by Stuart Woods

Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan is among the nominees for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will vie for the $5,000 prize with one other novel, William ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Bernadette McDonald scales new heights with latest award

By Stuart Woods

Author Bernadette McDonald has won the 2011/2012 Himalayan Club's Kekoo Naoroji Book Award for her book Freedom Climbers, about a group of Polish mountaineers during the Cold War era. This is the third time McDonald ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Does Ben Affleck owe ex-Iranian ambassador Ken Taylor an apology?

By Stuart Woods

Of the many films to debut so far at the Toronto International Film Festival, Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort, Argo, has much to set it apart. The film, about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, has ... Read More »

September 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

How Kobo and Amazon’s new e-readers stack up

By Stuart Woods

Today was a big day for device junkies and e-book addicts in Canada and the U.S. At competing press conferences in Toronto and Santa Monica, California, Kobo and Amazon each unveiled a pair of new ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kobo gets lighter, brighter, and more powerful with new line of e-readers

By Stuart Woods

Kobo is set to announce a trio of new devices at a press event in Toronto this morning. The new line of e-readers includes an Android-powered tablet (known as the Kobo Arc), a pocket-sized device ... Read More »

September 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Giller longlist features many new faces

By Stuart Woods

The jury for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize, which today revealed the longlist for the $50,000 award, can't be accused of hewing too closely to tradition. Only one nominee, Annabel Lyon, has been shortlisted for ... Read More »

September 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

By Stuart Woods

What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Kobo has edge on Kindle in Japan, despite unsteady launch

By Stuart Woods

A report from The Japan Times offers a window onto the battle heating up in that country between Kobo and Amazon, the latter of which is playing catch-up in releasing the Kindle e-reader. Kobo, of ... Read More »

August 16, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Following Atwood’s lead, Staples releases straw-based copy paper

By Stuart Woods

Remember when Margaret Atwood released a limited run of her latest book, the essay collection In Other Worlds, on "treeless" paper? That publicity stunt has paid off with real-world dividends, as Canadian consumers are now ... Read More »

August 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Coach House resumes poetry acquisitions as Kevin Connolly steps down

By Stuart Woods

Coach House Books today announced more changes to its poetry board. The good news? The press has resumed poetry acquisitions following a brief hiatus. The not-necessarily-bad-but-somewhat-regrettable news? Kevin Connolly, who served as Coach House's sole ... Read More »

August 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

Bernadette McDonald scales new heights with latest award

Does Ben Affleck owe ex-Iranian ambassador Ken Taylor an apology?

How Kobo and Amazon’s new e-readers stack up

Kobo gets lighter, brighter, and more powerful with new line of e-readers

Giller longlist features many new faces

Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

Kobo has edge on Kindle in Japan, despite unsteady launch

Following Atwood’s lead, Staples releases straw-based copy paper

Coach House resumes poetry acquisitions as Kevin Connolly steps down

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