This lovely book trailer for Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault's picture book,Virginia Wolf (Kids Can Press), combines Arsenault's gorgeous ... Read More »
February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
While they may not receive as much attention as the dog from The Artist, six out of nine films nominated for this year's Best Picture at the Academy Awards were adapted from books. Shane Smith, ... Read More »
February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Michael Ondaatje's The Cat's Table nominated for Los Angeles Times Book Prize Don DeLillo and Russell Banks among finalists for 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award The Order of the Stick Reprint Drive becomes first book project on ... Read More »
February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Governor General's Literary Award nominees David Bezmozgis and Alexi Zentner can now add the Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist, announced this morning, to their list of accolades. Bezmozgis was also shortlisted for last year's Scotiabank ... Read More »
February 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
This week, Quillblog went back to March 1984, and discovered an article about Q&Q's collection of literary portraits, which had been recently purchased by the National Library of Canada. The 72 photographs, some of which ... Read More »
February 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
The shortlists for the 2011 Saskatchewan Book Awards were announced this morning at a press conference held at the University of Regina. According to organizers, this year's 61 nominees, selected from 233 submissions, represent a ... Read More »
February 17, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
According to New York magazine, U.K. author and New York University faculty member Zadie Smith is not just concerned about her students' minds, she's looking out for their bodies, too. Smith is one of 23 ... Read More »
February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
The sparkle quotient was high on Feb. 9 as supporters of the Toronto Public Library Foundation gathered at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel for the Book Lover's Ball, the organization's high-profile annual fundraiser. One of ... Read More »
February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Anne Rice is bringing gothic back (Photo: Toronto Public Library) Anne Rice's appearance at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 13 was her first in the city in a decade, and judging by the size ... Read More »
February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
It's been awhile since Quillblog posted a "Way to Display!" storefront photo, but this was too cute to resist. Vancouver's Kidsbooks has dedicated windows to The Runaway Hug, written by Nick Bland and illustrated by ... Read More »
February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling
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