Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and much loved and respected author, has died at the age of 82. The author of 12 books, Sacks helped the general public better understand the nature of neurological disorders. His ... Read More »
August 31, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
Overly prolific author Stephen King says overly prolific authors are still good authors (The New York Times). Grégoire Delacourt’s unrequited “declaration of love” for Scarlett Johansson, The First Thing You See, to be published in ... Read More »
August 31, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
Jacques Audiard, the Palme D’Or–winning French filmmaker, is slated to direct the adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s 2011 novel, The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press). The project will be Audiard’s first English-language film, and will ... Read More »
August 26, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
Over the weekend, the National Post faced a whirlwind of attention and criticism – much if it involving puns about hair – from both traditional and social media after it removed a column by Margaret ... Read More »
August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
Toronto-based Colborne Communications acquires Pubslush. Hugo Awards controversy ends in single award for Chinese author Liu Cixin. Scribd ends unlimited audiobook listening. Korean press Gimm-Young Publishers founder accused of embezzlement and mind control. New records ... Read More »
August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book links, Book news
In anticipation of the Sept. 5 publication of B.C.-born author Patrick deWitt's third novel, Undermajordomo Minor, House of Anansi Press, Ecco U.S., and Granta U.K. have revealed the book's trailer. A marriage of work by ... Read More »
August 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
Deborah Ellis's best-selling YA novel The Breadwinner (Groundwood Books) is about to get a Hollywood-sized boost with news that Angelina Jolie Pitt will executive produce its animated-film adaptation. The book and its three accompanying titles, ... Read More »
August 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
The Canadian Children's Book Centre will host a seminar on Oct. 24 called "So You Want to Get Published!" The morning event, to be held at the TPL's Northern District Branch, will feature a panel ... Read More »
August 6, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events
It's August, which means (for film lovers, at least), the Toronto International Film Festival is right around the corner. Since its humble beginnings in 1976, the festival has grown in prestige and importance; it now ... Read More »
August 5, 2015 | Filed under: Book news
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