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West End Toronto neighbourhood says goodbye to Book City

A mainstay in Toronto bookselling has shut its doors for the last time after 20 years in business. Following a weeks-long closing sale, Toronto mini-chain Book City has shuttered its Bloor West Village location near ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Joyce Carol Oates to attend Montreal’s Blue Met festival

By Stuart Woods

Prolific U.S. author Joyce Carol Oates will be among the high-profile authors attending this year's Blue Metropolis literary festival in Montreal. Oates will be in town to accept the Blue Met Literary Grand Prix, a ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Events

Cookbook ghostwriting expose stirs up controversy

By Sue Carter

Gwyneth Paltrow wrote "every word" of this book herself. Last week, The New York Times ran a story by Julia Moskin about the humiliations she suffered as "one of the ink-stained (and grease-covered) wretches" who ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Global reading honours imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

By Sue Carter

A global reading in honour of imprisoned Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo is scheduled to take place today at over 160 global institutions. Organized by Berlin's International Literature Festival, the goal is to "share Liu ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Kris Demeanor named Calgary’s inaugural poet laureate

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

(Photo: Adina Currie) Kris Demeanor has been named Calgary's first poet laureate. The singer-songwriter and spoken word artist accepted the newly minted position at Calgary's City Hall earlier today. In a press release, Demeanor says, ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Occupy Wall Street library reopens (briefly) in Zucotti Park

By Steven W. Beattie

While librarians in Canada's largest city were preparing for strike action that began this morning, in New York City's Zucotti Park, the Occupy Wall Street library briefly reopened over the weekend to mark the six-month ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Author to spend six days in bookstore window

By Natalie Samson

Isabel Losada has just wrapped another day sitting in the window of a Parisian bookstore. That's four down and two to go for the U.K. author, who's in town to promote the release of the ... Read More »

March 16, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Bookselling

Criminal charges dropped in Canada Customs manga case

By Sue Carter

After two years and $75,000 in legal fees, charges have been dropped against Ryan Matheson, a U.S. citizen accused of bringing child pornography into Canada after border officials discovered manga art on his computer. According ... Read More »

March 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary Payback owes its existence to Margaret Atwood

By Sue Carter

(Photo: National Film Board of Canada) While it may be inaccurate to call Jennifer Baichwal's documentary Payback a direct adaptation of Margaret Atwood's best-selling book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (House of ... Read More »

March 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Robert Hough, Erin Bow to appear at Elora Writers’ Festival

By Natalie Samson

The Elora Writers' Festival has announced the lineup for its 19th annual event. This year's fest will feature Robert Hough, author of Dr. Brinkley's Tower (House of Anansi Press), and Erin Bow, author of Plain ... Read More »

March 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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West End Toronto neighbourhood says goodbye to Book City

Joyce Carol Oates to attend Montreal’s Blue Met festival

Cookbook ghostwriting expose stirs up controversy

Global reading honours imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Kris Demeanor named Calgary’s inaugural poet laureate

Occupy Wall Street library reopens (briefly) in Zucotti Park

Author to spend six days in bookstore window

Criminal charges dropped in Canada Customs manga case

Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary Payback owes its existence to Margaret Atwood

Robert Hough, Erin Bow to appear at Elora Writers’ Festival

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