Alberta cultural hub the Banff Centre has announced its fall 2016 arts programming, including some new additions to its literary residencies. British-born novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer will expand on his TED talk of ... Read More »
A year after its inception, the Commonwealth Book Publishers Association – launched by Dundurn Press president and publisher Kirk Howard and vice-president Beth Bruder – met for the third time during this year's London Book Fair, ... Read More »
April 29, 2016
Toronto's Darius Films has optioned rights to Knucklehead (HarperCollins Canada), Matt Lennox’s 2015 novel exploring the working class poor, in a deal arranged by Rena Zimmerman at Great North Artists Management Inc. on behalf of ... Read More »
April 28, 2016
This year's Atlantic Book Awards, honouring the best titles from East Coast writers, were presented at a gala ceremony in New Brunswick on April 27, capping off this year's Atlantic Book Festival. This was the ... Read More »
April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
Toronto-based romance publisher Harlequin Books, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, is ceasing publication of its Blaze imprint. It also will be making changes to distribution for its Romance and Historical imprints in North America. Blaze, ... Read More »
April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
Canadian Manda Group co-founder James Chalmers died on April 25. He was 73. Born in Scotland, Chalmers immigrated to Canada in 1956 with his family. He went on to build a career in publishing, working ... Read More »
April 28, 2016
The Banff Centre, the Alberta-based multidisciplinary arts organization, has announced an immediate layoff of 33 permanent full-time positions – about 8 per cent of its workforce – in a restructuring led by CEO Janet Price, ... Read More »
April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
Two U.S. librarians blog about the worst books they've unshelved. (The New Yorker) KonMari-ing your book collection. (Literary Hub) Rabid sci-fi readers manage to game Hugo Awards for a second year. (Los Angeles Times) Canadian ... Read More »
April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
New York City Children’s Theater has acquired non-exclusive rights to produce a stage adaptation of This is Sadie (Tundra Books), the 2015 picture book written by Sara O’Leary and illustrated by Julie Morstad. The adaptation, ... Read More »
April 27, 2016
Independent booksellers and authors nationwide are gearing up for the second annual Canadian Authors for Indies Day on April 30, following the success of last year's inaugural event. More than 100 bookstores and nearly 800 ... Read More »
April 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
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