Wikipedia crowdfunds 1,000-volume print edition for touring exhibition James Patterson sends $1 million to indie booksellers Ron Diebert's U of T think ... Read More »
February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
The Scotiabank Giller Prize has announced the 2014 jury and key dates for the 21st annual award. Canadian author and 2004 Giller finalist Shauna Singh Baldwin (The Tiger Claw) will serve on the panel alongside ... Read More »
February 19, 2014
Literary references discovered at heart of HBO's True Detective Posthumous book of poetry by Iain Banks to appear in 2015 Survey reveals women, genderqueer authors less comfortable in literary communities Bret Easton Ellis writing script for Kanye ... Read More »
February 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Internationally renowned Canadian short-story author Mavis Gallant has died at 91, reports The Globe and Mail. Born in Montreal in 1922, Gallant started her career as a reporter with the Montreal Standard, but left journalism in 1950 ... Read More »
February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Authors
Invisible Publishing announce Robert Kroetsch shortlist Canada Writes announces CBC Short Story Prize longlist Authors seek to terminate contracts with Penguin India following recall of controversial book Latest Murakami novel gets summer 2014 U.K. release Roald ... Read More »
February 18, 2014
Toronto Raptors' Demar DeRozan launches book program in Toronto schools True Detective director on board for Stephen King's It remake Amazon wins auction for Cath Quinn's historical thriller with "significant advance" Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn ... Read More »
February 14, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Robyn Doolittle, Kanye West opening week guests on Seth Meyers' Late Night Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly to pen book on gun control American Spoken-word poet Maggie Estep dies at 50 MIT student writes Shakespearean sonnet ... Read More »
February 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
Apple's appeal in ebook price-fixing case rejected by court Edit-a-thon by female contributors aims to close gender gap on Wikipedia James Franco to adapt memoir by The Room creator for film Captain Phillips film release bundled with ebook ... Read More »
February 12, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
The Writers' Trust of Canada has named the next set of Berton House writers-in-residence. The residency invites writers to spend three months at Pierre Berton's childhood home in Dawson City, Yukon. The writers selected are ... Read More »
February 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book news
Penguin India withdraws all copies of leading scholar's reinterpretation of Hinduism's history Farrar Straus & Giroux introduce "rapid fire" publishing schedule of Jeff VanderMeer series Zadie Smith calls for end to U.K.'s controversial women's refugee ... Read More »
February 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links
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