It’s not the money (at $100,000, it’s one of the world’s richest literary award purses) or the mandate (to divvy up the dough between two English-language poets, one from Canada and one from away) or ... Read More »
May 7, 2007
My father was demolishing the front porch when he found them. He tore away the last of the old steps and there they were – the dead cat curled around her kittens long after she ... Read More »
May 7, 2007
As someone who loves to read short stories, I’m always saddened by their apparent unpopularity. And puzzled, too. Even setting aside for the moment any high-minded explications of the craft that goes into them, you’d ... Read More »
May 7, 2007
It may have seemed like a longshot idea, but a new Whitecap Books title may benefit from recent current events. In the wake of the recent spate of pet food recalls, the publisher is doing ... Read More »
May 7, 2007
Coach House Books brought writers, editors and readers together at Toronto club Revival. (All photos by Julia Gotz.) Coach House publisher Stan Bevington with a twinkle in his eye. Nicole Brossard and Rachel Zolf reading. ... Read More »
May 4, 2007 | Filed under: Events
B.C.'s literati gathered at a gala ceremony on April 28 at Victoria's Government House to honour the winners and nominees of this year's B.C. Book Prizes. (Photos by Sharon Bradley) Sarah Ellis accepts the Sheila ... Read More »
May 4, 2007 | Filed under: Events
This week’s list covers the top business and economics titles for the two weeks ending April 29, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData service. Five titles on the list are Canadian-authored, though none are ... Read More »
May 4, 2007
The Italian sun may have had something to do with it, but this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair is getting high marks from its Canadian visitors. The fair was held about a month later than ... Read More »
May 3, 2007
Succession is a major dilemma for established Canadian publishers these days, but one of them resolved that problem this week. In a surprise announcement yesterday, Douglas & McIntyre president and publisher Scott McIntyre revealed that ... Read More »
May 3, 2007
House of Anansi Press held its annual poetry launch on April 19 at CoupeSpace, the east-end-Toronto studio of designer Bill Douglas, who frequently does work for Anansi. (Photos by Sharon Harris.) The scene at CoupeSpace, ... Read More »
May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Events
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