by Becky Robertson

Book Links: President’s Committee on Arts & Humanities resigns; novels to read for the solar eclipse

U.S. President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities resigns. (Electric Literature) The Art of the Deal ghostwriter predicts Trump will resign later this year. (Salon) Charlottesville-based author John Grisham speaks out against the white supremacist rally and ... Read More »

August 21, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

OBPO study finds there are not enough Canadian books in Ontario schools

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Book Publishers Organization has released a study assessing how much Canadian literature is being taught in the province's classrooms. The survey was conducted by researcher and education specialist Catherine Bates on behalf of the OBPO, and included ... Read More »

August 21, 2017

New Prince Edward County literary festival celebrates Canada’s women crime writers

By Becky Robertson

Author and performer Janet Kellough has launched a new writing festival to dually address what she perceives as a lack of attention and respect for women writers, and for authors writing in the crime and mystery genres. ... Read More »

August 21, 2017

Audible acquires rights to multiple authors; Bianca Marais follow-up to Putnam

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Books U.S. imprint G.P. Putnam's Sons has acquired If You Want to Make God Laugh, a follow-up to Bianca Marais's 2017 novel, Hum If You Don't Know the Words. The new title tells of the lives of three women in South Africa's post-apartheid ... Read More »

August 17, 2017

Danila Botha, Matti Friedman among 2017 Vine Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The Toronto-based Koffler Centre of the Arts has announced the shortlists for its 2017 Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature. The annual prize offers a $10,000 prize each in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, history, ... Read More »

August 17, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Chinese crime novelist charged with murders; new Dorian Gray film coming with female lead

By Becky Robertson

Chinese crime novelist is charged with decades-old murders. (The New York Times) Musician St. Vincent will direct film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray starring a female lead. (HuffPost) After winning a Hugo Award for the ... Read More »

August 17, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto indie Eliot’s Bookshop to shutter due to doubled property taxes

By Becky Robertson

Toronto mainstay Eliot's Bookshop is closing after 40 years on Yonge Street, due to what its owner says is an untenable increase in property taxes. Proprietor Paul Panayiotidis, whose store has sat in its current location for 22 years, says a ... Read More »

August 17, 2017

Daily Deals: David Chariandy’s Soucouyant optioned for film; ECW acquires Michael Barclay’s Hip bio

By Becky Robertson

Big Soul Productions, a Toronto-based Indigenous film and video production company, has acquired film rights to David Chariandy's debut novel Soucouyant, published in 2007 by Arsenal Pulp Press. The award-nominated title follows a son who returns to ... Read More »

August 16, 2017

Tragically Hip bio and Candy Palmater memoir are in the works

By Becky Robertson

Two new non-fiction books focusing on Canadian pop-culture stars were announced this week. Toronto's ECW Press has acquired The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip, a biography of the band and frontman ... Read More »

August 16, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Dionne Brand named M&S’s new poetry editor

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House Canada imprint McClelland & Stewart has announced that poet, novelist, and essayist Dionne Brand has been hired in the newly created position of poetry editor.* Brand, the former poet laureate of Toronto and an Order ... Read More »

August 16, 2017

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Book Links: President’s Committee on Arts & Humanities resigns; novels to read for the solar eclipse

OBPO study finds there are not enough Canadian books in Ontario schools

New Prince Edward County literary festival celebrates Canada’s women crime writers

Audible acquires rights to multiple authors; Bianca Marais follow-up to Putnam

Danila Botha, Matti Friedman among 2017 Vine Awards finalists

Book Links: Chinese crime novelist charged with murders; new Dorian Gray film coming with female lead

Toronto indie Eliot’s Bookshop to shutter due to doubled property taxes

Daily Deals: David Chariandy’s Soucouyant optioned for film; ECW acquires Michael Barclay’s Hip bio

Tragically Hip bio and Candy Palmater memoir are in the works

Dionne Brand named M&S’s new poetry editor

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