by Julie Baldassi

Documentary explores elusive textbook millionaire’s Rosedale home

James Stewart may be one of the most successful Canadian authors that CanLit has never heard of. His best-selling books have been translated into 12 languages, and are read by 90 per cent of Canadian ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

HBO developing Martyn Burke’s Cold War–era spy novel

By Julie Baldassi

A Cold War–era spy miniseries by Canadian author and filmmaker Martyn Burke is in development with HBO. Burke is slated to write the pilot, adapted from his 1984 title The Commissar's Report (Houghton Mifflin). The Commissar's Report tells the ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Deals: Jon Klassen to illustrate new Kenneth Oppel book; Hudson Mack pens memoir; and more

By Julie Baldassi

Annick Press director Rick Wilks has acquired North American rights to Katherine Ashenburg’s middle-grade adaptation of her international bestseller The Dirt on Clean, a social history of washing our bodies. Samantha Haywood of the Transatlantic Agency arranged the deal. ... Read More »

September 24, 2014

Q&A: The Reading Line’s Amanda Lewis and Janet Joy Wilson

By Julie Baldassi

The Reading Line: Books, Bikes, and Food Along the Green Line is the joint passion project of two Random House of Canada staffers, Amanda Lewis and Janet Joy Wilson. On Oct. 4 in Toronto, the two ... Read More »

September 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

By Julie Baldassi

Effective immediately, Sandra Bishop has joined the Transatlantic Agency as a literary agent. Bishop previously served as vice-president of the MacGregor Literary Agency in Oregon, where she represented writers in a variety of categories. Bishop will ... Read More »

September 24, 2014

Q&A: Vancouver Art/Book Fair founder Tracy Stefanucci

By Julie Baldassi

Next week, art-book creators from across Canada (including this writer) and abroad will arrive in Vancouver for Artists Book Week and the third annual Vancouver Art/Book Fair (Oct. 3–5). Taking its inspiration from international events like Printed ... Read More »

September 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Remembering Alistair MacLeod, Hamilton’s new literary prize, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Jane Urquhart, David Adams Richards, Steven Galloway and others to honour the late Alistair MacLeod at the Cabot Trail Writers Festival Hamilton Public Library, Bryan Prince Bookseller create new Short Works Prize Banff Mountain Book ... Read More »

September 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Lorimer to publish guidebook for transgender kids

By Julie Baldassi

A few months after kidlit writer Noelle Bickle (Life as a Teenage Mutant) connected with James Lorimer & Co. editor Christie Harkin and literary agent Carly Watters at the Canadian Authors Association's CanWrite! Conference in June, ... Read More »

September 22, 2014

Kate Pullinger named Wordfest’s Anne Green Award recipient

By Julie Baldassi

Kate Pullinger is the recipient of this year’s Anne Green Award, presented annually by Calgary’s Wordfest to artists “whose work explores and challenges the traditional form of story and narrative.” Pullinger receives the award for Landing ... Read More »

September 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

2014 Copper Cylinder Award winners announced

By Julie Baldassi

The Sunburst Award Society has announced the winners of this year's Copper Cylinder Awards, which recognize works of speculative fiction published in the previous year. Cory Doctorow is the winner of the Young Adult Award for Homeland (Tom ... Read More »

September 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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Documentary explores elusive textbook millionaire’s Rosedale home

HBO developing Martyn Burke’s Cold War–era spy novel

Deals: Jon Klassen to illustrate new Kenneth Oppel book; Hudson Mack pens memoir; and more

Q&A: The Reading Line’s Amanda Lewis and Janet Joy Wilson

Personnel change: Transatlantic Agency

Q&A: Vancouver Art/Book Fair founder Tracy Stefanucci

Remembering Alistair MacLeod, Hamilton’s new literary prize, and more

Lorimer to publish guidebook for transgender kids

Kate Pullinger named Wordfest’s Anne Green Award recipient

2014 Copper Cylinder Award winners announced

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