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Daily Deals: Foreign rights for Anosh Irani’s Parcel, HC signs Carrianne Leung

French publisher Philippe Rey has obtained French-language rights to Anosh Irani's The Parcel, a novel set in the notorious red-light district of Bombay, India, where a retired transgender sex worker is asked, against her wishes, to prepare ... Read More »

May 18, 2016

Book Links: Franzen fails to impress on Jeopardy; short stories inspired by Rush; more Amazon stores to come

By Conan Tobias

A: He failed to impress on Jeopardy. Q: Who is Jonathan Franzen? (The Guardian) Short-story collection inspired by music of Rush. (Toronto Star) Bezos confirms more Amazon stores in the way. (Publishers Weekly) Kindle users push for ... Read More »

May 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Japanese rights acquired for to Karen Le Billon’s French Kids Eat Everything

By Conan Tobias

Wave Publishers has acquired world Japanese rights to Karen Le Billon's French Kids Eat Everything, a memoir of a family’s personal food revolution. The deal was arranged by Ron Eckel of Cooke International in association with the English ... Read More »

May 17, 2016

Awards: Adnan Khan receives RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

By Conan Tobias

The Charles Taylor Foundation has announced Adnan Khan as this year's recipient of the RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award, given to assist a Canadian published author working on a significant writing project, usually in the area of literary ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

By Conan Tobias

Effective immediately, Fitzhenry & Whiteside will no longer distribute Shell Education Publishing, Teacher Created Materials, Crown House Publishing ... Read More »

May 17, 2016

Literary event listings: May 16–22

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT The annual Forest of Reading Festival of Trees takes place May 17–19. Presented by the Ontario Library Association and the International Festival of Authors, the three-day awards celebration includes ceremonies, live entertainment, and ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Sarah Polley–directed Alias Grace set to film in Toronto

By Conan Tobias

Actor and director Sarah Polley will begin shooting her long-planned adaption of Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel, Alias Grace, in Toronto this August. Polley originally announced the project as a big-screen motion picture in 2012, but in 2014 plans ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: Rowling defends Trumpspeak; Amazon gets into the baby food business, The Vegetarian wins Man Booker

By Conan Tobias

J.K. Rowling defends Donald Trump's right to be the biggest, the best, most offensive idiot. (The Guardian) Amazon to sell its own branded baby food, coffee, vitamins. (Good e-Reader) Han Kang's The Vegetarian wins Man ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Doug Wright Awards winners announced

By Conan Tobias

The winners of the 2016 Doug Wright Awards were presented on May 14 in Toronto, during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. The Doug Wright Award for best book was presented to Michael DeForge for Dressing (Koyama ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Amazon’s empty new store; 12 bookstores everyone should visit; CBS passes on Nancy Drew remake

By Conan Tobias

Amazon just opened a store that doesn't sell anything. (Good e-Reader) CBS passes on gritty Nancy Drew series after pilot skews "too female." (Deadline) Managing your library and ebook catalogue? There's an app for that. ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

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Daily Deals: Foreign rights for Anosh Irani’s Parcel, HC signs Carrianne Leung

Book Links: Franzen fails to impress on Jeopardy; short stories inspired by Rush; more Amazon stores to come

Daily Deals: Japanese rights acquired for to Karen Le Billon’s French Kids Eat Everything

Awards: Adnan Khan receives RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

Distribution change: Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Literary event listings: May 16–22

Sarah Polley–directed Alias Grace set to film in Toronto

Book Links: Rowling defends Trumpspeak; Amazon gets into the baby food business, The Vegetarian wins Man Booker

Awards: Doug Wright Awards winners announced

Book Links: Amazon’s empty new store; 12 bookstores everyone should visit; CBS passes on Nancy Drew remake

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