Macmillan settles with the U.S. Department of Justice Romance author Jessica Blair revealed to be 89-year-old war hero Bill Spence ... Read More »
February 8, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
Amazon Technologies has been awarded a U.S. patent for a "used digital content marketplace" that would include the ability for consumers to buy and sell ebooks and audio downloads. According to the Washington Post, the ... Read More »
February 7, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
It's no secret that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an avid hockey fan, and has been diligently working on a historical examination of Canada's national sport for years. Today it was officially revealed that Simon ... Read More »
February 7, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news
Social media erupted in anger today over photos of a new edition of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Gone is the girl with the fiery red braids, replaced by a young ... Read More »
February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news
Three of the world's biggest publishers have formed an Avengers-style partnership with today's launch of Bookish, a new consumer e-commerce website. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Group are behind the site, which ... Read More »
February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Chick lit's favourite singleton, Bridget Jones, is back after 14 years. According to Publishers Weekly, Knopf will publish Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel in November with a first print run of 250,000 copies. Together, the ... Read More »
February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book news
University of Toronto emeritus historian Modris Eksteins has won the $40,000 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-fiction for Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age (Knopf Canada). The jury, ... Read More »
February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
Tomorrow on CBC Radio's The Current, Doubleday Canada will reveal the identity of L. Marie Adeline, the pseudonymous author behind the new erotic novel S.E.C.R.E.T. The first title in a series, S.E.C.R.E.T. attracted international media ... Read More »
February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news
Victoria's Heritage House Publishing has acquired all assets of Greystone Books from D&M Publishers. According to a press release issued late Thursday night, the assets will form the backlist for a new company, Greystone Books ... Read More »
February 1, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news
Beloved Irish-born children's author Oliver Jeffers makes a quick stop in Canada this weekend with an appearance at Small Print Toronto's sold-out Totsapalooza. Quillblog spoke to Jeffers about the inspirations behind his art practice and ... Read More »
January 31, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing
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