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Six Canadian books commemorating the First World War

This month, the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War is being recognized around the world. The Great War saw nearly 61,000 Canadian casualties in infamous battles at Vimy Ridge, Somme, Passchendaele, and elsewhere in Europe, while Canadian women ... Read More »

August 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Michael DeForge, Nina Bunjevac featured in 2014 Best American Comics anthology

By Julie Baldassi

The lineup for the 2014 edition of The Best American Comics has been announced, featuring selections of work by several Canadians alongside comics greats like Charles Burns and R. Crumb. Released annually by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ... Read More »

August 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Hadfield book optioned for TV

By Dory Cerny

Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield has conquered space, social media, and the publishing industry. Next up: the small screen. A report on Deadline.com reveals that ABC has landed rights to Hadfield's best-selling memoir, An Astronaut's ... Read More »

August 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Small theatre company brings Anne Shirley to Ontario

By Dory Cerny

Lucy Maud Montgomery is generally associated with Prince Edward Island, but a small theatre company is bringing the beloved author's words to the stage in the town of Norval, Ontario. Toronto musical theatre performer and ... Read More »

August 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Watch: trailer for Lesley Crewe’s Relative Happiness

By Sue Carter

The Halifax-based Atlantic Film Festival has released its lineup for this year's event, which includes the Sept. 13 premiere of Relative Happiness, adapted from Lesley Crewe's 2005 novel. Published by Nimbus Publishing imprint Vagrant Press, ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

2015 TD Canadian Children’s Book Week roster announced

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre has announced the 29 authors, storytellers, and illustrators selected to participate in the 2015 edition of TD Canadian Children's Book Week, which will run May 2-9. The national event takes ... Read More »

August 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Events

Exclusive: Alligator Pie 40th anniversary cover reveal

By Dory Cerny

If you were a child in the 1980s, chances are good that you owned, or at least read, a copy of Dennis Lee's Alligator Pie, the book of verse that has gone on to become ... Read More »

July 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

PEN Canada cooperates with controversial political-activities audit

By Julie Baldassi

PEN Canada has become the latest charity subject to a Canada Revenue Agency-led political-activities audit, prompting renewed interest in membership with the free-expression advocacy organization. PEN Canada communications staffer Juanita Bawagan says the organization has seen about ... Read More »

July 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival announces 2014 lineup

By Dory Cerny

The Eden Mill Writers' Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, which includes appearances by Eleanor Catton, David Adams Richards, Anne Michaels, Heather O'Neill, Steven Galloway, Claire Cameron, Thomas King, and Carrie Snyder. A press release ... Read More »

July 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer dies at 90

By Steven W. Beattie

Nadine Gordimer – novelist, anti-apartheid activist, and the first South African writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature – has died at age 90. Her novels include The Conservationist (which won the Booker Prize ... Read More »

July 14, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

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Six Canadian books commemorating the First World War

Michael DeForge, Nina Bunjevac featured in 2014 Best American Comics anthology

Hadfield book optioned for TV

Small theatre company brings Anne Shirley to Ontario

Watch: trailer for Lesley Crewe’s Relative Happiness

2015 TD Canadian Children’s Book Week roster announced

Exclusive: Alligator Pie 40th anniversary cover reveal

PEN Canada cooperates with controversial political-activities audit

Eden Mills Writers’ Festival announces 2014 lineup

Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer dies at 90

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