by Becky Robertson

Book Links: Another Neil Gaiman adaptation in the works; using books to talk to your kids about Charlottesville

Indie bookstore in Charlottesville continues to serve community. (Publishers Weekly) White supremacists harass feminist bookstore employees and plant copies of Milo Yiannopolous memoir. (Electric Lit) How to use books to talk to your kids about Charlottesville. (The New York ... Read More »

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

Helaine Becker, Claire Eamer, Tim Falconer among Lane Anderson Award shortlisters

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the 2016 Lane Anderson Awards, honouring Canada's best science writing with $10,000 in each of two age categories, have been revealed: Young Readers Helaine Becker and Phil McAndrew, ill., Monster Science: Could Monsters ... Read More »

August 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Daily Deals: Kimberley Mok’s house-bus book sells in the U.S.

By Becky Robertson

New York City–based Countryman Press has acquired world English rights to Montreal designer and TreeHugger writer Kimberley Mok’s The Modern House Bus, which shows examples of DIY conversions of buses into unique mobile homes in the vein of the tiny-house ... Read More »

August 15, 2017

Susan Harada, Arno Kopecky, Siobhan Roberts to judge 2017 Hilary Weston prize

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced that Susan Harada, Arno Kopecky, and Siobhan Roberts will serve as the three-person jury for this year's Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Harada teaches at Carleton University, ... Read More »

August 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: More Twilight and Hunger Games movies may be on the way; Trump’s awful spelling

By Becky Robertson

There may be more movies coming from the Twilight and Hunger Games franchises. (Teen Vogue) American Civil Liberties Union defends Milo Yiannopoulos's book. (HuffPost) The Trump administration's awful spelling a "systemic problem." (HuffPost) U.K. Booksellers Association protests Amazon's tax ... Read More »

August 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Catherine Hernandez’s Scarborough sells in French

By Becky Robertson

Montreal-based Les Éditions XYZ directeur général Pascal Genêt has acquired world French-language rights to Catherine Hernandez's Scarborough, a novel following several residents of the Toronto neighbourhood, which was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in May. The deal was ... Read More »

August 14, 2017

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming September titles

By Becky Robertson

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. Once More with Feeling, Méira Cook (House of Anansi Press) First Snow, Last Light, Wayne Johnston (Knopf Canada) ... Read More »

August 14, 2017

Orca Book Publishers uses in-house expertise to take on its own sales management

By Becky Robertson

After more than three decades of working with the independent sales rep group Ampersand Inc., Victoria-based children's press Orca Book Publishers is now handling the function internally. Orca publisher Andrew Wooldridge says that while amicable sales ... Read More »

August 14, 2017

Daily Deals: Nine new acquisitions for Coach House Books

By Becky Robertson

Coach House Books editorial director Alana Wilcox has acquired world rights to a book of poetry written in airport codes by Nasser Hussain. SKY WRI TEI NGS will publish in fall 2018. The deal was arranged without an agent. ... Read More »

August 10, 2017

Book Links: LeVar Burton is being sued over Reading Rainbow rights; Octavia Butler is coming to TV for the first time

By Becky Robertson

PBS sues LeVar Burton over his use of the Reading Rainbow brand. (HuffPost) Octavia Butler's work is being adapted for TV for the first time ever. (Flavorwire) ...and a look at Butler's unrealized plans for her Earthseed series. (Electric Lit) ... Read More »

August 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

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Book Links: Another Neil Gaiman adaptation in the works; using books to talk to your kids about Charlottesville

Helaine Becker, Claire Eamer, Tim Falconer among Lane Anderson Award shortlisters

Daily Deals: Kimberley Mok’s house-bus book sells in the U.S.

Susan Harada, Arno Kopecky, Siobhan Roberts to judge 2017 Hilary Weston prize

Book Links: More Twilight and Hunger Games movies may be on the way; Trump’s awful spelling

Daily Deals: Catherine Hernandez’s Scarborough sells in French

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming September titles

Orca Book Publishers uses in-house expertise to take on its own sales management

Daily Deals: Nine new acquisitions for Coach House Books

Book Links: LeVar Burton is being sued over Reading Rainbow rights; Octavia Butler is coming to TV for the first time

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