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Harry Potter and the … Adventures of Willy the Wizard?

When you're richer than the Queen, you're bound to attract some money-hunting crazies. J.K. Rowling and her publisher Bloomsbury are rejecting "unfounded, unsubstantiated, and untrue" plagiarism claims from the estate of author Adrian Jacobs, which ... Read More »

June 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Forcing books on politicians, Lesley Choyce edition

By Suzanne Gardner

In a similar vein to Yann Martel's book barrage on Harper, Lesley Choyce, author and publisher of Pottersfield Press, plans to hand-deliver copies of his new book Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future to all ... Read More »

June 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Claudia Dey, Patrick Lane nominated for Amazon.ca First Novel Award

By Steven W. Beattie

The nominees for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award (formerly the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award) have been announced. The award, which was first handed out in 1976, comes with a purse of $7,500. The ... Read More »

June 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Tamblyn leaves BookNet Canada for Shortcovers

By Steven W. Beattie

Michael Tamblyn, the founding CEO of BookNet Canada, has stepped down after six years to become vice-president of content, sales, and merchandising at Shortcovers, Indigo's new digital publishing venture. Tamblyn will be succeeded at BookNet ... Read More »

June 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Hal Niedzviecki’s Peep Diaries gets Oprah endorsement “ sort of

By Steven W. Beattie

The world's most influential reader has given a boost to homegrown writer Hal Niedzviecki, by naming his new book “ The Peep Diaries “ one of "25 Books You Can't Put Down." The 2009 Summer ... Read More »

June 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Israeli poets and Stephen Colbert

By Steven W. Beattie

What do they have in common, you ask? Well, last week, a group of Israeli scribes and the host of The Colbert Report took the helm of respected news organs as guest editors and content ... Read More »

June 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon: more than just a bookstore

By Stuart Woods

Time magazine book critic and tech columnist Lev Grossman follows up his report earlier this year about the future of literature with a new article, written with reporter Andrea Sachs, examining the impact Amazon is ... Read More »

June 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Munsch partners with eight-year-old publishing dynamo

By Stuart Woods

A chance encounter between an eight-year-old schoolgirl from Guelph, Ontario, and mega-selling kids' author Robert Munsch has led to the publication of Braids, a new book by the beloved storyteller. According to a report in ... Read More »

June 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Who will be the next Prince of Poets?

By Suzanne Gardner

Though Canada may not be all that keen on poetry, Abu Dhabi is making its love of all things poetic known today with the kickoff of the annual Prince of Poets competition. Now in its ... Read More »

June 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Metcalf attacks Canadian authors and defends negative reviews

By Suzanne Gardner

Last month on litblog Nota Bene Books, blogger Nigel Beale interviewed Canadian critic, editor, and writer John Metcalf about book reviewing and, specifically, the necessity for negative reviews. In the lengthy audio interview, Metcalf explained ... Read More »

June 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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