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Jeremy Tankard to illustrate new Dennis Lee kids’ book

In September 2011, HarperCollins Canada announced it will publish Melvis and Elvis, Dennis Lee's first collection of children's poems in a decade. In what should prove to be a fun and interesting pairing of stalwart ... Read More »

February 26, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Shane Koyczan’s anti-bullying poem goes viral

By Natalie Sequeira

B.C. poet and author Shane Koyczan's animated video-poem, To this Day, has gone viral in just three days, with more than two million hits on YouTube. The spoken-word poem, which rails against bullying, grew from Koyczan's personal ... Read More »

February 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Word on the Street Toronto hires new festival director

By Natalie Sequeira

Toronto's Word on the Street announced today that it is welcoming Heather Kanabe as its new festival director. She takes over from Nicola Dufficy, who has organized the popular book and magazine event for the ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Life of Pi sells 1.5 million copies since film release

By Sue Carter

Even if Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi doesn't receive a single Academy Award on Sunday night, the film is already a winner for the author. According to a press release ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Random House debut postponed until 2014

By Sue Carter

Seconds, the follow-up to Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular Scott Pilgrim series, has been delayed until 2014. The graphic novel, which follows the staff of a restaurant named Seconds, is the first of O'Malley's books to ... Read More »

February 20, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Photos: Canada Reads’ three remaining contenders

By Natalie Sequeira

Two debates remain until CBC's Canada Reads winner is crowned, and the "turf wars" are down to the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, and ... Read More »

February 12, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A with Canada Reads defender Trent McClellan

By Natalie Sequeira

This year's Canada Reads debates are underway and David Bergen's Age of Hope has already been eliminated. Dubbed the Canada Reads Turf Wars, the debates feature five panelists defending a book they selected to represent ... Read More »

February 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Blonde Anne of Green Gables stirs controversy

By Sue Carter

Social media erupted in anger today over photos of a new edition of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Gone is the girl with the fiery red braids, replaced by a young ... Read More »

February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Books to boost your mood

By Natalie Sequeira

The Reading Agency, an independent charity in the U.K., is helping people turn to bibliotherapy through its Books on Prescription program, which launches in May. The agency is asking the public to recommend mood-boosting fiction, ... Read More »

February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Knopf to publish new Bridget Jones novel

By Sue Carter

Chick lit's favourite singleton, Bridget Jones, is back after 14 years. According to Publishers Weekly, Knopf will publish Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel in November with a first print run of 250,000 copies. Together, the ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

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