Iain Banks reveals he has months to live following cancer diagnosis The New York Times introduces haiku algorithm Mackenzie Bezos, novelist and ... Read More »
April 3, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
Amazon, major publishers move to dismiss Kindle DRM lawsuit Kobo returns to selling e-readers on its website Poetry's "tense ... Read More »
April 2, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
Political satirist Terry Fallis is once again nominated for the 2013 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Fallis won the award in 2008 for his first novel, The Best Laid Plans. This year, 60 titles ... Read More »
April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
Andy Jones wins $10,000 Winterset Award Authors Guild calls Amazon's purchase of Goodreads a textbook Internet monopoly Are postmodern ... Read More »
April 1, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
Amazon has announced it is acquiring the book-recommendation social network Goodreads. Boasting more than 16 million members and 30,000 book clubs, Goodreads users can purchase books directly from the website, via a number of online ... Read More »
March 28, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Robert Munsch is clearly still the king of Canadian children's literature, securing 15 out of 20 spots on this week's bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending March 17: 1. Love You Forever, Robert Munsch; ... Read More »
March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers
According to the travel website Skift, Google is discontinuing print production of Frommer's travel guides. In August, Google, which has not commented on the story, purchased Frommer's for $22 million from John Wiley & Son, ... Read More »
March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news
Chrystia Freeland has won the $15,000 Lionel Gelber Prize for Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (Doubleday Canada). In a press release, jury chair William Thorsell says, ... Read More »
March 25, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
Little change to arts funding in new federal budget Melville House to open U.K. publishing business Orwell Prize longlist announced Simon & Schuster to offer authors details on how their books are being pirated online ... Read More »
March 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
The Atlantic Book Awards Society has announced the shortlists for its 10 annual prizes, which celebrate the best literary works produced in Atlantic Canada. For the first time, the society is offering an award for ... Read More »
March 21, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
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