Search Results by tag: YA

Scholastic [U.S.] tries to censor kids’ book with same-sex couple characters [UPDATED]

Publishers are often called upon to defend their books against people and organizations (parents, school boards, governments, self-appointed morality squads, etc.) who attempt to ban or suppress them. In the case of a new tween ... Read More »

October 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Yann Martel in orbit

By Stuart Woods

It's been a good year for Canadian authors when it comes to outer space. This summer, when astronauts Julie Payette and Robert Thirsk visited the International Space Station, they took with them copies of space-themed books ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Farewell to “punk rock poet” Jim Carroll and mystery writer Lyn Hamilton

By Alison Potstra

Canadian mystery writer Lyn Hamilton passed away last Thursday at the age of 65. The Toronto-based writer, who was known for Chinese Alchemist, The Xibalba Murders and her globe-trotting heroine Lara McClintoch, died of cancer. According ... Read More »

September 15, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Libraries

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

By Stuart Woods

The cover star of the September issue of Q&Q is the Haitian-born, Montreal-based author Dany LaferriÃ¨re, who came to national attention in the 1980s with his first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro ... Read More »

September 4, 2009 | Filed under: Opinion

Cheap irony alert: Orwell removed from Kindle

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Associated Press: A pirated e-book of 1984 led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers. Users of Amazon.com's e-reader device were surprised and unsettled over the past day to receive notice that George ... Read More »

July 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Frank McCourt, Yann Martel, Tom Wolfe, Harry Potter, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Frank McCourt dies at 78. Yann Martel's new novel gets a U.S. deal. Tom Wolfe says, "To the moon, America, to the moon..." Harry Potter books "very Talmudic." What's wrong with the ... Read More »

July 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

She’ll be seein’ ya: Julie Wilson ends Seen Reading

By Suzanne Gardner

After almost three years, Julie Wilson, creator of the blog Seen Reading, has decided to end the popular literary voyeur project. For those unfamiliar with Seen Reading, Wilson spots people reading in public, notes the ... Read More »

July 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Who reads YA?

By Suzanne Gardner

An interesting article on Tomorrow Museum has started debate on the reasons behind the popularity of young adult fiction. In the original post, blogger Joanne McNeil argues that YA book sales are skyrocketing because teenagers ... Read More »

June 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Yann Martel finally hears from the PMO

By Suzanne Gardner

For over two years, Life of Pi author Yann Martel has been sending books that have "been known to expand stillness" to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Beginning with Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich ... Read More »

June 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

The imminent end of the Harry Potter film franchise “ the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is scheduled for release in 2011 “ has Hollywood types scurrying to secure other ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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