Effective immediately, University of Toronto Press will serve as Canadian distributor for Switzerland-based publisher Peter Lang Academic Publishing Group. UTP ... Read More »
March 17, 2016
Long-lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscript, commissioned by Harry Houdini, discovered in collection of magic memorabilia. (The Guardian) C-words makes their way into the OED. (Time) Moneyball for book publishers: tracking how we read. (The New York ... Read More »
March 17, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
House of Anansi Press publisher Sarah McLachlan and editorial director Janie Yoon have acquired world rights to The Mountain Master of Shatin and The Diamond Queen of Singapore, Books 11 and 12 in mystery writer Ian Hamilton’s ... Read More »
March 16, 2016
The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced that B.C. children's author-illustrator Ashley Spires's 2011 picture book, Small Saul (Kids Can Press), about a little pirate who lets his individuality shine, is the choice title for ... Read More »
March 16, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing
More on the big business of adult colouring books. (The Seattle Times) Amazon files patent for pay-by-selfie technology. (Teleread) U.S. schools will still get discount on To Kill A Mockingbird despite end of mass-market edition. ... Read More »
March 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
Mi'kmaq poet, spoken word performer, and slam master Rebecca Thomas has been named Halifax's new poet laureate. “Poetry can give a voice to the voiceless. Poetry can make a powerless person feel powerful. This is ... Read More »
March 15, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
Penguin Canada publishing director Diane Turbide has acquired world rights to a book about Canada's healthcare system by physician Dr. Danielle Martin, vice-president of medical affairs and health system solutions at Women's College Hospital. Better ... Read More »
March 15, 2016
Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue has surprised ImagineNATIVE, a Toronto film and media-arts festival, by donating $20,000 of her personal award money to its efforts celebrating and promoting work by indigenous artists worldwide. On March 14, ... Read More »
March 15, 2016
Anita Brookner, Man Booker Prize–winning author of 24 novels, has passed away. (BBC) There's a lot of kerfuffle surrounding Elena Ferrante's alleged identity. (Time) New York Public Library curates feminist book selections for Women's History ... Read More »
March 15, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
Open Air Books & Maps, the niche Toronto bookstore catering to travellers with its stock of guides, maps, travel accessories, and nature and language books, is set to close at the end of March. Launched ... Read More »
March 14, 2016
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