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Borders gives up the fight: UPDATED

The embattled U.S. book chain Borders has run out of options in its attempts to find a buyer and will begin the process of liquidating, according to the Detroit Free Press. The liquidation plan, which ... Read More »

July 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Columbia Publishing Course finds enthusiasm among students, faculty

By Steven W. Beattie

It seems like every other day one news outlet or another is carrying a story about the incipient demise of the publishing industry, the death of print, and the dominance of digital. These, we are ... Read More »

July 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Book links round-up: unfinished manuscripts, Kobo gets ready to rumble, and more

By Jason Spencer

Pitchfork Media staff lists top 60 music books including Carl Wilson's Let's Talk About Love Muhammad Ali sues Kobo for using famous slogan without consent The Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference is coming this October Will ... Read More »

July 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event round-up: July 15-21

By Jason Spencer

Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the next week: Chris Walter releases Up and Down on the Downtown Eastside, with musical guests Kroovy Rookers and Zero Cool, ... Read More »

July 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Lynn Ogryzlo’s book tour

By Jason Spencer

Wednesday night at Springridge Farm in Milton, Ontario, food, wine, and travel columnist Lynn Ogryzlo stopped by to celebrate her new book The Ontario Table (Niagara Cooks). The cookbook is designed not only to pass on ... Read More »

July 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Andrew Westoll hugs a baby chimp, melts hearts

By Sue Carter

Andrew Westoll, former primatologist and author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary (HarperCollins Canada), is currently in the Republic of Congo, visiting the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre, the largest sanctuary of its kind ... Read More »

July 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Agnes Walsh book launch

By Jason Spencer

Last night at the Ship Pub in St. John's, former Newfoundland poet laureate Agnes Walsh launched Answer Me Home: Plays from Tramore Theatre (Breakwater Books). The event was hosted by actor, writer, and comedian Andy ... Read More »

July 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Writers’ Union of Canada sponsors book drive for Slave Lake Library

By Sue Carter

The Writers' Union of Canada is sponsoring a drive to replace books for the Slave Lake Library, which was destroyed during the devastating northern Alberta forest fires. The library still needs new titles, published within ... Read More »

July 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Book links round-up: Google launches e-reading device, Amazon asks for voter referendum, and more

By Sue Carter

Google eBooks launches e-reading device, available only at U.S. Target stores Amazon asks for California voter referendum, hoping to overturn ... Read More »

July 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: London Book Fair Luau party

By Sue Carter

On July 5, approximately 80 people donned leis and Hawaiian shirts for the London Book Fair Luau to celebrate the ... Read More »

July 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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