by Sarah Kester

Deal spotlight: Susan Swan finds film magic with Aberrant Pictures

When author Susan Swan approached Hannah Cheesman and Mackenzie Donaldson of Toronto’s Aberrant Pictures about producing the film adaptation of her 2012 novel, The Western Light (Cormorant Books), the three women immediately clicked. “Everybody really ... Read More »

July 23, 2015

How a retired Ottawa teacher became Diana Gabaldon’s Gaelic translation supervisor

By Sarah Kester

Retired Ottawa high-school English teacher Catherine MacGregor has only met Diana Gabaldon twice, but the two are good friends. MacGregor is supervisor of Gaelic translation for Gabaldon’s wildly popular Outlander series (Doubleday Canada) and, at ... Read More »

June 1, 2015

Librairie Clio gets “fresh start” with new location

By Sarah Kester

Librairie Clio, an independent English-language bookstore in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, is getting a "fresh start," thanks to its new location. The retailer moved into the Plaza Pointe-Claire Shopping Centre 11 years ago, but was recently asked ... Read More »

May 11, 2015

Indigo plans international store model, Montreal author-illustrator Meags Fitzgerald draws the lead-up to TCAF, and more

By Sarah Kester

Obama announces his favourite reads Indigo to unveil new store model next year, with the aim to take it beyond Canada The Path to TCAF: Montreal-based illustrator and author Meags Fitzgerald chronicles the lead up to TCAF ... Read More »

May 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Inhabit Media wins Entrepreneur of the Year at Frozen Globe Awards

By Sarah Kester

Iqaluit's Inhabit Media took home the Nunavut Entrepreneur of the Year last night at the Frozen Globe Awards. Launched in 2006, the Inuit-owned publishing company produces children's books, non-fiction, and memoirs. Now in its third year, the Frozen Globe ... Read More »

May 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Margaret Atwood, Heather O’Neill, and Eliza Robertson among 17 Canadians longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award

By Sarah Kester

The longlist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize has been announced and 17* Canadian authors have been nominated. The €25,000 prize is given to a story collection published in English between July 2014 and June ... Read More »

May 1, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Distribution notice: Fierce Ink Press

By Sarah Kester

Effective immediately, Nimbus Publishing will handle distribution of Fierce Ink ... Read More »

May 1, 2015

Barak Obama hopes to increase literacy with ebooks, one of Dylan Thomas’s notebooks has been found, and more

By Sarah Kester

First edition of The Little Prince, inscribed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s assistant, goes on sale for £150,000 President Barack Obama teams up with publishers to distribute $25 million worth of ebooks to low-income students A rare Dylan Thomas notebook ... Read More »

May 1, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Booksellers prepare for full day of Authors for Indies events

By Sarah Kester

Booksellers are gearing up for Saturday's inaugural Authors for Indies event, as 600 writers are scheduled to make appearances at 120 shops across the country. Another Story Bookshop in west-end Toronto has 25 authors who ... Read More »

April 30, 2015

Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal for No Relation

By Sarah Kester

Terry Fallis's fourth book, No Relation (McClelland & Stewart), has won him a second Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The announcement was made today at the Best Western Mariposa Inn in Orillia. Fallis won the award in 2008 for ... Read More »

April 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

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Deal spotlight: Susan Swan finds film magic with Aberrant Pictures

How a retired Ottawa teacher became Diana Gabaldon’s Gaelic translation supervisor

Librairie Clio gets “fresh start” with new location

Indigo plans international store model, Montreal author-illustrator Meags Fitzgerald draws the lead-up to TCAF, and more

Inhabit Media wins Entrepreneur of the Year at Frozen Globe Awards

Margaret Atwood, Heather O’Neill, and Eliza Robertson among 17 Canadians longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award

Distribution notice: Fierce Ink Press

Barak Obama hopes to increase literacy with ebooks, one of Dylan Thomas’s notebooks has been found, and more

Booksellers prepare for full day of Authors for Indies events

Terry Fallis wins second Leacock Medal for No Relation

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