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Wab Kinew enters Manitoba NDP leadership race

Wab Kinew formally announced his bid for leadership of the Manitoba New Democratic Party at a press conference on the morning of April 10. In an interview with CBC, Kinew stressed a desire to bring unity ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Lilly Singh visits her high school; 650 copies of Bawse donated to students

By Sue Carter

It's never too late to go back to school, as Lilly Singh can attest. On April 6, the YouTube powerhouse visited her alma mater, Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter dies | Famous literary walls | 25 gateway poets

By Conan Tobias

A high-steaks mystery: who's leaving A.1. sauce in an Ohio library? (Los Angeles Times) This week in "ebooks aren't selling as well as print": ebooks still aren't selling as well as print (not even close). ... Read More »

March 22, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Anne Michaels, Nino Ricci, Seth share stories of being Canadians in Ontario

By Sue Carter

A new Canadian sesquicentennial project collects written memories and images from prominent Ontarians about their experiences living in the province. 150 Stories, initiated by the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenant-governor of Ontario – who refers to herself ... Read More »

March 1, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

The Puritan co-founders hand over editorial management to new directorial team

By Sue Carter

Spencer Gordon and Tyler Willis, co-founders and editors of The Puritan, are stepping down from the Toronto-based literary journal they founded in 2006. In a letter on The Puritan's website, they write, "It’s been a ... Read More »

February 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Koyama Press donates original cartoon collection to Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

By Becky Robertson

Koyama Press publisher Annie Koyama has donated more than 250 pieces of original artwork to the Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in honour of the Toronto indie press's 10th anniversary. The ... Read More »

February 22, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Stuart McLean, longtime CBC Radio personality and bestselling author, has died

By Sue Carter

Stuart McLean, host of the popular CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe, has died at age 68. The news comes months after McLean announced in December 2016 he was suspending the show to concentrate on ... Read More »

February 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Jared Young’s Into the Current up for SXSW award; becomes first book trailer to screen at the festival

By Sue Carter

The book trailer for Jared Young's 2016 novel Into the Current (Goose Lane Editions) is nominated for a South by Southwest film design award, but it'll have to beat some alien beings, superheroes, and royalty ... Read More »

February 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian picture book inspires symphony premiering at the Kennedy Center

By Dory Cerny

A multimedia symphonic work inspired by Canadian author Kathy Stinson and illustrator Dušan Petričić's picture book, The Man with the Violin (Annick Press), will have its world premiere Feb. 12 at the Kennedy Center for ... Read More »

February 8, 2017 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

City of Toronto launches My City, My Six flash fiction project

By Becky Robertson

The City of Toronto is playing on its nickname with a new participatory prose project called My City, My Six, which invites residents to share a six-word story in celebration of Canada's sesquicentennial. Six local ... Read More »

February 6, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

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