by Becky Robertson

Book Links: NFL player Andrew Luck starts literary podcast | Readers more successful on dating apps

NFL player Andrew Luck has started a literary podcast to complement his book club. (Yahoo! Sports) Readers are apparently more successful on dating apps. (The Times of India) Bestselling U.S. author Jean Stein has died at ... Read More »

May 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Winnipeg seeks its first-ever poet laureate

By Becky Robertson

The city of Winnipeg is seeking its first-ever poet laureate, following in the footsteps of other major Canadian cities, including Toronto and Halifax. The Winnipeg Arts Council outlines the goals of the laureate as "promot[ing] poetry, literacy, and ... Read More »

May 1, 2017

Teva Harrison, Ann Y.K. Choi among Kobo Emerging Writer Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

Rakuten Kobo has released the shortlists for its 2017 Emerging Writer Prizes, offering $10,000 to a new author in each of three categories. Along with a cash prize, the three winners will receive promotional and marketing ... Read More »

May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Wesley King wins Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award

By Becky Robertson

Ontario author Wesley King has been named winner of an Edgar Allan Poe Award in the Best Juvenile category for his middle-grade novel OCDaniel (Simon & Schuster Canada), about an obsessive-compulsive teen trying to survive through ... Read More »

May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Saskatchewan Book Awards presented to Yann Martel, Louise Bernice Halfe

By Becky Robertson

The winners of the 2017 Saskatchewan Book Awards, recognizing the province's best writers and publishers, were revealed at a ceremony in Regina on April 29: Regina Public Library Book of the Year Award Yann Martel, The ... Read More »

May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Deborah Campbell, Julie Flett among B.C. Book Prize winners

By Becky Robertson

The West Coast Book Prize Society has named the winners of this year's B.C. Book Prizes, honouring the province's writers and publishers with $2,000 in each of seven categories. A special $5,000 Governor's Award for literary ... Read More »

May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles finds TV home | Literary road trips and indie bookstores

By Becky Robertson

Mindy Kaling options TV rights to Alyssa Mastromanaco's White House memoir. (Book Riot) On teaching The Handmaid's Tale and why it's so important. (Salon) Five books to read if you liked The Handmaid's Tale. (CBC Books) U.K. extends public ... Read More »

May 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Personnel Change: ECW Press

By Becky Robertson

ECW Press has announced that, effective immediately, Stephanie Strain has joined the team as ... Read More »

May 1, 2017

2017 Canadian Authors for Indies highlights

By Becky Robertson

The third annual Canadian Authors for Indies takes place April 29 at 87 booksellers across the country. Authors will visit local stores to hand-sell titles, offer book recommendations, and participate in unique book-related events, such as scavenger hunts ... Read More »

April 27, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Bookselling, Events

Award-winning book A Field Guide to Lies receives a new title post-Trump

By Becky Robertson

This year's National Business Book Award winner – neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin's A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Allen Lane Canada) – is being published under a new title in response to recent socio-political happenings south of the border. ... Read More »

April 27, 2017

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Book Links: NFL player Andrew Luck starts literary podcast | Readers more successful on dating apps

Winnipeg seeks its first-ever poet laureate

Teva Harrison, Ann Y.K. Choi among Kobo Emerging Writer Prize finalists

Wesley King wins Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award

Saskatchewan Book Awards presented to Yann Martel, Louise Bernice Halfe

Deborah Campbell, Julie Flett among B.C. Book Prize winners

Book Links: Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles finds TV home | Literary road trips and indie bookstores

Personnel Change: ECW Press

2017 Canadian Authors for Indies highlights

Award-winning book A Field Guide to Lies receives a new title post-Trump

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