On May 24, Camilla Gibb was the guest speaker at a fundraiser for The Writers' Trust of Canada. Roughly 80 supporters gathered at the home of Sandra and Jim Pitblado in Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood to ... Read More »
Second Story Press launched Splish, Splash!, written by Alexis Domney and illustrated by Alice Crawford in Toronto on May 13. The picture book, about a boy who meets two deaf house painters, is the winner ... Read More »
May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing
In a ceremony Friday morning, Governor General David Johnston bestowed the honour of Officer of the Order of Canada on francophone poet, novelist, and essayist Hélène Dorion. In a press release issued by the Governor ... Read More »
May 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Eighteen Bridges, the cultural magazine of "narrative journalism and first-person essays" that sprang onto Edmonton's literary scene in October 2010, will make its Toronto debut tonight. A labour of love co-founded by Curtis Gillespie and ... Read More »
May 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Emma Ruby-Sachs welcomed a crowd at Böehmer in Toronto on May 12 for the launch of her first novel, The Water Man's Daughter (McClelland & Stewart). Here are some snapshots from the event. (Photos by ... Read More »
May 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Earlier this week, artistic director Bill Kennedy announced this summer will be the last for the Scream Literary Festival. In a letter posted on the event's website, Kennedy explains the decision to put a sock ... Read More »
May 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Margaret Atwood's LongPen has gone digital in its latest iteration as iDoLVine's LiveSign. According to Matthew Gibson, president and co-founder at iDoLVine and president and CTO at Syngrafii, the tech company responsible for creating and ... Read More »
May 17, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
The mass protests in Egypt's Tahrir Square that led to the overthrow of the Mubarak regime and sparked a complete overhaul of the country's social and political systems, also, unsurprisingly, prompted the cancellation of this ... Read More »
May 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board is laying off 39 school librarians and closing its libraries Go the Fuck to Sleep, the bedtime book for sleep-deprived parents, hits number one spot on Amazon bestseller a ... Read More »
May 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The seventh annual Doug Wright Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian comics and graphic novels, were handed out at a ceremony in Toronto on Saturday evening in conjunction with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. ... Read More »
May 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
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