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Publishers move forward with plans for Houdlbecq’s novel, Belarusian publisher and IPA award winner on trial, and more

Publishers will go ahead with international releases of Michel Houellebecq's novel depicting Islamist France despite yesterday's Paris shootings Belarusian publisher who won International Publishers Association's Freedom to Publish award on trial this week "Why writers shouldn't be ... Read More »

January 8, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Salman Rushdie speaks out on Charlie Hebdo attack, Joan Didion is new face of Celine, and more

By Becky Robertson

"I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire": Salman Rushdie on today's shootings in Paris 80-year-old novelist Joan Didion to be new face for high fashion brand Céline ... Read More »

January 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Author-illustrator Evan Munday crusades for missing aboriginal women, CBC TV premieres Book of Negroes, and more

By Becky Robertson

Author-illustrator Evan Munday sends daily portraits of missing or murdered aboriginal women to Prime Minister Stephen Harper CBC miniseries adapting The Book of Negroes to debut this week Haruki Murakami to answer reader questions in ... Read More »

January 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Mark Zuckerberg launches book club, 2015’s most anticipated books, and more

By Becky Robertson

Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook book club with more than 130,000 members and counting The Globe and Mail's most anticipated books of 2015 A round-up of 2014's best TED talks by writers New global library trends ... Read More »

January 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Noah Richler questions Toronto Public Library’s “culture of free,” Nashville’s Lennon and Maisy score book deal, and more

By Sue Carter

Noah Richler on the Toronto Public Library's "culture of free" Canadian-born Nashville stars Lennon and Maisy sign picture-book deal Nick Cave's handwritten dictionary includes entries for "micturition" and "mountebank" Sick of "best books of 2014" ... Read More »

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Farewell to book nerd Stephen Colbert, Amazon and Macmillan deal, and more

By Sue Carter

Saying goodbye to Stephen Colbert, late night's "most passionate book nerd" Amazon and Macmillan reach multi-year ebook agreement The Association of American University Presses rallies support for Wilfrid Laurier University Press Moomin creator Tove Jansson loved ... Read More »

December 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian Kate Beaton illustrates Henrietta Edwards for Google, J.K. Rowling tweets poster by Halifax LGBT organization, and more

By Becky Robertson

Canadian artist Kate Beaton illustrated today's Henrietta Edwards themed Google logo J.K. Rowling tweets illustration by Halifax LGBT organization in response to questions about diversity of Hogwarts' student population Indian filmmaker Ram Devineni creates comic ... Read More »

December 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Judy Blume to release first adult novel in 16 years, Clifford author Norman Bridwell has died, and more

By Becky Robertson

Judy Blume to release In the Unlikely Event, her first adult novel in 16 years Clifford the Big Red Dog series author Norman Bridwell dies at 86 To Kill a Mockingbird named most recommended novel ... Read More »

December 17, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Addressing diversity in the book business, why Anna Todd is a success, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Practical ideas from publishing professionals on how to address the book business's diversity problem Anna Todd's After succeeds by appealing to "the thirstiest demographic out there: teenage girls" 'Culture' is Mirriam-Webster's word of the year Discovering Tove ... Read More »

December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Booker winner Hilary Mantel responds to critics, how fairytale heroines are growing up, and more

By Becky Robertson

Man Booker Prize-winning writer Hilary Mantel takes on the Mail on Sunday How fairytales have evolved in response to changing social values The rising popularity of ebooks in Maritime industries What Andy Warhol thought of ... Read More »

December 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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Publishers move forward with plans for Houdlbecq’s novel, Belarusian publisher and IPA award winner on trial, and more

Salman Rushdie speaks out on Charlie Hebdo attack, Joan Didion is new face of Celine, and more

Author-illustrator Evan Munday crusades for missing aboriginal women, CBC TV premieres Book of Negroes, and more

Mark Zuckerberg launches book club, 2015’s most anticipated books, and more

Noah Richler questions Toronto Public Library’s “culture of free,” Nashville’s Lennon and Maisy score book deal, and more

Farewell to book nerd Stephen Colbert, Amazon and Macmillan deal, and more

Canadian Kate Beaton illustrates Henrietta Edwards for Google, J.K. Rowling tweets poster by Halifax LGBT organization, and more

Judy Blume to release first adult novel in 16 years, Clifford author Norman Bridwell has died, and more

Addressing diversity in the book business, why Anna Todd is a success, and more

Booker winner Hilary Mantel responds to critics, how fairytale heroines are growing up, and more

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