by Conan Tobias

Literary event listings: July 4–10

MONDAY, JULY 4 Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with frequent guest performers. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. 8 p.m. $5 THURSDAY, JULY 7 David Goldbloom: Hon. Michael H. Wilson interviews Dr. Goldbloom, ... Read More »

July 4, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: June 27–July 3

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT So Long, Art Bar Tuesday, June 28 There aren’t many events this week, as the Canada Day long weekend approaches, but of the two listed below, one is worth special notice. The Art ... Read More »

June 27, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Austin Clarke, Giller winner and civil rights leader, dead at 81

By Conan Tobias

Austin Clarke, the Toronto-based author who travelled to Canada from his native Barbados and went on to win numerous literary awards, died on the morning of June 26, at the age of 81. Clarke came to Canada in ... Read More »

June 27, 2016

Literary event listings: June 20–26

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Toronto Poetry Slam's Pride edition Sunday, June 26 The Pride edition of Toronto Poetry Slam features Regina’s Johnny Tring, as well as a spoken-word competition and a special screening of a new spoken-word ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: June 13–19

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Canadian Writers’ Summit June 15–19 Writers from across the country come together this week for the inaugural conference, organized by the Writers' Union of Canada with support from regional associations. The event includes ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: June 6–12, 2016

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Bloomsday Montreal June 12–16 Montreal is the only Canadian city to annually celebrate Bloomsday – June 16, the day in 1904 when Leopold Bloom took his walk around Dublin as depicted in James ... Read More »

June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Get your portrait done, Sweet Valley High style; Stan weighs in on Cap’s new Nazi friends; hardcovers are the new vinyl

By Conan Tobias

The Sweet Valley High cover artist is taking commissions. (Huffington Post) Shakespeare First Folio sells for $3.68 million (U.S.). (GalleyCat) How ready is the publishing industry for digital publishing? (Publishing Perspectives) Ebook revenue rebounds. (Good e-Reader) ... Read More »

June 3, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Literary event listings: May 30–June 5, 2016

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Prose in the Park Literary Festival and Book Fair June 3–4 The Ottawa Independent Writers presents the Prose in the Park, a bilingual literary festival and book fair, with George Elliot Clarke, Xue ... Read More »

May 30, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Five awesome writing sheds; jerk gets bookstore closed; why authors fail at crowdfunding

By Conan Tobias

Why authors often fail at crowdfunding. (TeleRead) British Library digitizes 300 previously unseen literary works by famous authors. (Good e-Reader) It doesn't take a village to close a bookstore, just one big complainer. (Melville House) ... Read More »

May 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Mona Awad wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award

By Conan Tobias

Mona Awad was awarded this year's $40,000 Amazon.ca First Novel Award for her book 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, at a ceremony in Toronto on May 26. The book, published by Penguin Canada, is the ... Read More »

May 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Literary event listings: July 4–10

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Austin Clarke, Giller winner and civil rights leader, dead at 81

Literary event listings: June 20–26

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Literary event listings: June 6–12, 2016

Book Links: Get your portrait done, Sweet Valley High style; Stan weighs in on Cap’s new Nazi friends; hardcovers are the new vinyl

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Book Links: Five awesome writing sheds; jerk gets bookstore closed; why authors fail at crowdfunding

Mona Awad wins Amazon.ca First Novel Award

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