In introducing the jury for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize, founder Jack Rabinovitch told a crowd of media and publishing professionals assembled in Toronto that this year's crop of nominees "dignifies world literature, not only ... Read More »
Publishers and other industry stakeholders reacted with predictable dismay when Indigo Books & Music announced changes to its product mix earlier this year, decreasing floorspace for books in favour of lifestyle products and giftware. However, ... Read More »
October 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling
The notoriously secretive folks in Sweden are rumoured to be releasing the name of the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient later this week. Although the selection process is veiled in mystery (no shortlist of ... Read More »
October 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include an inside look at Cedella Marley's new picture book, One Love, and a guide ... Read More »
October 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
An impressive crowd of more than 4,000 bibliophiles attended the third Kingston WritersFest, which kicked off Sept. 22 with a sold-out theatre eager to listen to J.M. Coetzee. The South African“born literary icon also brought ... Read More »
Emphasizing accessibility and innovation over past literary laurels, the jury for this year's Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize has put the spotlight on a mostly younger generation of authors who aren't quite household names “ ... Read More »
September 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Canadian film director Clément Virgo (Poor Boy's Game, Lie With Me) is developing an adaptation of Lawrence Hill's bestseller, The Book of Negroes, to begin shooting next year. Hill's publisher, HarperCollins Canada, sold the film ... Read More »
September 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
This morning, CBC Books announced that the 2012 edition of its annual book battle, Canada Reads, will focus on non-fiction. Canada Reads: True Stories follows the same format of last year's 10th anniversary contest by ... Read More »
September 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The Dead Sea Scrolls, believed to be the oldest extant Biblical texts, are available for viewing online for the first time as of today. According to PCWorld, the online exhibit, curated by Jerusalem's Israel Museum, ... Read More »
September 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
There's no mystery as to why award recognition is coveted by writers and publishers alike: in addition to the prestige that accrues to winning a literary prize like the Scotiabank Giller Prize or the Governor ... Read More »
September 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
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