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Q&A: Christiane Kubrick on Stanley Kubrick’s “voracious” reading habits

TIFF's new exhibition, Stanley Kubrick, celebrates the master filmmaker through nearly 1,000 artifacts that provide insight into his influences, processes, and personal obsessions. Of the 16 films Kubrick created over his 48-year career (three shorts ... Read More »

October 30, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Small Print Toronto celebrates Roald Dahl Day

By Dory Cerny

Almost 400 golden-ticket-holding fans turned out at the Toronto Reference Library on Oct. 19 to celebrate Small Print Toronto's Roald Dahl Day and the 50th anniversary of one of the author's most beloved works for ... Read More »

October 22, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Events

ImagineNative celebrates its 15th anniversary with new literary programming

By Julie Baldassi

Next week, Toronto’s ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, the largest indigenous media arts festival in the world, launches its 15th annual event. This year's festival, which runs Oct. 22–26, introduces new literary programming – including ... Read More »

October 14, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Word Vancouver celebrates 20 years

By Julie Baldassi

On Sept. 28, Word Vancouver celebrated its 20th anniversary as the largest literary gathering on the West Coast. The festival showcases the best and brightest from Vancouver's literary scene, from poetry readings on TransLink buses to bookbinding workshops ... Read More »

October 7, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Pan Am Games and Studio 180 Theatre pay tribute to David Rakoff

By Sue Carter

Toronto's Studio 180 Theatre is working on a musical adaptation of David Rakoff’s posthumous novel in verse, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Cherish, Perish, to take place in July 2015 as part of Panamania, the Pan Am ... Read More »

October 3, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Wattpad launches “online festival” with IFOA

By Julie Baldassi

This week, Wattpad began posting book excerpts from writers who will be featured at Toronto's International Festival of Authors, billing it as the "first-ever Online Festival." So far, samples of Carrie Snyder's Girl Runner, Paulo Coelho's Adultery, ... Read More »

September 26, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Q&A: Vancouver Art/Book Fair founder Tracy Stefanucci

By Julie Baldassi

Next week, art-book creators from across Canada (including this writer) and abroad will arrive in Vancouver for Artists Book Week and the third annual Vancouver Art/Book Fair (Oct. 3–5). Taking its inspiration from international events like Printed ... Read More »

September 23, 2014 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Lena Dunham on writing books, Nora Ephron, and Drunk Mom

By Sue Carter

Close to 3,000 fans piled into Toronto's Sony Centre Saturday night to witness the pop-culture phenomenon known as Lena Dunham, in town headlining the JFL42 comedy festival. (Little did anyone know that Dunham was planning ... Read More »

September 22, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Artists interpret CanLit at Word on the Street Toronto

By Sue Carter

For Sunday's 25th-anniversary celebration, Word on the Street Toronto is planning a slew of new initiatives, including a beer garden and a climbing wall. One of the more intriguing additions is the Sculpting New Reads ... Read More »

September 18, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Hamilton’s Supercrawl introduces reading installations

By Julie Baldassi

This weekend, Hamilton will host its annual Supercrawl in the historic James Street North area, an open-doors street festival that showcases the city’s thriving arts and culture scene, and brings in talent from abroad. This ... Read More »

September 9, 2014 | Filed under: Events

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Q&A: Christiane Kubrick on Stanley Kubrick’s “voracious” reading habits

Photos: Small Print Toronto celebrates Roald Dahl Day

ImagineNative celebrates its 15th anniversary with new literary programming

Word Vancouver celebrates 20 years

Pan Am Games and Studio 180 Theatre pay tribute to David Rakoff

Wattpad launches “online festival” with IFOA

Q&A: Vancouver Art/Book Fair founder Tracy Stefanucci

Lena Dunham on writing books, Nora Ephron, and Drunk Mom

Artists interpret CanLit at Word on the Street Toronto

Hamilton’s Supercrawl introduces reading installations

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