by Sue Carter

Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed

Shortlists for the annual Gerald Lampert and the Pat Lowther Memorial awards were announced last night at a League of Canadian Poets' event in Toronto. Calgary poet Rosemary Griebel's first book, Yes. (Frontenac House), is ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: John Grisham’s $6 million regret, the first edible cookbook, and more

By Sue Carter

John Grisham recalls his $6 million mistake Eat the world's first edible cookbook Novelist Alison Pick chats with musician Jim Bryson ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Patrick deWitt shortlisted for Leacock Memorial Medal

By Sue Carter

Patrick deWitt's comedic Western novel, The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press), has been nominated for the 2012 Leacock Memorial Medal for humour writing, less than a week after it won The Morning News' Tournament ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reopens, Ernest Hemingway letters unveiled, and more

By Sue Carter

Toronto Public Library branches reopen after 11-day strike New Ernest Hemingway letters released to the public Former Goldman Sachs executive ... Read More »

March 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Canada Council for the Arts unaffected by federal budget cuts

By Sue Carter

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore delivered on last week's promise that there would be some good news for the Canada Council for the Arts in the federal budget, which dropped this afternoon. Arts organizations breathed ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has secured five out of six nominations for the 2012 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, with veteran D&Q artists Joe Ollman, Chester Brown, and Seth competing against popular ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

High art: Is Drawn & Quarterly Canada’s greatest unsung publishing success story?

By Sue Carter

(Illustration: Pascal Girard) An early summer rain pounds the Montreal sidewalks, but the Librairie Drawn & Quarterly bookstore, with its exposed brick walls and rustic wood shelves, is a cozy respite from the storm. Drawn ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Alice Munro’s out, Annie Proulx in at Toronto’s Luminato Festival

By Sue Carter

Organizers of Luminato, one of Toronto's biggest cultural festivals, have announced that its high-profile event with CanLit icon Alice Munro has been cancelled, due to a "family commitment." Munro, who has not made an appearance ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

By Sue Carter

Is Mad Men the most literary show on TV? The Globe and Mail's John Doyle thinks it replaces the novel in terms of cultural significance Harry Potter ebooks now available in Canada for the Sony ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

By Sue Carter

Perennial favourites mix with new titles in this week's bestsellers list, covering Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending March 18, 2012: 1. Flash and Bones, Kathy Reichs (Pocket/Simon & Schuster, $17 pa, 9781451675290) 2. ... Read More »

March 26, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Gerald Lampert and Pat Lowther shortlists revealed

Book links roundup: John Grisham’s $6 million regret, the first edible cookbook, and more

Patrick deWitt shortlisted for Leacock Memorial Medal

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reopens, Ernest Hemingway letters unveiled, and more

Canada Council for the Arts unaffected by federal budget cuts

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

High art: Is Drawn & Quarterly Canada’s greatest unsung publishing success story?

Alice Munro’s out, Annie Proulx in at Toronto’s Luminato Festival

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

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