

On Thursday, Canadian society and business types will don their party wear for the annual Writers' Trust of Canada fundraiser at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. The event supports a bunch of Writers' Trust programs, including ... Read More »

Theytus Books, one of Canada's oldest aboriginal publishers, celebrated its 30th anniversary last Thursday. The full-day festivities comprised workshops about creativity and the land, including a poetry-chapbook-writing session and reading hosted by Jeanette Armstrong, at ... Read More »
November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Events

Ottawa writer and journalist Jamieson Findlay is doing a hometown reading of his most recent novel, The Summer of ... Read More »

While Canadian publishing executives and literary stars gathered at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel for the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala Tuesday night, across downtown, another large group gathered at the Harbourfront Centre to see American author ... Read More »

Toronto's International Festival of Authors has wrapped up for another year. Here ... Read More »

Roughly 70 comics artists and illustrators will participate in an art show this month that honours French Belgian comic book creator Hergé and his intrepid reporter. Toronto Draws Tintin, a "celebration of all things Tintin ... Read More »

The International Festival of Authors is not just a place for brushing shoulders with CanLit's big guns, it's also an opportunity to discover new talents. Tonight, first-time author Heather Jessup reads from her debut novel, ... Read More »
October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Publishing professionals from around the world will soon arrive for the fourth annual International Visitors Programme, an industry-networking event running Oct. 23“27 in conjunction with Toronto's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront. Click on the ... Read More »
October 20, 2011 | Filed under: Events

October has been such a busy month, it's been hard to keep up with all the book-related events. On Oct. 11, over 200 people attended Shannon Moroney's book launch for Through the Glass (Random House ... Read More »
October 19, 2011 | Filed under: Events

It's not often that you see a Scotiabank Giller Prize winner brandishing pom poms, but that's exactly what happened at this morning's pep rally for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors, which kicks off ... Read More »
October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events