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Scholastic Canada celebrates its 60th anniversary with special projects

Scholastic Canada is launching a number of initiatives to mark its 60th anniversary this year. The Scholastic Reading Champions program will run throughout 2017, recognizing 60 Canadians – five per month – who have contributed to ... Read More »

February 9, 2017 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Slideshow: Dundurn’s 40th anniversary party

By Stuart Woods

On May 24, Dundurn Press celebrated its 40th anniversary with a well-attended party at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto. Founded as a niche publisher of Canadian history, Dundurn is now one of Canada's ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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: Canadian children’s books

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Just in time for March Break, this week's bestsellers list, which looks at Canadian children's books, illustrates that readers will love Robert Munsch forever. For the two weeks ending March 4: 1. Love You Forever, ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Comics: not just for grown-ups

By Kenton Smith

In the March 2012 issue of Q&Q, Kenton Smith explores how the revival of quality comics for kids has seen an uptick in sales at traditional children's houses. David Saylor, vice-president and creative director at ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

By Sue Carter

Collection of 500 unpublished fairy tales discovered in Germany Scholastic is developing a free app with games, quizzes, and 1,300 ebooks for purchase Why agency pricing for ebooks doesn't work French government passes controversial law ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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

Erin Bow’s Plain Kate wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

By Sue Carter

Erin Bow has won this year's TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for her historical fantasy YA novel Plain Kate, published by Scholastic Canada. Bow received her $25,000 prize at a gala event in Toronto last ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

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

Way to Display! C’est NoÃ«l, David! at Indigo in Montreal

By Nathan Whitlock

That's right: it's the holiday edition of Way to Display!, with a too-cool-for-yule display for C'est NoÃ«l, David! (Scholastic Canada), ... Read More »

December 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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Search Results by tag: Scholastic

Scholastic Canada celebrates its 60th anniversary with special projects

Slideshow: Dundurn’s 40th anniversary party

CBA announces Libris Award nominees

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

Comics: not just for grown-ups

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

Erin Bow’s Plain Kate wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

Way to Display! C’est NoÃ«l, David! at Indigo in Montreal

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