by Sue Carter

Andrew J. Borkowski wins Toronto Book Award

Andrew J. Borkowski has received the 2012 Toronto Book Award for Copernicus Avenue (Cormorant Books), a collection of linked short stories set in the city's west-end Polish neighbourhood after the Second World War. The award ... Read More »

October 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Mo Yan speaks out for jailed laureate, Amazon ranks author popularity, and more

By Sue Carter

Nobel winner Mo Yan urges freeing of imprisoned laureate Liu Xiaobo Amazon's Author Rank poised to become writers' new obsession Will Walmart's same-day delivery service devour more small retailers? Mapping the world by domestic publishing ... Read More »

October 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Just a Larger Family receives Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence

By Sue Carter

Wilfrid Laurier University Press has received a Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence for Just a Larger Family: Letters of Marie Williamson from the Canadian Home Front, 1940“1944. The book was edited by Marie's Williamson's daughter, ... Read More »

October 11, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Madeline Sonik and Caitlyn Vernon win Victoria Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

Madeline Sonik's collection of first-person essays, Afflictions and Departures (Anvil Press), has won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, beating Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers). Sonik received the ... Read More »

October 11, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Kobo acquires Aquafadas, HarperCollins to publish never-seen poem by JRR Tolkien, and more

By Sue Carter

Kobo's acquisition of Aquafadas will make more digital comics, kids' books available HarperCollins acquires unpublished 200-page Tolkien poem Genre ... Read More »

October 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Canada Reads declares a turf war, National Book Award nominees, and more

By Sue Carter

Canada Reads 2013 to become a regional battle Eggers, DÃaz among National Book Award nominees Hilary Mantel reveals her writing process ... Read More »

October 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: cookbooks

By Sue Carter

Chef Michael Smith, who has this week's best-selling cookbook, is a relative newcomer compared to Jean Paré, whose classic Company's Coming series appears on the list five times. For the two weeks ending Sept. 30: ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Toronto Women’s Bookstore to close

By Sue Carter

One of Canada's last dedicated feminist bookshops, the Toronto Women's Bookstore, will close its doors on Nov. 30. Owner Victoria Moreno posted a note on the store's website: The fact is book markets have changed ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Alice Munro among favourites to win Nobel Prize, Samar Yazbek receives PEN/Pinter, and more

By Sue Carter

Alice Munro given 8/1 odds to win Nobel Prize in Literature Syrian author Samar Yazbek wins PEN/Pinter Prize Dissident Vietnamese poet ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian books win Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

By Sue Carter

Five Canadian titles were honoured by the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, which recognize the best in North American children's and YA writing and illustration. A panel of educators, librarians, booksellers, and reviewers selected Run Marco ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Andrew J. Borkowski wins Toronto Book Award

Mo Yan speaks out for jailed laureate, Amazon ranks author popularity, and more

Just a Larger Family receives Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence

Madeline Sonik and Caitlyn Vernon win Victoria Book Prizes

Kobo acquires Aquafadas, HarperCollins to publish never-seen poem by JRR Tolkien, and more

Canada Reads declares a turf war, National Book Award nominees, and more

BookNet bestsellers: cookbooks

Toronto Women’s Bookstore to close

Alice Munro among favourites to win Nobel Prize, Samar Yazbek receives PEN/Pinter, and more

Canadian books win Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

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