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Book links round-up: TIFF premieres Ronald Wright-inspired doc, Emily Horne meets Kingsley Amis in Saveur, and more

TIFF premieres documentary inspired by Ronald Wright's A Short History of Progress A Softer World's Emily Horne creates "recipe-comix" of a Kingsley Amis drink for Saveur Over 400,000 Facebook users like the "I hate reading" ... Read More »

August 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo sales down as the chain prepares to launch its lifestyle business

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books & Music is reporting a 1.1 per cent decrease in net revenue for its first quarter, which ended July 1. Revenue for the quarter was $202 million, down $2 million from last year, ... Read More »

August 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: London bookstores avoid damage, Sarah Selecky on the value of the written word, and more

By Sue Carter

London bookstores avoid damage during riots Sarah Selecky ponders the value of the written word after a break-in Grab a dirty martini for a Mad Men-inspired summer reading list U.S. booksellers deliberate on stocking Amazon ... Read More »

August 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

2011 ReLit longlist revealed

By Sue Carter

The very long list of nominees for the 2011 ReLit Awards, which celebrates novels, poetry, and short fiction titles published by Canadian independent presses, has been announced. ECW Press leads this year's longlist with nine ... Read More »

August 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

By Sue Carter

Although Margaret Atwood didn't attend Thursday night's marathon Toronto city council executive meeting to address the city's budget deliberations, she was there in spirit and in swag (scroll down the Torontoist's impressive live blog to ... Read More »

July 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Book links round-up: The Atlantic defends public libraries, Maurice Sendak’s modesty, and more

By Sue Carter

The Atlantic's defence of public libraries Maurice Sendak to Dave Eggers: "My work is not great, but it's respectable. I have no false illusions. New York Public Library asking 143,000 children to pay off fines ... Read More »

July 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Publishers to ship directly to Indigo stores this fall

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books & Music is asking publishers to send books directly to individual store locations for 10 weeks this fall while the company updates its distribution centre. Publishers Weekly reports: Indigo wrote to its vendors ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Upstream with the Fish Quill Poetry Boat

By Sue Carter

For the past couple of years VIA Rail Canada has been transporting troubadours across the country with its popular On-Board Musician program. Now, a group of poets are travelling and performing on Ontario's Grand River ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian booksellers reveal fall picks

By Sue Carter

In the July/August issue of Q&Q, Canadian booksellers reveal some of their top picks for fall 2011: "Garry Ryan's Malabarista (NeWest Press, $18.95 pa., Sept.) is the fifth book in his award-winning Detective Lane series, ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Bookselling

Sheila Heti, Misha Glouberman, and Kate Beaton bring Canadiana to U.S. stages

By Sue Carter

U.S. hipsters and alt-comedy fans will get a dose of Canadiana this week. Tonight, Sheila Heti and Misha Glouberman are launching their book, The Chairs Are Where The People Go (D&M Publishers), in Los Angeles. ... Read More »

July 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Book links round-up: TIFF premieres Ronald Wright-inspired doc, Emily Horne meets Kingsley Amis in Saveur, and more

Indigo sales down as the chain prepares to launch its lifestyle business

Book links round-up: London bookstores avoid damage, Sarah Selecky on the value of the written word, and more

2011 ReLit longlist revealed

Toronto mayor Rob Ford knows lots of B words

Book links round-up: The Atlantic defends public libraries, Maurice Sendak’s modesty, and more

Publishers to ship directly to Indigo stores this fall

Upstream with the Fish Quill Poetry Boat

Canadian booksellers reveal fall picks

Sheila Heti, Misha Glouberman, and Kate Beaton bring Canadiana to U.S. stages

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