Kim's Convenience, Ins Choi's 2011 award-winning play, has enjoyed a full life as a fringe show, stage production, book, and now as a television series to be broadcast on CBC TV, starting Oct. 4 this ... Read More »
September 27, 2016
Canadian publishing veteran Jim Douglas died in Vancouver on Sept. 24. Douglas began his career as a sales representative. In 1970, he founded the publishing company J.J. Douglas with Scott McIntyre. In 1979, the company ... Read More »
September 26, 2016
This morning, the Scotiabank Giller Prize jury revealed the six titles in competition for this year’s award. Authors Samantha Harvey‚ Jeet Heer‚ Alan Warner‚ and Kathleen Winter – led by jury chair Lawrence Hill – ... Read More »
September 26, 2016
Winnipeg novelist Miriam Toews has been named this year's $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize winner. Toews was selected by Toronto Star books editor Deborah Dundas, CBC Radio host Carol Off, and IFOA director Geoffrey E. Taylor. ... Read More »
September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie has announced a new philanthropic project, just weeks after the live broadcast of the band's final show on CBC attracted more than 11.7 million viewers. Secret Path is a 10-song ... Read More »
September 9, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
Jennifer Jones has joined the Toronto Public Library Foundation as its new president. For the past nine years, Jones has served as vice-president of Indigo Love of Reading Foundation, the corporate philanthropic arm of Indigo ... Read More »
September 9, 2016
In August, the Kentville public library – located in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley – moved from the used car dealership where it had resided for 29 years to a decommissioned United Church. The new library ... Read More »
September 8, 2016 | Filed under: Libraries
Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. Hag-Seed, Margaret Atwood (Knopf Canada) The Witches of New York, Ami McKay (Knopf Canada) Feedback, Mira Grant ... Read More »
September 7, 2016
First-time nominees, including Mona Awad, Gary Barwin, and Zoe Whittall, dominate this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, announced Sept. 7. David Bergen, nominated for his novel Stranger (HarperCollins), represents the only previous winner – Bergen won ... Read More »
September 7, 2016 | Filed under: Awards
If all goes according to (a new) plan, the former site of Toronto's World’s Biggest Bookstore will become home to a 30-storey condo. Back in 2014 when the store closed, Q&Q reported plans for the ... Read More »
August 31, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling
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