by Natalie Samson

Seth wins Harbourfront Festival Prize

Organizers at the International Festival of Authors have named cartoonist and graphic novelist Seth the winner of the 2011 Harbourfront Festival Prize. The $10,000 prize honours an individual whose work has substantially contributed to the ... Read More »

September 21, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Children’s bookstore launches multilingual short story contest

By Natalie Samson

Rainbow Caterpillar Bookstore, a Toronto-based bookseller of children's literature in a variety of languages including Italian, Spanish, Gujarati, Farsi, Arabic, and Chinese, has announced its first-ever writing contest. The Rainbow Caterpillar Award for Writing for ... Read More »

September 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

By Natalie Samson

The City of Vancouver's Cultural Services department released the shortlist for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award today. The award recognizes the year's books that best "demonstrate excellence and enhance readers' understanding of Vancouver's ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union has announced the winners of its "Why My Library Matters to Me" personal essay contest. Each of the 44 winners will have lunch and tour a local literary landmark ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Amazon looks to Netflix-like e-book rental program

By Natalie Samson

Amazon has approached publishers about launching an e-book rental program, The Wall Street Journal reports. The service would follow a model similar to that of Netflix, requiring subscribers to pay an annual fee for access ... Read More »

September 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Book links round-up: bundling bummer, Gaddafi as Waldo, HuffPo e-books, and more

By Natalie Samson

Bundling textbooks with online learning tools has been an ingenious response by academic publishers to discourage used book purchases and pirating. The Globe and Mail looks at the model's effect on tuition fees and why ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Kobo sues Borders, strikes European deal

By Natalie Samson

It's been a busy week for Canadian e-reading company Kobo. On Tuesday, representatives for Kobo filed documents at a bankruptcy court in New York to ensure that Kobo licenses held by Borders are not put ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Endicott to launch Good Reads series on International Literacy Day

By Natalie Samson

Good Reads, a partnership between Edmonton's Grass Roots Press and ABC Life Literacy Canada, is set to release its second series of books for adult literacy learners. For 2011, the series of short titles written ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

By Natalie Samson

With the death of journalist Brian Vallée, 70, Canada has lost a passionate advocate in the struggle to end violence against women. Vallée became engaged in the cause for ending domestic violence and woman abuse ... Read More »

August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Toronto Public Library union to hold read-in

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union will hold a read-in Sunday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nathan Phillips Square. The event is being held in support of local library branches that ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Seth wins Harbourfront Festival Prize

Children’s bookstore launches multilingual short story contest

City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

Amazon looks to Netflix-like e-book rental program

Book links round-up: bundling bummer, Gaddafi as Waldo, HuffPo e-books, and more

Kobo sues Borders, strikes European deal

Endicott to launch Good Reads series on International Literacy Day

Brian VallÃ©e, 70: author, advocate

Toronto Public Library union to hold read-in

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