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2015 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction finalists revealed

The B.C. Achievement Foundation announced the shortlist for the 11th annual B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction on Wednesday. The award aims to "celebrate a genre that stimulates our national conversation and shares knowledge about ... Read More »

December 11, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

2015 Booker judges announced, HarperCollins uses Harlequin acquisition to expand internationally, and more

By Becky Robertson

2015 Man Booker Prize judging panel revealed, chaired by Princeton English professor emeritus Michael Wood HarperCollins to expand in Asian market using Harlequin presence Nathaniel Branden, Ayn Rand's Canadian "philosophical paramour," dies at 84 Russian ... Read More »

December 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

2015 RBC Taylor Prize longlist revealed

By Becky Robertson

The longlist for the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, recognizing excellence in Canadian literary non-fiction, has been announced. A jury comprising arts executive Kevin Garland, editor and columnist Martin Levin, and 2013 Taylor Prize winner Andrew ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Descant magazine announces final issue

By Becky Robertson

After 44 years in circulation, quarterly Canadian literary journal Descant magazine has announced that its winter 2014 issue, Descant 167: In A Cabinet of Curioisities, will be its last. Editor-in-chief Karen Mulhallen posted a notice ... Read More »

December 10, 2014

Hachette plans to sell books on twitter, Senate Torture Report to become book, and more

By Becky Robertson

Hachette Book Group to sell titles through twitter Melville House to publish CIA Torture Report as book Kobo data shows which ebooks readers don't finish Random House to change name of Lena Dunham's sexual assailant ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Newfoundland’s Heritage and History Book Awards winners announced

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador announced the winners of the annual Heritage and History Book Awards at a ceremony at the Ship Pub in St. John's last night. The awards "acknowledge the important ... Read More »

December 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Call for submissions: First Nation Communities Read

By Becky Robertson

First Nation Communities Read is calling for titles for its 2015 2016 program, which aims to increase awareness and publication of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit writing, as well as encourage family literacy. This year's ... Read More »

December 8, 2014

Five designers pick their favourite covers of the year

By Becky Robertson

Five top designers choose the books that wowed them “Dark” is tricky to do on a cover, because it’s an inherently uninviting trait that tends to recede into the background on a shelf or a ... Read More »

December 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books of the Year

YouTube star breaks record for debut book sales, The Handmaid’s Tale to hit U.S. stage, and more

By Becky Robertson

Teen YouTube sensation Zoella sells record-breaking 78,109 copies of her debut book in one week Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale slated for Cincinnati stage adaptation Abdo Publishing changes name of Biggest, Baddest Books for Boys ... Read More »

December 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Sales Change: Georgetown Publications

By Becky Robertson

Effective Jan. 15, Hornblower Group will represent Georgetown Publications in all trade and gift markets, as well ... Read More »

December 2, 2014

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2015 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction finalists revealed

2015 Booker judges announced, HarperCollins uses Harlequin acquisition to expand internationally, and more

2015 RBC Taylor Prize longlist revealed

Descant magazine announces final issue

Hachette plans to sell books on twitter, Senate Torture Report to become book, and more

Newfoundland’s Heritage and History Book Awards winners announced

Call for submissions: First Nation Communities Read

Five designers pick their favourite covers of the year

YouTube star breaks record for debut book sales, The Handmaid’s Tale to hit U.S. stage, and more

Sales Change: Georgetown Publications

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