by Sue Carter

Alliance Française and Rainbow Caterpillar launch Toronto’s only French-language bookstore

Toronto’s francophone community once again has its own dedicated bookstore, thanks to the city's Alliance Française and Rainbow Caterpillar Children’s Bookshop. The Librairie Mosaïque, located on the main floor of the Alliance Française’s downtown building, ... Read More »

November 30, 2015

Sci-fi and fantasy favourites celebrated at the annual Aurora Awards

By Sue Carter

The 35th annual Aurora Awards were presented on Nov. 22, celebrating the year's exceptional genre fiction. As voted by members of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, here are the winners: Best Novel: A ... Read More »

November 30, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Foreign Deal: Zoey Leigh Peterson’s debut novel sold to Scribner

By Sue Carter

U.S. rights to Zoey Leigh Peterson’s debut novel Next Year, For Sure have been sold to Scribner for publication in ... Read More »

November 30, 2015

Book Links: the Obamas go book shopping; ebook mayhem; a poem by Kobe Bryant

By Sue Carter

The Obamas filled their shopping cart with Franzen, Rushdie, and Kinney on annual Small Business Saturday book-buying binge. (CNN) Lack of titles, preference for print blamed for low levels of ebook borrowing in U.S. libraries. ... Read More »

November 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Deal: Heritage House acquires new Gary Geddes; sells U.K. rights to Barry Gough’s Britannia’s Navy

By Sue Carter

Heritage House publisher Rodger Touchie has acquired a new book by B.C. writer Gary Geddes. Medicine Unbundled follows Geddes's journey to learn more about Canada’s segregated hospital system for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities. ... Read More »

November 27, 2015

Address change: Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

By Sue Carter

Effective immediately, the Eden Mills Writers' Festival's new address ... Read More »

November 27, 2015

UBC suspends creative writing chair Steven Galloway for 60 days amid “serious allegations”

By Sue Carter

Steven Galloway, chair of the creative writing program at University of British Columbia, has been suspended with pay pending an internal investigation. A memo posted on the department’s website from Gage Averill, UBC’s dean of ... Read More »

November 19, 2015

Book Links: HarperCollins poor quarter blamed on Divergent; Tom Cruise takedown; Nabokov’s animal endearments

By Sue Carter

News Corp blames HarperCollins's poor quarter on low sales for Divergent series and ebooks. (Publishers Weekly) The process of translating an "untranslatable" Russian novel. (Literary Hub) No smoochie-woochie here: Nabokov's preferred endearments for his wife ... Read More »

November 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Andre Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for Fifteen Dogs

By Sue Carter

André Alexis has won the $25,000 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for his novel Fifteen Dogs. The award was presented at an event held last night at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio. Published by Coach House ... Read More »

November 4, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Vancouver Writers Fest hits record attendance numbers

By Sue Carter

The Vancouver Writers Fest wrapped up Oct. 25, with organizers reporting that more than 17,000 people attended the six-day event, breaking previous ticket-sale records. Highlights included Booker Prize winner Marlon James; Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist ... Read More »

October 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

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Alliance Française and Rainbow Caterpillar launch Toronto’s only French-language bookstore

Sci-fi and fantasy favourites celebrated at the annual Aurora Awards

Foreign Deal: Zoey Leigh Peterson’s debut novel sold to Scribner

Book Links: the Obamas go book shopping; ebook mayhem; a poem by Kobe Bryant

Deal: Heritage House acquires new Gary Geddes; sells U.K. rights to Barry Gough’s Britannia’s Navy

Address change: Eden Mills Writers’ Festival

UBC suspends creative writing chair Steven Galloway for 60 days amid “serious allegations”

Book Links: HarperCollins poor quarter blamed on Divergent; Tom Cruise takedown; Nabokov’s animal endearments

Andre Alexis wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for Fifteen Dogs

Vancouver Writers Fest hits record attendance numbers

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