Spring book launch season is well underway. Click on the thumbnails to view photos from three recent ... Read More »
April 25, 2012 | Filed under: Events
The Canadian Science Writers' Association have announced their picks for the best Canadian science books published in 2011. Judges selected Jerry Thompson's Cascadia's Fault: The Deadly Earthquake that Will Devastate North America (HarperCollins Canada) as ... Read More »
April 24, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Three Canadian novels, all from independent publishers, have been shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. Riel Nason's The Town that Drowned (Goose Lane Editions), Olive Senior's Dancing Lessons (Cormorant Books), and Johanna Skibsrud's The ... Read More »
April 24, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Book publishers prove they can fight against Amazon Author Barry Eisler argues that Amazon should take on the publishing industry How to turn awful fan fiction into a best-selling novel Ebook and e-reading apps will ... Read More »
April 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Toronto's Pride and Prejudice fans will don their finest gloves and gowns for A Weekend with Jane Austen (April 20“22), a three-day event that celebrates the 1812 Regency era with workshops, lectures, tours, and period ... Read More »
Tech website AppNewser is reporting that Kobo will open branded shops inside 100 locations of the U.K. retailer, WHSmith. According to the blog, the e-reading company has been testing booths in select WHSmith locations. The ... Read More »
April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology
Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hana's Suitcase (Second Story Press), the story of a ... Read More »
April 19, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast
Following in the footsteps of Justin Halpern's Shit My Dad Says, the popular Twitter feed and YouTube series Shit Girls Say is the latest Internet meme to be turned into a book. Created by Toronto ... Read More »
April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Esi Edugyan has made the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist. The award celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing. Edugyan's novel Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will compete against Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz, ... Read More »
April 17, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
As the National Hockey League playoffs get underway, this week's bestsellers list is dominated by books about Canada's favourite sport. For the two weeks ending April 8: 1. The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger ... Read More »
April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers
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