by Natalie Sequeira

Barnes & Noble founder offers to buy chain, Oxfam donates its archive, and more

Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio offers to buy chain's retail stores and website Oxfam donates archive to Oxford library B.C.'s Russell Books expands again amid "booming" used book market Poet Simon Armitage to walk ... Read More »

February 25, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Margaret Atwood receives Innovator’s Award

By Natalie Sequeira

The Los Angeles Times has announced that Margaret Atwood will be presented with the fourth annual Innovator's Award for her efforts to push narrative form. From the press release: From her earliest works, in which ... Read More »

February 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Shane Koyczan’s anti-bullying poem goes viral

By Natalie Sequeira

B.C. poet and author Shane Koyczan's animated video-poem, To this Day, has gone viral in just three days, with more than two million hits on YouTube. The spoken-word poem, which rails against bullying, grew from Koyczan's personal ... Read More »

February 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Why the short story boom is bogus, the oddest book title of the year, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Laura Miller claims reports of a short story boom are "bogus" How to Sharpen Pencils and Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop among books vying for oddest title of the year Google doodle celebrates writer and illustrator Edward ... Read More »

February 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Word on the Street Toronto hires new festival director

By Natalie Sequeira

Toronto's Word on the Street announced today that it is welcoming Heather Kanabe as its new festival director. She takes over from Nicola Dufficy, who has organized the popular book and magazine event for the ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Indie bookstores file DRM lawsuit, Hilary Mantel sales spike, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Three U.S. indie bookstores sue Amazon, big six publishers over DRM technology Hilary Mantel sales soar after Kate Middleton controversy Alexander Nazaryan on how Detroit is a stand-in for the future of American literature Debut ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

A teenage poetry revolution, the smell of books, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Wattpad, Movellas facilitating teenage poetry "revolution" Author Teddy Wayne on e-readers versus the smell of books Twitter hashtag #IWishICouldMeet gets ... Read More »

February 20, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announced

By Natalie Sequeira

The finalists for the 20th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Book Awards were announced Feb. 14 in Regina and Saskatoon. According to program director Carol Todd, this year's nominees showcase "the richness of the Saskatchewan literary ... Read More »

February 19, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian authors get naked for charity, comic book heroine breaks the mould, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Canadian authors shed their clothes for charity-driven Bare it for Books calendar How Will Brooker's new comic book heroine counters gender stereotypes Short stories flourish thanks to digital reading Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace adapted ... Read More »

February 19, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

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Barnes & Noble founder offers to buy chain, Oxfam donates its archive, and more

Margaret Atwood receives Innovator’s Award

Shane Koyczan’s anti-bullying poem goes viral

Why the short story boom is bogus, the oddest book title of the year, and more

Word on the Street Toronto hires new festival director

Indie bookstores file DRM lawsuit, Hilary Mantel sales spike, and more

A teenage poetry revolution, the smell of books, and more

Saskatchewan Book Awards nominees announced

Canadian authors get naked for charity, comic book heroine breaks the mould, and more

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