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B.C.-based ebook app Shelfie shuts down

Shelfie, the Vancouver-based ebook bundling app formerly known as BitLit, announced on Jan. 30 that it would be shutting down servers – rendering the app unusable – the following day. The app was based on the premise ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Arts Council adds new funding for Newcomer and Refugee artist mentorship

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Arts Council is stepping up its support for the city's newcomers and refugees with two new funding programs aimed at improving community integration and developing artistic practices. The Newcomer and Refugee Arts Engagement ... Read More »

February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Anansi reissues timely manual for U.S. draft dodgers

By Sue Carter

House of Anansi Press hopes to gain some more readers south of the border with the forthcoming new edition of its 1968 title Manual for Draft-Age Immigrants To Canada, by political activist Mark Satin. The original guide, ... Read More »

January 27, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Family Literacy Day events take place across Canada this weekend

By Dory Cerny

Friday, Jan. 27, marks the 18th annual Family Literacy Day, a national awareness campaign launched by ABC Life Literacy Canada, aimed at encouraging families to participate in literacy-building activities. This year's honorary chair is author-illustrator ... Read More »

January 26, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Events

#CanLitPit returns next month

By Becky Robertson

Toronto and Stratford‚ Ontario–based book marketing agency Digiwriting has announced that Canadian Literature Pitch, an online initiative it launched last year that allows Canadian authors to pitch book ideas to domestic publishers, is returning for another instalment. ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Digital publishing and technology, Events

Book Links: Get ready to steal a new Haruki Murakami novel; Percy Jackson author protests bathroom bill

By Becky Robertson

Haruki Murakami is releasing a new novel next month (Good e-Reader) ... for Canadians to steal. (Publishing Perspectives) Toronto poet Rupi Kaur's milk and honey named to USA Today's list of 100 books everyone’s reading right ... Read More »

January 12, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Public Library names its most popular books of 2016

By Becky Robertson

The country's largest library system has released the lists of its most-borrowed titles of 2016. A number of the year's biggest Canadian books proved to be just as popular with Toronto Public Library patrons as ... Read More »

January 4, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Maud author Melanie Fishbane on the various TV and movie adaptations of Anne of Green Gables

By Melanie Fishbane

If you've noticed that Anne of Green Gables is seeing a resurgence in pop-culture popularity of late, you're not alone. With at least two production companies working on adaptations of L.M. Montgomery's classic novels, everyone's ... Read More »

November 30, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre held its annual awards ceremony on Nov. 17, presenting seven English-language prizes in categories including historical fiction, non-fiction, and picture books. This year's top prize went to author Melanie Florence and illustrator François Thisdale, who share the $30,000 ... Read More »

November 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Banff Centre announces forthcoming writers’ residencies

By Becky Robertson

Alberta arts and culture hub the Banff Centre has announced its literary arts residencies for the spring/summer 2017 season: The future narratives: contemporary indigenous artist practice program‚ running April 3–15‚ will accommodate both indigenous and non-indigenous writers, with ... Read More »

November 17, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

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B.C.-based ebook app Shelfie shuts down

Toronto Arts Council adds new funding for Newcomer and Refugee artist mentorship

Anansi reissues timely manual for U.S. draft dodgers

Family Literacy Day events take place across Canada this weekend

#CanLitPit returns next month

Book Links: Get ready to steal a new Haruki Murakami novel; Percy Jackson author protests bathroom bill

Toronto Public Library names its most popular books of 2016

Maud author Melanie Fishbane on the various TV and movie adaptations of Anne of Green Gables

Florence, Thisdale win TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

Banff Centre announces forthcoming writers’ residencies

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