by Becky Robertson

Toronto’s Art Bar poetry series comes back to life this fall

Toronto's Art Bar weekly poetry series is being resurrected in September‚ following news this past spring that the event was shuttering after 25 years. A migration westward to a more central (and accessible) venue along ... Read More »

August 29, 2016

Stratford Writers Festival aims to meld literature and the arts with inaugural event

By Becky Robertson

DigiWriting‚ the book-marketing agency behind the #CanLitPit session earlier this month in which writers pitched manuscripts to Canadian publishers via Twitter‚ is preparing to host the first Stratford Writers Festival. The event will take place ... Read More »

August 29, 2016

Book Links: NYC subway commuters get free ebooks; Oxford Dictionaries pulls back on worst word; Pokemon Go for books

By Becky Robertson

New York subway launches free ebook program for commuters. (The New York Times) Is Kobo is considering audiobooks? (Good E-reader) Oxford Dictionaries ends search for least popular word over "severe misuse" of online survey. (The ... Read More »

August 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Personnel Changes: Joe Books

By Becky Robertson

Toronto publisher Joe Books has announced a number of new hires: Jason Flores-Holz has joined the team in the newly created role of creative manager. He comes with experience in animation, graphic design‚ and brand ... Read More »

August 26, 2016

Daily Deals: Joe Books to publish novel adaptation of Bruce McDonald’s Weirdos

By Becky Robertson

Toronto publisher Joe Books will release a companion novel to Canadian director Bruce McDonald’s forthcoming movie, Weirdos, by Vancouver YA author Kat Kruger. The book‚ based on the screenplay by Nova Scotia-born playwright Daniel MacIvor‚ takes ... Read More »

August 25, 2016

Bryan Prince Bookseller to revamp store space into community hub

By Becky Robertson

Bryan Prince Bookseller is reformatting its space to better suit the needs of readers. As outlined in an open letter to patrons‚ half of the Hamilton, Ontario, store, including the fiction section currently used for ... Read More »

August 25, 2016

CBC announces 2016 Creative Non-fiction Prize jury

By Becky Robertson

CBC has announced the judging panel for this year's Creative Non-fiction Prize: Writers' Union of Canada chair and writer Brian Brett‚ Governor General's Literary Award–winning author Diane Schoemperlen‚ and novelist Drew Hayden Taylor. The award ... Read More »

August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Ann Y.K. Choi‚ Cordelia Strube among Toronto Book Awards finalists

By Becky Robertson

The City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library have revealed the finalists for this year's Toronto Book Awards‚ recognizing titles that speak to the city‚ its people‚ and its heritage: Howard Akler‚ Men of ... Read More »

August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Sue Goyette, Joan Naviyuk Kane, George Szirtes make up 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize jury

By Becky Robertson

The judges for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. The panel will comprise Halifax poet and 2014 Griffin nominee Sue Goyette; American Inupiaq poet and Institute of American Indian Arts MFA faculty member ... Read More »

August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Trump spends $55,000 of campaign money buying his own book; finding the most hated English word; Rowling reveals artistic side

By Becky Robertson

Trump will not receive royalties on the more than $55,000 worth of his own book he bought with campaign donations. (Los Angeles Times) Trying to find the most hated word in the English language. (The ... Read More »

August 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Toronto’s Art Bar poetry series comes back to life this fall

Stratford Writers Festival aims to meld literature and the arts with inaugural event

Book Links: NYC subway commuters get free ebooks; Oxford Dictionaries pulls back on worst word; Pokemon Go for books

Personnel Changes: Joe Books

Daily Deals: Joe Books to publish novel adaptation of Bruce McDonald’s Weirdos

Bryan Prince Bookseller to revamp store space into community hub

CBC announces 2016 Creative Non-fiction Prize jury

Ann Y.K. Choi‚ Cordelia Strube among Toronto Book Awards finalists

Sue Goyette, Joan Naviyuk Kane, George Szirtes make up 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize jury

Book Links: Trump spends $55,000 of campaign money buying his own book; finding the most hated English word; Rowling reveals artistic side

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