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Quotables: international literary agent Andrew Wylie

Seventies party boy turned all-powerful literary agent Andrew Wylie is perhaps the most despised and admired player in international book publishing. Known by insiders as “the jackal,” Wylie’s ruthless tactics for atttracting clients are nearly as ... Read More »

October 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A: Chilly Tales editors Matt Daley and Cory McCallum

By Julie Baldassi

This week, 11th Dimension Press launches its inaugural graphic edition, Chilly Tales, the first of what could be many anthologies of Canadian art comics. Curated by illustrator-writer duo Plierpants (Matt Daley and Cory McCallum), the book includes ... Read More »

October 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

McSweeney’s publishing goes non-profit

By Becky Robertson

Dave Eggers' San Francisco−based publishing house, McSweeney's, is slated to become a non-profit organization within the next year, joining the list of the author's other non-profit initiatives: 826, ScholarMatch, and Voice of Witness. Eggers told ... Read More »

October 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

OLA announces Forest of Reading nominations

By Dory Cerny

The Ontario Library Association has announced the books selected for this year's Forest of Reading program, which sees more than 250,000 children participate annually via registered school and public libraries. The nine categories include three ... Read More »

October 15, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing, Libraries

Longtime food writer Julian Armstrong documents Quebec’s evolving cuisine

By Sue Carter

For more than 40 years, longtime Montreal Gazette food writer and former editor Julian Armstrong has travelled across her adopted home of Quebec, interviewing farmers, producers, and chefs while documenting the regional cuisine. The 82-year-old ... Read More »

October 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Lisa Moore’s novel Caught to be adapted for CBC Television

By Julie Baldassi

Lisa Moore's 2013 best-selling novel Caught (House of Anansi Press) is slated to hit the small screen, with Newfoundland actor Allan Hawco to play the lead role of David Slaney. The project is currently in development for the CBC. ... Read More »

October 9, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A: Patricia Storms, IBBY Canada illustrator-in-residence

By Dory Cerny

Throughout October (which happens to be Canadian Library Month), children’s book author and illustrator Patricia Storms will be conducting a series of workshops with the Toronto Public Library as IBBY Canada’s Joanne Fitzgerald illustrator-in-residence. The ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Gillian Flynn, Tracy Chevalier, and Jo Nesbo added to Hogarth Shakespeare series

By Sue Carter

Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl), Tracy Chevalier (The Girl with the Pearl Earring), and Jo Nesbø (The Son) are the latest authors to be added to the Hogarth Shakespeare series. The series, which features contemporary interpretations ... Read More »

September 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

The Orenda was the most-reviewed Canadian book of 2013

By Sue Carter

One of the interesting sidenotes to come out of this morning's CWILA report was its list of the top reviewed books in Canada. Joseph Boyden's The Orenda was by far the most popular book of ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

CWILA’s 2013 count shows “dismal” gender gap in Canadian book reviews

By Sue Carter

Canadian Women in the Literary Arts, an organization advocating for gender parity in literary criticism, has released its 2013 count, and the results are not favourable for women authors and reviewers. The annual report – ... Read More »

September 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

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Quotables: international literary agent Andrew Wylie

Q&A: Chilly Tales editors Matt Daley and Cory McCallum

McSweeney’s publishing goes non-profit

OLA announces Forest of Reading nominations

Longtime food writer Julian Armstrong documents Quebec’s evolving cuisine

Lisa Moore’s novel Caught to be adapted for CBC Television

Q&A: Patricia Storms, IBBY Canada illustrator-in-residence

Gillian Flynn, Tracy Chevalier, and Jo Nesbo added to Hogarth Shakespeare series

The Orenda was the most-reviewed Canadian book of 2013

CWILA’s 2013 count shows “dismal” gender gap in Canadian book reviews

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