by Natalie Samson

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (5)

Joy Fielding, Chevy Stevens, and Katrina Onstad have new novels among a selection of old reliables (we're looking at you, The Book of Negroes) on this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

By Natalie Samson

Calgary's WordFest has teamed up with the Calgary Stampede to celebrate 100 years of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. WildWest Wordfest is a special summer mini-fest in tribute to Western Canada's cowboy culture in ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Events

ECW, Theytus, Breakwater take home IPPY Awards

By Natalie Samson

ECW Press, Theytus Books, and Breakwater Books are just some of the Canadian independent publishers honoured at the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards last week. Gold, silver, and bronze IPPY medals were handed out across ... Read More »

June 15, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop gets reprieve with a little help from his friends

By Natalie Samson

It's been three months of bad news for Nicholas Hoare, but with the announcement this week that his eponymous shop in Westmount, Quebec, would be spared, the bookseller is once again in high spirits. On ... Read More »

June 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Ottawa’s Mother Tongue Books to celebrate 18 years of bookselling before closing shop

By Natalie Samson

Ottawa's Mother Tongue Books will close its doors for good next month. While the shuttering of any bookshop is sad news indeed, owners Evelyn Huer, Laura Rayner, and Julie Gagnon are looking at the closure ... Read More »

June 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Ryerson University confers honorary doctorates on Mistry, Atwood, Gibson

By Natalie Samson

Toronto's Ryerson University is confering honorary doctorates on three CanLit heavyweights at the school's spring convocation ceremony. This morning, Rohinton Mistry received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the Faculty of Communication and Design, ... Read More »

June 8, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Q&A: Richard Davies on Abebooks’ $25,000 Maurice Sendak sale

By Natalie Samson

On May 25, a copy of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are sold for $25,000 (U.S.) at Abebooks, a Victoria-based online marketplace for new, used, and rare books. The sale came just two weeks ... Read More »

June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Patrick deWitt, Charlotte Gill, Blue Heron Books among winners at CBA Libris Awards

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Booksellers Association presented the 2012 Libris Awards at its annual conference in Toronto on Sunday. The awards are voted on by independent booksellers and recognize exceptional contributions to Canadian literature, publishing, and bookselling. ... Read More »

June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

Ondaatje, Landsberg among performers at 2012 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

By Natalie Samson

The Eden Mills Writers' Festival has revealed its guest list for 2012. The 24th Eden Mills Writers' Festival will take place on Sept. 16 and feature more than 50 Canadian authors. Among the writers who ... Read More »

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Regina librarians walk out, nix fines to protest stalled contract negotiations

By Natalie Samson

Regina Public Library staffers temporarily walked out of work and are refusing to collect late fees in a bid to get administration back to the bargaining table. A post to the website for CUPE Local ... Read More »

May 29, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (5)

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

ECW, Theytus, Breakwater take home IPPY Awards

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop gets reprieve with a little help from his friends

Ottawa’s Mother Tongue Books to celebrate 18 years of bookselling before closing shop

Ryerson University confers honorary doctorates on Mistry, Atwood, Gibson

Q&A: Richard Davies on Abebooks’ $25,000 Maurice Sendak sale

Patrick deWitt, Charlotte Gill, Blue Heron Books among winners at CBA Libris Awards

Ondaatje, Landsberg among performers at 2012 Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

Regina librarians walk out, nix fines to protest stalled contract negotiations

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