by Stuart Woods

Ben McNally rejects CBA on parallel importation reform

As Q&Q reported on Friday, the Canadian Booksellers Association has asked the federal government to loosen the laws that limit imports of foreign books. However, not all independent booksellers agree that repealing the current restrictions ... Read More »

May 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

CBA demands changes to parallel importation laws

By Stuart Woods

In a bid to force publishers to lower Canadian book prices, the Canadian Booksellers Association is asking the federal government to consider amending the laws that restrict the import of foreign books into the country. ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Library of Congress archives your tweets for posterity

By Stuart Woods

One of the factors that makes Twitter so addictive is the fleeting, transient nature of the tweet: shortly after appearing online, your 140-character post will be more or less forgotten, consigned to oblivion. That is ... Read More »

April 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Controversial children’s novel allowed to remain in Toronto schools

By Stuart Woods

Three weeks after a parent complaint prompted pro-Israeli groups and at least one school trustee to call for the banning of children's novel The Shepherd's Granddaughter, it seems that calmer minds have prevailed, with the ... Read More »

April 8, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The Times’ Motoko Rich moves on from publishing beat

By Stuart Woods

Publishers Weekly is reporting that The New York Times' intrepid publishing reporter Motoko Rich is leaving the books beat behind to join the newspaper's Business Day section. Rich, who worked previously for The Wall Street ... Read More »

April 8, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Griffin Poetry Prize pot doubles to $200,000

By Stuart Woods

The world's most lucrative poetry prize just got a little richer. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Griffin Poetry Prize, founder Scott Griffin announced this morning that annual prize winnings will double to ... Read More »

April 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The Shepherd’s Granddaughter censorship controversy heats up

By Stuart Woods

The war of words surrounding children's book The Shepherd's Granddaughter (Groundwood Books) has escalated, with a Toronto District School Board trustee calling on the country's largest school board to ban the book and to suspend ... Read More »

April 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: David Eddie’s Toronto launch

By Stuart Woods

Last Thursday in Toronto, Globe and Mail columnist David Eddie launched his collection Damage Control: How to Tiptoe Away from the Smoking Wreckage of Your Latest Screw-up with a Minimum of Harm to Your Reputation. ... Read More »

April 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Jackson bio spins off into documentary

By Stuart Woods

Less than a year ago, Transit Media “ the latest venture from discredited Montreal businessman Pierre Turgeon “ hit the jackpot when it published a biography of Michael Jackson that appeared mere days after the ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

By Stuart Woods

[This post has been updated] The debate surrounding Amazon's planned Canadian expansion has produced many arguments both for (the editorial boards at The Globe and Mail and National Post) and against (the Canadian Booksellers Association, ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

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Ben McNally rejects CBA on parallel importation reform

CBA demands changes to parallel importation laws

Library of Congress archives your tweets for posterity

Controversial children’s novel allowed to remain in Toronto schools

The Times’ Motoko Rich moves on from publishing beat

Griffin Poetry Prize pot doubles to $200,000

The Shepherd’s Granddaughter censorship controversy heats up

Event photos: David Eddie’s Toronto launch

Michael Jackson bio spins off into documentary

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

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