by Natalie Sequeira

Martel, Munro join campaign for treeless paper

Sustainable paper advocate Canopy has two new high-profile faces to add to its conservation initiative. Yann Martel and Alice Munro have partnered with the Vancouver-based not-for-profit to release special, signed editions of Life of Pi (Knopf ... Read More »

March 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Illustrator drops Superman project, waterlogged Ohio bookstore restored, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Chris Sprouse drops Superman project over Orson Scott Card controversy "The Xenia Relief Project" gets Ohio bookstore back in business after water damage Scientists use linguistic evolution to date the Iliad The art of book ... Read More »

March 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Kurt Palka nominated for Hammett Prize

By Natalie Sequeira

Canadian author Kurt Palka's Patient Number 7 (McClelland & Stewart) is one of five finalists for the 2012 Hammett Prize. The North American branch of the International Association of Crime Writers made the announcement on Friday. ... Read More »

March 5, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

CLA announces 2013 Book Awards finalists

By Natalie Sequeira

The Canadian Library Association has announced the nominees for this year's children's, young adult, and illustrated book awards. The awards honour the best English-language Canadian fiction published in 2012. Shortlists for the awards are drawn ... Read More »

March 5, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

U.K. booksellers want Amazon to pay taxes, Indian author signs record deal, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

U.K. indie booksellers petition David Cameron to make Amazon pay taxes Indian writer gets first million-dollar advance from a domestic publisher ... Read More »

March 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

VIDA 2012 count shows literary publications still male dominated

By Natalie Sequeira

This morning, VIDA - an organization that advocates for women in literary arts - released the results of its 2012 survey examining the number of male and female reviewers, contributors, and authors at 15 major ... Read More »

March 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Germany launches Amazon competitor, Pakistan’s mobile library, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

German booksellers launch ebook distribution platform, Tolino, to compete with Amazon Pakistan's mobile library geared toward children Publisher ... Read More »

March 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Halifax libraries to get high-tech makeover, the evolution of comic books, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Halifax Public Libraries to go high-tech with radio frequency tags and new software The evolution of comic books through the Cold War Maria Popova's TED bookstore picks Poem written by 13-year-old Charlotte BrontÃ« goes on ... Read More »

February 28, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto Public Library picks Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 for 2013 One Book event

By Natalie Sequeira

The Toronto Public Library is hoping to get readers fired up this spring with Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Books), which has been chosen for the 2013 One Book community reading event. "We decided to ... Read More »

February 27, 2013 | Filed under: Events, Libraries

Authors buying their way onto bestseller lists, stash of Rudyard Kipling poems discovered, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Jeffrey Trachtenberg reports on authors buying their way onto bestseller lists Scholar discovers collection of unpublished Rudyard Kipling poems Why ... Read More »

February 26, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

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Martel, Munro join campaign for treeless paper

Illustrator drops Superman project, waterlogged Ohio bookstore restored, and more

Kurt Palka nominated for Hammett Prize

CLA announces 2013 Book Awards finalists

U.K. booksellers want Amazon to pay taxes, Indian author signs record deal, and more

VIDA 2012 count shows literary publications still male dominated

Germany launches Amazon competitor, Pakistan’s mobile library, and more

Halifax libraries to get high-tech makeover, the evolution of comic books, and more

Toronto Public Library picks Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 for 2013 One Book event

Authors buying their way onto bestseller lists, stash of Rudyard Kipling poems discovered, and more

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