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Lost Canadian graphic novel to be republished – twice

Next month, two publishers are resurrecting a politically charged classic Canadian graphic novel – in separate editions. Southern Cross, by Laurence Hyde, which was originally published in 1951 by Ward Ritchie of Los Angeles, CA, ... Read More »

July 26, 2007

More publishers adjust Canadian prices

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As the Canadian dollar remains close to the 95-cent mark compared to the U.S. dollar, publishers are announcing plans to reduce the discrepancy between Canadian and U.S. prices for imported books. Thomas Allen & Son ... Read More »

July 26, 2007

North Bay's Books by the Bay Festival

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A crowd turned out to enjoy readings in the fresh air and sun at North Bay's Books by the Bay Festival, held on the weekend of July 20-22. (Photos by Ian Crysler) Author Barbara Reid ... Read More »

July 26, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Scholarly press publishes tri-authored novel

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Wilfrid Laurier University Press is following its previous forays into non-scholarly publishing – such as its recently launched Laurier Poetry Series and its translations of fiction works – with the publication of a novel in ... Read More »

July 26, 2007

Red Deer Press

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Richard Dionne, senior editor at Fitzhenry and Whiteside Publishing, ... Read More »

July 25, 2007

Deals: July 25, 2007

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Penguin Canada senior fiction editor Nicole Winstanley has acquired Canadian English-language rights to a first novel by East Coast filmmaker Shandi Mitchell. The Skins of Men and Wolves, the story of the Mykolyshen family’s survival ... Read More »

July 25, 2007

Firefly and Maple Tree books win science writing awards

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The Canadian Science Writers' Association has announced the winners of the national Science in Society Journalism Awards competition for works published during the 2006 calendar year. Each award carries a $1,000 cash prize. There were ... Read More »

July 24, 2007

Peterborough writer wins TWUC kidlit prize

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Jeff Pinkney of Peterborough, Ontario, has won The Writers’ Union of Canada's $1,500 Writing for Children Competition for his story “Soapstone Signs and Whispers,” which drew on his travels in the James Bay region. Pinkney ... Read More »

July 23, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian thriller a hit in Germany

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Canadian author and journalist Linwood Barclay’s latest thriller No Time for Goodbye has become a bestseller in Germany before it has even been published in English. Published first in Germany by Ullstein about five weeks ... Read More »

July 23, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Harry Potter’s grand finale

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The first Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows numbers are in, and they are looking stellar for almost everyone. Raincoast Books is reporting that 812,000 copies of the seventh and final book in J.K Rowling’s ... Read More »

July 23, 2007

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Lost Canadian graphic novel to be republished – twice

More publishers adjust Canadian prices

North Bay's Books by the Bay Festival

Scholarly press publishes tri-authored novel

Red Deer Press

Deals: July 25, 2007

Firefly and Maple Tree books win science writing awards

Peterborough writer wins TWUC kidlit prize

Canadian thriller a hit in Germany

Harry Potter’s grand finale

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