by Sue Carter

Lilly Singh visits her high school; 650 copies of Bawse donated to students

It's never too late to go back to school, as Lilly Singh can attest. On April 6, the YouTube powerhouse visited her alma mater, Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Daily Deals: Dundurn acquires John Gallagher memoir

By Sue Carter

Dundurn has acquired rights to Toronto broadcaster John Gallagher’s memoir Big League Babble On: The Misadventures of a Rebel Rousing Sportscaster and Why He Should Be Dead By Now. The book is slated for an ... Read More »

April 7, 2017

Playwrights Canada Press joins Drama Online

By Sue Carter

Drama and literature students and professors now have digital access to 170 plays from Playwrights Canada Press via Drama Online, a partnership between Bloomsbury Publishing and Faber and Faber. The website features more than 1,200 ... Read More »

April 7, 2017

Erin Wunker’s Feminist Killjoy and Jill Martin Bouteillier’s Sable Island book receive multiple Atlantic Book Award nods

By Sue Carter

Twenty-two titles hailing from both regional and national publishers have been nominated for the Atlantic Book Awards Society's eight annual prizes. Erin Wunker's Notes from a Feminist Killjoy: Essays on Everyday Life (BookThug) is nominated ... Read More »

April 6, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Humber becomes new home for Indigenous Editors Circle

By Sue Carter

Saskatchewan's groundbreaking Indigenous Editors Circle is moving east to Toronto's Humber College this summer. The weeklong program originally was initiated and developed by Joanne Gerber, a program consultant for literary and multidisciplinary arts at the ... Read More »

April 6, 2017

Daily Deals: True North gets TV deal | Cormorant acquires new Jessica Westhead story collection

By Sue Carter

Dundurn has acquired world rights to entertainment lawyer and former Degrassi executive producer Stephen Stohn’s memoir, Whatever It Takes. The book features behind-the-scene stories from Stohn's life in music and television, as told to author-songwriter ... Read More »

April 6, 2017

Penguin Shop demonstrates Bawse versatility with Lilly Singh takeover

By Sue Carter

The Penguin Shop is showing off its powers of transformation with its first branded takeover. The 158-square-foot space is dedicated to YouTube phenomenon Lilly Singh's new book, How to Be a Bawse (Doubleday Canada). The ... Read More »

April 5, 2017 | Filed under: Bookselling

Kobo acquires Shelfie ebook service

By Sue Carter

Rakuten Kobo has acquired Shelfie, the Vancouver tech company that allowed customers to download free or discounted digital editions of print titles they already own by snapping a photo of the book from their bookshelf. ... Read More »

April 5, 2017

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming May titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. The Only Child, Andrew Pyper (Simon & Schuster Canada) The Scribe of Siena, Melodie Winawer (Touchstone/S&S Canada) ... Read More »

April 5, 2017

Naomi Klein tackles Trump in new book, No Is Not Enough

By Sue Carter

Author-activist Naomi Klein is taking on the U.S. president with her upcoming book, No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need (Knopf Canada). Klein will examine the reasons for Trump's ... Read More »

April 5, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

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Lilly Singh visits her high school; 650 copies of Bawse donated to students

Daily Deals: Dundurn acquires John Gallagher memoir

Playwrights Canada Press joins Drama Online

Erin Wunker’s Feminist Killjoy and Jill Martin Bouteillier’s Sable Island book receive multiple Atlantic Book Award nods

Humber becomes new home for Indigenous Editors Circle

Daily Deals: True North gets TV deal | Cormorant acquires new Jessica Westhead story collection

Penguin Shop demonstrates Bawse versatility with Lilly Singh takeover

Kobo acquires Shelfie ebook service

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming May titles

Naomi Klein tackles Trump in new book, No Is Not Enough

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