by Becky Robertson

Book Links: George Orwell’s family is watching your wardrobe; a short film tribute to libraries

George Orwell estate cracks down on the little guy, claims copyright violation against Nineteen Eight-four T-shirts. (TeleRead) President Obama says novels shaped his idea of citizenship, in second installment of interview with Marilynne Robinson. (The ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

By Becky Robertson

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards. The English-language recipients, each taking home a $25,000 award, are as follows: Fiction (Judged by Tammy Armstrong, Robert ... Read More »

October 28, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Shining hotel to become horror museum; Amazon’s penny books; celebrity trash

By Becky Robertson

Hotel that inspired the Overlook in Stephen King’s The Shining to house world’s first horror museum, archive, and production studio. (Electric Lit) The thrift booksellers that list recycled books on Amazon for a penny. (The ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Bolen Books hosts 40th anniversary carnival celebration

By Becky Robertson

Bolen Books of Victoria celebrated its 40th anniversary with a carnival-themed party and storewide sale on Oct. 24, featuring stilt walkers, magicians, balloon animals, prize raffles, and other activities. “It’s a way that we’re giving ... Read More »

October 26, 2015

ECW Press acquires two hockey memoirs

By Becky Robertson

ECW Press senior editor Michael Holmes has acquired two new hockey books by former NHLers. Quebec-born goalie Gilles Gratton’s Gratoony the Looney, outlining Gratton’s troubled childhood and search for his identity, will be written with ... Read More »

October 26, 2015

Wendi Stewart sells in Germany

By Becky Robertson

German* rights to Nova Scotia–based writer Wendi Stewart’s debut novel, Meadowlark, about a young girl’s struggle with personal tragedy, have been sold to Nagel & Kimche publishers, a Swiss-based Hanser affiliate. The deal was arranged ... Read More »

October 26, 2015

Malka Marom’s Joni Mitchell biography sells in China

By Becky Robertson

Chinese rights to Toronto journalist and writer Malka Marom’s Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words have been sold to ... Read More »

October 26, 2015

Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award

By Becky Robertson

CODE, the literacy-promoting non-profit agency, has named Nunavut-based authors Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley winners of this year’s $12,000 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature. The husband-and-wife duo was recognized for their novel ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Tie Domi book tour to feature travelling personal museum

By Becky Robertson

To promote his forthcoming book, Shift Work, former NHL player Tie Domi is bringing a collection of memorabilia from his career – a 48-foot double-expandable trailer's worth – on a month-long Canadian book tour. Simon ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Events

Jacqueline Hushion celebration of life ceremony confirmed

By Becky Robertson

A celebration of life ceremony has been confirmed for Jacqueline Hushion, the longtime executive director of external relations at the Canadian Publishers' Council and revered member of – and champion for –the Canadian books industry, ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: People

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Book Links: George Orwell’s family is watching your wardrobe; a short film tribute to libraries

Guy Vanderhaeghe, Robyn Sarah, Sydney Smith among 2015 Governor General’s Literary Awards winners

Book Links: Shining hotel to become horror museum; Amazon’s penny books; celebrity trash

Bolen Books hosts 40th anniversary carnival celebration

ECW Press acquires two hockey memoirs

Wendi Stewart sells in Germany

Malka Marom’s Joni Mitchell biography sells in China

Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley win 2015 Burt Award

Tie Domi book tour to feature travelling personal museum

Jacqueline Hushion celebration of life ceremony confirmed

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