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2009 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlists announced

The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the shortlists for the 2009 Arthur Ellis Awards for best Canadian crime writing. The complete shortlists follow. The winners will be announced at the Arthur Ellis Awards dinner ... Read More »

April 28, 2009

BookNet bestsellers: house and home

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Now that the weather's finally warming up, most responsible adults are turning their thoughts to spring cleaning. Which is why this week’s list covers the top 20 house and home titles, as of the two ... Read More »

April 27, 2009

2009 BC Book Prizes awarded

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The West Coast Book Prize Society handed out the BC Book Prizes on April 25, and authors Lee Henderson and Gabor Maté came home the big winners. All of the winners listed below received $2,000, ... Read More »

April 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian publishers get advice from Europeans at Blue Met

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The best way to promote Canadian literature abroad, according to two European publishers who spoke at last weekend’s Blue Metropolis Literary Festival in Montreal, is to funnel all of the available promotional dollars into one ... Read More »

April 27, 2009

Knighton memoir slated to become Jodie Foster film

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Vancouver author Ryan Knighton has been trying to get a film version of his memoir Cockeyed off the ground for years, but the project finally appears to be gaining some traction. Hollywood producer Susan Cartsonis ... Read More »

April 27, 2009

Key Porter forced to delay release of Garth Turner title

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Politician Garth Turner is no stranger to controversy, and the former Ontario MP seems to have got himself into hot water again with his new book. Sheeple: Caucus Confidential in Stephen Harper’s Ottawa, a political ... Read More »

April 27, 2009

HarperCollins partners with Girl Guides

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The Girl Guides of Canada have created a new book club, and it’s going to be stocked entirely with books from HarperCollins Canada. Beginning in May, two HarperCollins titles will be featured each month on ... Read More »

April 23, 2009

Penguin set to publish “new” L.M. Montgomery title

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This October, Penguin Canada will be releasing a new – or at least sort of new – Lucy Maud Montgomery title. According to Benjamin Lefebvre, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alberta who rediscovered ... Read More »

April 23, 2009

IFOA calling on industry vets for strategic advice

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The International Festival of Authors turns 30 this year, and to mark the occasion organizers are aiming to expand the reach of the annual Toronto event by bringing together the collective expertise of a number ... Read More »

April 23, 2009

Deals: Hamish Hamilton set to publish Boyden’s next novel

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Hamish Hamilton Canada, an imprint of Penguin Canada, has acquired Canadian English-language rights to the next novel by Joseph Boyden, whose sophomore effort, Through Black Spruce, won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Set to appear ... Read More »

April 23, 2009

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2009 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlists announced

BookNet bestsellers: house and home

2009 BC Book Prizes awarded

Canadian publishers get advice from Europeans at Blue Met

Knighton memoir slated to become Jodie Foster film

Key Porter forced to delay release of Garth Turner title

HarperCollins partners with Girl Guides

Penguin set to publish “new” L.M. Montgomery title

IFOA calling on industry vets for strategic advice

Deals: Hamish Hamilton set to publish Boyden’s next novel

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