by Becky Robertson

Cover to cover: Marijke Friesen on designing The Umbrella Mender

Designer Marijke Friesen draws on medical images and landscape illustration to convey the sense of Christine Fischer Guy’s debut novel, The Umbrella Mender (Buckrider Books) 1. I was very excited to find this photograph. The ... Read More »

October 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Princeton to keep Toni Morrison papers, Waub Rice on aboriginal storytelling, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toni Morrison's papers, including manuscript for posthumous novel, find new home at Princeton Waub Rice discusses aboriginal storytelling Wattpad book slated for film adaptation for first time in platform's history Penguin Classics to publish pocketbook ... Read More »

October 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Charlotte Gray wins 2014 Toronto Book Award

By Becky Robertson

Charlotte Gray is the winner of the 40th annual Toronto Book Awards for her non-fiction work, The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country. Gray received the $10,000 prize ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

McSweeney’s publishing goes non-profit

By Becky Robertson

Dave Eggers' San Francisco−based publishing house, McSweeney's, is slated to become a non-profit organization within the next year, joining the list of the author's other non-profit initiatives: 826, ScholarMatch, and Voice of Witness. Eggers told ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Emily Keeler hired as National Post books editor

By Becky Robertson

Little Brother Magazine founder and former The Millions and Joyland editor Emily Keeler has joined the National Post as books editor, taking over from Mark Medley, who moved to The Globe & Mail in August. ... Read More »

October 15, 2014

Canada’s Self-Publishing Awards shortlists announced

By Becky Robertson

Finalists for the first self-publishing awards in Canada, the Blurb Inc. Creation of Stories: Canada's Self-Publishing Awards, were revealed today. Six authors in each of three categories− adult, young adult, and books for children− were chosen ... Read More »

October 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

P.E.I. journalist recruits Goodall, Suzuki, Hawking for environmental book

By Becky Robertson

Although it is only being released on Oct. 31*, Todd MacLean's Global Chorus: 365 Voices on the Future of the Planet (Rocky Mountain Books) is already a top pre-order on Amazon.ca and a top 25 ... Read More »

October 15, 2014

Richard Flanagan wins 2014 Man Booker Prize

By Becky Robertson

Australian writer Richard Flanagan is the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize for Fiction for The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Knopf), announced today at aceremony in London. He was chosen over fellow shortlisted authors ... Read More »

October 14, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize, lost Capote stories discovered, and more

By Becky Robertson

French author Patrick Modiano awarded Nobel Prize in Literature 10 great writers snubbed by the Nobel Prize Lost Truman Capote juvenilia published Four surviving Magna Carta copies to be exhibited together for the first time ... Read More »

October 9, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

IFOA: Meet the 2014 International Visitors Programme participants

By Becky Robertson

A choice group of publishing professionals hailing from 10 countries will be arriving in Toronto on Oct. 26 for the seventh annual International Visitors Programme, a five-day industry networking event coinciding with the International Festival ... Read More »

October 7, 2014

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Cover to cover: Marijke Friesen on designing The Umbrella Mender

Princeton to keep Toni Morrison papers, Waub Rice on aboriginal storytelling, and more

Charlotte Gray wins 2014 Toronto Book Award

McSweeney’s publishing goes non-profit

Emily Keeler hired as National Post books editor

Canada’s Self-Publishing Awards shortlists announced

P.E.I. journalist recruits Goodall, Suzuki, Hawking for environmental book

Richard Flanagan wins 2014 Man Booker Prize

Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize, lost Capote stories discovered, and more

IFOA: Meet the 2014 International Visitors Programme participants

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