by Julie Baldassi

Eleanor Catton funds grant with prize winnings, diversity in comic books and more

Eleanor Catton uses prize earnings to establish grant to give writers time to read American Born Chinese graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang talks about the need for diverse books in his National Book Festival speech “From all ... Read More »

September 2, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Internet Archives and Flickr make massive trove of book images available

By Julie Baldassi

An American academic has teamed up with the Internet Archive and Flickr to create a massive, searchable trove of copyright-free images from books dating back to 1502. Kalev Leetaru, the Yahoo! Fellow at Georgetown University, ... Read More »

August 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Spotlight: Toronto micro publisher Eternal Cavalier Press

By Julie Baldassi

Eternal Cavalier Press, a micro publisher of Canadian-authored books on music, is embarking on the publication of its second title. In the fall, the Toronto-based press will release a volume focusing on ’90s Winnipeg alt-rockers The Watchmen. The ... Read More »

August 28, 2014

Bernadette McDonald’s 2011 mountaineering history still reaping awards

By Julie Baldassi

Bernadette McDonald’s 2011 mountaineering history book Freedom Climbers has garnered yet another accolade. The French translation was awarded Grand Prize at the Salon du Livre de Montagne de Passy earlier this month. To date, the book, which ... Read More »

August 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Jeanette Winterson on Kate Bush, the poetry of Guantanamo Bay, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Jeanette Winterson: “Kate Bush used herself as an invention – something that interested me greatly as a strategy for both life and art” Reading the poetry of Adnan Latif, one of the first prisoners taken to Guantanamo ... Read More »

August 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Deals: BookThug acquires three novels

By Julie Baldassi

BookThug publisher Jay MillAr has acquired Canadian rights to Steve McCaffery’s novel Alice in Plunderland, starring a drug-addicted Alice in a parallel re-telling of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale. The deal was arranged without an agent. ... Read More »

August 27, 2014

14 lit-inspired films to watch for at TIFF 2014

By Julie Baldassi

This Sunday, the box office opens for nearly 400 films set to screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place on Sept. 4–14. From author biopics to novel adaptations, this year’s festival is ... Read More »

August 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Kendrick Lamar, the “James Joyce of hip-hop,” researching for fiction, and more

By Julie Baldassi

English prof is adding Kendrick Lamar, the “James Joyce of hip-hop,” to syllabus YA author Sylvia McNicoll on research in fiction Mary ... Read More »

August 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Mark Medley joins Globe, Deborah Dundas takes over Star books

By Julie Baldassi

Toronto’s book media has entered into a phase of transition. Last Friday, longtime National Post books editor Mark Medley announced via Twitter he will be joining The Globe and Mail as editor of the paper’s books ... Read More »

August 25, 2014

Toronto Book Awards shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

The five finalists for the Toronto Book Awards have been announced, featuring a diverse list of non-fiction and novels. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the prize, worth $10,000 for the winning author and ... Read More »

August 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

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Eleanor Catton funds grant with prize winnings, diversity in comic books and more

Internet Archives and Flickr make massive trove of book images available

Spotlight: Toronto micro publisher Eternal Cavalier Press

Bernadette McDonald’s 2011 mountaineering history still reaping awards

Jeanette Winterson on Kate Bush, the poetry of Guantanamo Bay, and more

Deals: BookThug acquires three novels

14 lit-inspired films to watch for at TIFF 2014

Kendrick Lamar, the “James Joyce of hip-hop,” researching for fiction, and more

Mark Medley joins Globe, Deborah Dundas takes over Star books

Toronto Book Awards shortlist announced

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