by Sue Carter

Q&A: Priscila Uppal on writing her first play

In her 2013 memoir Projection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother (Dundurn Press), Toronto poet Priscila Uppal shares painful details about reuniting with her film-obsessed mother, who abandoned the family 20 years earlier. The book was ... Read More »

March 4, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Lisa Moore nominated for Winterset Award

By Sue Carter

Two authors and a poet have been nominated for this year's BMO Winterset Award, which celebrates excellence in Newfoundland writing. The nominees are: Lisa Moore, for her novel Caught (House of Anansi Press); Paul Bowdring, ... Read More »

March 4, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Johnny Rotten writes memoir, S&S launches “book discovery” website, and more

By Sue Carter

John Lydon's memoir sold in "hotly contested auction" Simon & Schuster launches publisher-agnostic website dedicated to book discovery Philip Roth on his life as a writer Penguin threatens to take author to court over satirical ... Read More »

March 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

U of T library acquires world’s largest collection of Allen Ginsberg photographic prints

By Sue Carter

Allen Ginsberg fans can get a littler closer to the late poet, thanks in part to discount retailer Dollarama. The University of Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library has acquired the world's largest collection of ... Read More »

February 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Jeremy Stewart wins Robert Kroetsch Award

By Sue Carter

British Columbia poet Jeremy Stewart has won this year's Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry for his manuscript Hidden City. He receives a contract with Invisible Publishing's Snare imprint and a $500 advance. In a ... Read More »

February 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Film rights to Kathleen Winter’s Annabel sold, thanks to Goldfrapp tune

By Sue Carter

A song by U.K. band Goldfrapp has led to a film deal for Kathleen Winter's 2010 novel Annabel (House of Anansi Press). After reading the novel, musician Alison Goldfrapp was inspired to write a song ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Quiz: challenged books in Canada

By Sue Carter

How well do you know your challenged books? In honour of the 30th anniversary of Freedom to Read Week, an annual event organized by the Book and Periodical Council, take a brief quiz about books that have ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Sheila Heti, D.W. Wilson, Kim Izzo adaptations among Harold Greenberg Fund recipients

By Sue Carter

CanLit adaptations dominate this year's 40 recipients of the Harold Greenberg Fund, which helps finance Canadian film scripts through five stages of development. Several authors received funding as screenwriters, including Kim Izzo for the adaptation ... Read More »

February 24, 2014

Toronto’s Cookbook Store to close after 31 years

By Sue Carter

It's been a tough year for Toronto booksellers, with the shuttering of the World's Biggest Bookstore, Runnymede Chapters, and the Annex location of the Book City mini-chain. Now comes word that The Cookbook Store is ... Read More »

February 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Q&A: Debbie Ridpath Ohi on illustrating for Judy Blume

By Sue Carter

Less than four years after breaking into the children's book industry, Toronto's Debbie Ridpath Ohi landed one of the most coveted jobs in the business: illustrating covers for 10 new editions of classic Judy Blume ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

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Q&A: Priscila Uppal on writing her first play

Lisa Moore nominated for Winterset Award

Johnny Rotten writes memoir, S&S launches “book discovery” website, and more

U of T library acquires world’s largest collection of Allen Ginsberg photographic prints

Jeremy Stewart wins Robert Kroetsch Award

Film rights to Kathleen Winter’s Annabel sold, thanks to Goldfrapp tune

Quiz: challenged books in Canada

Sheila Heti, D.W. Wilson, Kim Izzo adaptations among Harold Greenberg Fund recipients

Toronto’s Cookbook Store to close after 31 years

Q&A: Debbie Ridpath Ohi on illustrating for Judy Blume

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