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Crazy Town lands film and TV deal

Since Toronto mayor Rob Ford's alleged ties to a West End gang first came to light, people have commented on the surreal, cinematic character of the news story, with comparisons to David Simon's HBO series ... Read More »

February 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Indigo CEO Heather Reisman commiserates with book lovers over Toronto store closure

By Julie Baldassi

Consider the fate of The Shop Around the Corner, the beloved fictional independent bookstore in Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail that is edged out of its Manhattan community by a "big box mega-chain." When the ... Read More »

February 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr. star in The Book of Negroes

By Sue Carter

The television mini-series adaptation of Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes starts shooting this week in South Africa with Hollywood stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Cuba Gooding Jr. The Canada"“South Africa co-production will also shoot ... Read More »

February 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

The Luminaries to be adapted for TV

By Emma Renda

Eleanor Catton's Man Booker Prize winning novel, The Luminaries (McClelland & Stewart), may soon be coming to television. According to New Zealand's Sunday Star-Times, Catton has signed a contract to have her 848-page murder mystery adapted into ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

First seven poets-in-residence at Al Purdy’s A-frame announced

By Julie Baldassi

A CanLit tradition that started at the late, lauded poet Al Purdy's Prince Edward County home will continue with a new poet-in-residence program set to launch in July. Seven Canadian writers have been chosen for ... Read More »

February 3, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Does the Amanda Knox guilty verdict mean more books?

By Sue Carter

A horrifying murder that inspired a spate of polarizing tell-all memoirs and true-crime books is back in the news. Yesterday, an Italian appeals court reinstated a guilty verdict against Amanda Knox, the U.S. college student ... Read More »

February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Jailed environmental activist Rebecca Rubin sentenced to read Malcolm Gladwell

By Sue Carter

As part of her sentence for conspiracy and arson, imprisoned B.C. environmental activist Rebecca Rubin has been given some reading homework. U.S. District Court judge Ann Aiken ordered Rubin to read Malcolm Gladwell's book, David ... Read More »

January 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Twitter trend declares 2014 the year of reading women

By Emma Renda

Publishers, literary journals, booksellers, and readers across North America and the U.K. are declaring 2014 the year of reading women. The movement took hold on Twitter as #readwomen2014, a hashtag launched earlier this month by illustrator and ... Read More »

January 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Norway library digitizes copyright-protected books, pays authors

By Emma Renda

The National Library of Norway is digitizing and offering free online access to 135,000 books still under copyright, and will pay royalties to authors and publishers. The books, all published before 2000, can only be ... Read More »

January 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Toronto ice rink to be named after Paul Quarrington

By Sue Carter

Four years ago today, beloved writer, musician, and filmmaker Paul Quarrington died from cancer at the age of 56. Soon, friends and fans will have a chance to pay homage to Quarrington in a new ... Read More »

January 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

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Crazy Town lands film and TV deal

Indigo CEO Heather Reisman commiserates with book lovers over Toronto store closure

Louis Gossett Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr. star in The Book of Negroes

The Luminaries to be adapted for TV

First seven poets-in-residence at Al Purdy’s A-frame announced

Does the Amanda Knox guilty verdict mean more books?

Jailed environmental activist Rebecca Rubin sentenced to read Malcolm Gladwell

Twitter trend declares 2014 the year of reading women

Norway library digitizes copyright-protected books, pays authors

Toronto ice rink to be named after Paul Quarrington

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