by Sue Carter

Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn on the Shelfie acquisition and the “next generation of book discovery”

Rakuten Kobo’s recent acquisition of Vancouver startup Shelfie will help the e-reading platform bridge the gap between its customers' print and digital book collections, and create the “next generation of book discovery,” says Kobo CEO ... Read More »

April 13, 2017

Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette among winners of $10,000 REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards

By Sue Carter

More than 20 authors have been selected as recipients of the one-time REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards. Among the 150 artists selected for the award are Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette, Richard Van Camp, and ... Read More »

April 12, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Sarah Polley to write and direct Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People

By Sue Carter

Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley has optioned feature-film rights to Zoe Whittall's bestselling 2016 novel, The Best Kind of People (House of Anansi). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Polley – who adapted and executive-produced the forthcoming ... Read More »

April 12, 2017

Distribution notice: Georgetown Publications

By Sue Carter

Effective June 1, Georgetown Publications will no longer distribute Quarry Press. ... Read More »

April 12, 2017

How the Girly Book Club grew into a global network of thousands of readers

By Sue Carter

Erin Woodward stumbled by accident into her position as one of the most influential book-club organizers in the world. When she moved to London in 2008 to be with her boyfriend, she found the city ... Read More »

April 12, 2017

Small presses dominate Griffin Poetry Prize’s Canadian shortlist

By Sue Carter

Three collections from independent presses comprise this year's Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist for Canadian titles. Jordan Abel's Injun (Talonbooks), Hoa Nguyen's Violet Energy Ingots (Wave Books), and Sandra Ridley's Silvija (BookThug) are up for the ... Read More »

April 11, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Sandra Martin, Daniel J. Levitin make Donner Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Donner Prize has announced its shortlist for the top 2016/2017 book on public policy written by a Canadian. The five titles, which were selected from 81 submissions, are: L’intégration des services en santé: Une ... Read More »

April 11, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

McGill-Queen’s book on Indigenous rights claims wins 2017 Canada Prize

By Sue Carter

Arthur J. Ray's Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, has won the 2017 Canada Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Winners were selected from titles that ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

IBBY Canada recognizes Gillian O’Reilly and Daniel Sernine for service to children’s literature

By Sue Carter

IBBY Canada, the Canadian division of the International Board on Books for Young People, has presented the Claude Aubry Award for distinguished service in the field of children’s literature to Gillian O’Reilly (English) and Daniel Sernine ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Op-ed: ACP executive director Kate Edwards on the Arts in Digital World Summit and Canadian publishing

By Sue Carter

ACP executive director Kate Edwards was among the participants at the Arts in Digital World Summit, convened by the Canada Council for the Arts (March 15–17). Further to Q&Q's interview with Simon Brault on the ... Read More »

April 10, 2017

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Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn on the Shelfie acquisition and the “next generation of book discovery”

Eden Robinson, Tomson Highway, Katherena Vermette among winners of $10,000 REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards

Sarah Polley to write and direct Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People

Distribution notice: Georgetown Publications

How the Girly Book Club grew into a global network of thousands of readers

Small presses dominate Griffin Poetry Prize’s Canadian shortlist

Sandra Martin, Daniel J. Levitin make Donner Prize shortlist

McGill-Queen’s book on Indigenous rights claims wins 2017 Canada Prize

IBBY Canada recognizes Gillian O’Reilly and Daniel Sernine for service to children’s literature

Op-ed: ACP executive director Kate Edwards on the Arts in Digital World Summit and Canadian publishing

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