by Scott MacDonald

Daily book biz round-up: Franzen has Bad Sex; back to normal at Gaspereau; and more

Today's book news: Sarah Palin tweets her displeasure re: leak of impending book Franzen up for Bad Sex Award alongside Annabel Lyon Scribd aims to change the act of writing via new, depressing analytics tool ... Read More »

November 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Catch-22 caught; Nick Hornby takes a page from Dave Eggers; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Simon & Schuster finally negotiates digital rights for Catch-22 Nick Hornby opens Ministry of Stories Advice for booksellers: how to sell right-wing memoirs without selling your soul Random House U.S. shuts down ... Read More »

November 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Jacob Scheier’s first rule of awards controversies: don’t talk about awards controversies

By Scott MacDonald

Governor General's Literary Award“winning poet Jacob Scheier has weighed in on the Ali Smith/Giller Prize controversy on Now Magazine's website. As you may recall, Scheier himself was at the centre of an awards scandal after ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Daily book biz round-up: Costa Book Award nominees; world’s best bookstores; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Costa Book Award nominees announced Joyland Books, the e-book only imprint of ECW Press, releases its first Canadian-authored title: Chris Eaton's Letters to Thomas Pynchon Lonely Planet names world's 10 best bookstores ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Jessica Grant wins Evergreen Award

By Scott MacDonald

St. John's author Jessica Grant's Come, Thou Tortoise (Vintage Canada) has won the 2010 Evergreen Award, part of the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading program. The award is voted on by readers, and Grant's ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Diane Warren, Allan Casey win GG awards

By Scott MacDonald

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards, each of whom receives $25,000. The winners, in both English and French, are: Fiction: Dianne Warren, Cool Water ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Gaspereau sells The Sentimentalists to D&M for shipping on Nov. 19

By Scott MacDonald

Early this morning, the Vancouver-based D&M Publishers announced that it had struck a deal with Nova Scotia's Gaspereau Press for trade paperback rights to Johanna Skibsrud's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning The Sentimentalists. From the press release: ... Read More »

November 15, 2010

Arthur Slade wins TD Canadian Children’s Lit Award

By Scott MacDonald

The Scotiabank Giller Prize wasn't the only big book event held in Toronto on Tuesday night “ the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards were handed out as well. The winners are as follows: TD Canadian ... Read More »

November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Johanna Skibsrud marks several firsts with Giller win

By Scott MacDonald

Johanna Skibsrud, the 30-year-old author of The Sentimentalists, became the youngest winner of the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize on Tuesday night, and publisher Gaspereau Press became the first small press to win the award in ... Read More »

November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Martel, Boyden make cut for CBC Canada Reads

By Scott MacDonald

This morning, CBC Canada Reads host Jian Ghomeshi announced results of the second round of public voting, which saw a list of 40 titles reduced to a mere 10. At the risk of sounding biased, ... Read More »

November 9, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

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Daily book biz round-up: Franzen has Bad Sex; back to normal at Gaspereau; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Catch-22 caught; Nick Hornby takes a page from Dave Eggers; and more

Jacob Scheier’s first rule of awards controversies: don’t talk about awards controversies

Daily book biz round-up: Costa Book Award nominees; world’s best bookstores; and more

Jessica Grant wins Evergreen Award

Diane Warren, Allan Casey win GG awards

Gaspereau sells The Sentimentalists to D&M for shipping on Nov. 19

Arthur Slade wins TD Canadian Children’s Lit Award

Johanna Skibsrud marks several firsts with Giller win

Martel, Boyden make cut for CBC Canada Reads

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