by Becky Robertson

Book Links: Belgian company buys Moleskine stake; Kobo expands to Taiwan

Portland feminist bookstore cuts ties with Portlandia. (Melville House) Sci-fi authors band together for mental illness awareness. (HoldOnToTheLight) Belgian company buys 41 per cent of Moleskine. (Reuters) What R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series can teach about producing good ... Read More »

October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last optioned for film; three new titles for Dundurn

By Becky Robertson

MGM Television has acquired TV rights to Margaret Atwood’s latest novel‚ The Heart Goes Last‚ published in 2015 by McClelland & Stewart. The story follows a young urban couple who are forced to make unthinkable ... Read More »

October 3, 2016

Awards: Sigal Samuel among 2016 Canadian Jewish Literary Award winners

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Canadian Jewish Literary Awards were announced on Sept. 29. Winners in eight categories were chosen from a list of 60 submitted works. Judges included authors Edward Trapunski‚ Michael Posner‚ and Lesley Simpson‚ ... Read More »

September 29, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Beth Follett to retire from, sell Pedlar Press

By Becky Robertson

After 20 years as publisher of Pedlar Press, Beth Follett says she plans to retire from the business and is looking to sell the publishing house she founded in 1996. "I am selling full ownership of the ... Read More »

September 29, 2016

Hal Niedzviecki turns literary “desperation” into a marketing tool

By Becky Robertson

Considering Hal Niedzviecki's most recent book was a criticism of society's obsession with the future, it's not surprising that the culture critic and founder of Broken Pencil magazine opted to harken back to the days of Victorian-novel serialization with The Archaeologists, ... Read More »

September 29, 2016

Daily Deals: Canadaland title acquired by S&S; Anansi signs Star journalist Tanya Talaga

By Becky Robertson

Simon & Schuster Canada imprint Touchstone has acquired world rights to The Canadaland Guide to Canada‚ by Canadaland podcast host Jesse Brown, with Vicky Mochama and Nick Zarzycki. S&S Canada vice-president and editorial director Nita Pronovost, S&S Canada ... Read More »

September 29, 2016

Personnel Change: Greystone Books

By Becky Robertson

Vancouver's Greystone Books has announced the hire of Alice Fleerackers to the position of marketing co-ordinator‚ effective immediately. Fleerackers's previous experience includes positions at Tradewind Books, Granville Island Publishing, and Drawn & Quarterly. She currently is ... Read More »

September 29, 2016

Book Links: Martin, Apple partnering on Game of Thrones ebooks; when Oz was banned

By Becky Robertson

New York Times review of new Hitler biography is one big subtweet about Donald Trump. (The Huffington Post) Trump-supporting Internet trolls sabotage Goodreads. (Flavorwire) George R.R. Martin teams with Apple for enhanced Game of Thrones ebooks. ... Read More »

September 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Atwood and Donoghue make HR’s most powerful authors list; Google uses books for AI development

By Becky Robertson

The Hollywood Reporter's most powerful authors list includes Canadians Margaret Atwood and Emma Donoghue. (The Hollywood Reporter) Authors protest Google's use of their novels to develop artificial-intelligence technologies. (The Guardian) Toronto and Vancouver added to ... Read More »

September 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Literary-minded installations to check out at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche

By Becky Robertson

Nuit Blanche‚ Toronto's massive annual overnight art show that draws an estimated one million-plus people each year‚ is taking place at locations across the city, starting at sundown on Oct. 1 until sunrise on Oct. ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Events

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Book Links: Belgian company buys Moleskine stake; Kobo expands to Taiwan

Daily Deals: Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last optioned for film; three new titles for Dundurn

Awards: Sigal Samuel among 2016 Canadian Jewish Literary Award winners

Beth Follett to retire from, sell Pedlar Press

Hal Niedzviecki turns literary “desperation” into a marketing tool

Daily Deals: Canadaland title acquired by S&S; Anansi signs Star journalist Tanya Talaga

Personnel Change: Greystone Books

Book Links: Martin, Apple partnering on Game of Thrones ebooks; when Oz was banned

Book Links: Atwood and Donoghue make HR’s most powerful authors list; Google uses books for AI development

Literary-minded installations to check out at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche

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