of Regina Writing Award. Kennie has written two romance novels, From the Dust (2007) and Ring of Desire (2009), both published by ... Read More »

July 19, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Book links round-up: booksellers charging for events, nasty author-on-author insults, and more

By Sue Carter

You can meet your favourite author, but you'll have to buy a ticket Ouch, that hurts: 30 of the nastiest author-on-author insults Contrary to media reports, Lady Gaga and philosopher Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek are not caught ... Read More »

June 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

By Stuart Woods

It's official: Shortcovers, the Indigo-owned e-book service launched less than a year ago, has a new name. At midnight last night, the company was rechristened Kobo (an anagram of "book"), and along with a redesigned ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Lahiri vs. Gallant, Calvin and Hobbes, Elizabeth Gilbert, and more

By Suzanne Gardner

Some bookish links: The National Post reports on Jhumpa Lahiri's 53-page interview with Mavis Gallant in the summer 2009 issue of Granta, a back-and-forth battle in which Lahiri constantly works to make her presence felt, ... Read More »

July 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

By Stuart Woods

About 225 industry people crowded into a Toronto conference room on Thursday for BookNet Canada's annual technology forum. The theme of this year's conference was evolution or revolution, though most of the speakers seemed to ... Read More »

March 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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