On Aug. 20, Blue Rodeo performed its final show with longtime pedal steel player Bob Egan who, after playing with the band for more than 17 years, has moved on to a new job with the Kitchener ... Read More »
August 22, 2016
Twin Peaks casts members to record audio book. (A.V. Club) Emoji expert Kyle McLachlan to rewrite Dune. (GalleyCat) J.K. Rowling drops mic on Olympic track cycling omnium. (The Huffington Post) Why the short story is ... Read More »
August 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
Last year, the University of Regina Press launched a series of story anthologies in a variety of indigenous languages, including Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, and Lillooet. Obviously, none of these languages use the ... Read More »
August 16, 2016 | Filed under: Writing life
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 Stephen Maher: Launching his new Maritime thriller, Salvage. Colchester Historeum, 29 Young St., Truro, N.S. 7 p.m. Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with guest performers. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. ... Read More »
August 15, 2016 | Filed under: Events
Harry Potter fans thrown out of wand shop. (The Independent) Audiobooks are better than print, says CEO of Audiobooks.com. (Digital Book World) Fifteen books for young readers during the Olympics. (CBC Books) Is J.K. Rowling ... Read More »
August 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 Poetry in the Park: Poetry readings, featuring an open mic. Queen’s Park Bandshell, 529 Queen’s Park Ave., New Westminster, B.C. 6 p.m. Free. poetryinthepark.com Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with guest ... Read More »
August 8, 2016 | Filed under: Events
Seven sci-fi writers predict the future of the Olympics. (The Huffington Post) Twenty writers weigh in on the Olympics. (Literary Hub) U.K. publishers committed to investment post-Brexit. (The Bookseller) The Old Farmer's Almanac at ... Read More »
August 5, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
Mel Hurtig, the noted bookstore owner, creator of The Canadian Encyclopedia, and would-be politician, died in a hospital in Vancouver on Aug. 3. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia. He was 84. Hurtig opened ... Read More »
August 4, 2016 | Filed under: People
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 Philippa Dowding: Signing and reading from her new novel, Carter and the Curious Maze. Fort York, 250 Fort York Blvd., Toronto. 10:30 a.m. With admission to Fort York THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 Queer Confessions: ... Read More »
August 2, 2016 | Filed under: Events
Disney is rebooting movie version of cult comic The Rocketeer. (A.V. Club) Amazon.com revenue up 31 per cent. (GalleyCat) Elon Musk just single-handedly popularized an obscure, out-of-print history book. (The Guardian) Ebook sales drop for both Simon & Schuster and Hachette. ... Read More »
July 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links
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