Ray Bradbury, a science fiction master and pioneer, died on June 5 at 91. He will be remembered as a man who elevated the genre out of the pulp fiction underground and offered it up ... Read More »
June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Librarie Drawn & Quarterly has paired up with POP Montreal's Symposium to host a unique event that straddles the literary and music worlds. David Byrne, rock legend and author, and Win Butler, lead singer of ... Read More »
June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Philip Roth wins Prince of Asturias award Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Hobbit to have world premiere in New Zealand in November Nun's book on sexuality shoots to bestseller after Vatican condemns it Rider Books ... Read More »
June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Farzana Doctor has won a Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Fiction for her novel Six Metres of Pavement (Dundurn Press). The honour was granted Monday night at the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards gala in ... Read More »
June 6, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Sony's ebookstore now available through any Web browser Plans for Justice League film revived after Warner Bros. hires writer Will Beall IPG offers DRM-free option for publishers Kelley Armstrong and Bruce McDonald on fantasy and ... Read More »
June 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Gloria Ferris has won the first Bloody Words Light Mystery Award for her novel Cheat the Hangman (Imajin Books). The Light Mystery award, also known as the Bony Blithe Award, was established by the board ... Read More »
June 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
The winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards have been announced. The awards, presented by Crime Writers of Canada at a banquet in Toronto last week, recognize excellence in Canadian crime writing across six categories. And ... Read More »
June 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
For the first time ever, Vancouver residents will get a chance to view the Griffin Poetry Prize ceremony without having to go to Toronto. Griffin Vancouver: A Celebration of Poetry will feature a live stream ... Read More »
June 5, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone signs book deal with Grand Central Amazon buys Avalon Books Penguin relaunches Penguin English Library series Waterstones' open to selling devices other than Kindle John Waters hitchhikes across U.S. for next ... Read More »
June 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Kobo announced today it has seen substantial growth in ebook and Kobo Touch sales over the past year, with ebook downloads up 400 per cent and e-reader sales up 160 per cent. Most significantly, the ... Read More »
June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
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