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Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover hopes memoir will clear his name

Conspiracy theorists, this is your week. Last night, everyone's favourite nicotine-driven villain, William B. Davis, better known as The X-Files "Smoking Man," launched his memoir, Where There's Smoke . . . Musings of a Cigarette ... Read More »

October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

By Sue Carter

The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, a day-long event of "lectures which consider the importance of the stories that define humanity in the present age from the aliens hiding among us to the gates of hell ripping ... Read More »

October 13, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

By Sue Carter

WordFest, the Banff-Calgary international writers festival, kicks off today, and runs until Oct. 16. For those who can't make it in person, an online radio production of Jessica Westhead's short story "Community," from her 2011 ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

By Natalie Samson

This week, the controversy dogging Chinese-Canadian author Ling Zhang's second novel, Gold Mountain Blues, flared up again as prominent Chinese-Canadian authors Wayson Choy, Sky Lee, and Paul Yee signed a letter asking Penguin Canada to ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Industry news

CLA kicks off Canadian Library Month

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Library Association kicked off Canadian Library Month on Tuesday. Throughout the month of October, libraries across the country will host events to raise awareness about the importance of libraries in the nation's communities. ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

Event photos: Evan Munday’s The Dead Kid Detective Agency launch

By Sue Carter

On Sept. 29, Evan Munday launched his first YA novel, The Dead Kid Detective Agency (ECW Press), at No One Writes to the Colonel in Toronto. Munday, who was soliciting "deadly"-titled songs on Twitter for ... Read More »

September 30, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Canadian small presses head to the NY Art Book Fair

By Sue Carter

In a short six years, the NY Art Book Fair, which runs from Sept. 30“Oct. 2 at MOMA PS1, has established itself as the biggest event of its kind in the world. Founded in 2006 ... Read More »

September 29, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Photo slideshow: Kingston WritersFest 2011

By Sue Carter

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 »

September 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Canadian literary event round-up: Sept. 9-15

By Sue Carter

Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the next week: Wordstock literary festival, various locations, Collingwood, Ontario (Sept. 9“10, schedule at wordstock.ca) Halifax poet laureate Tanya Davis performs ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Canadian literary event round-up: Aug. 19-25

By Jason Spencer

Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the next week: The People's Poetry Festival kick-off, featuring Wakefield Brewster, Iqbal (Bob) Haider, Meghan Doraty, David Rhoads, Erin Dinkle, Diane ... Read More »

August 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover hopes memoir will clear his name

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

CLA kicks off Canadian Library Month

Event photos: Evan Munday’s The Dead Kid Detective Agency launch

Canadian small presses head to the NY Art Book Fair

Photo slideshow: Kingston WritersFest 2011

Canadian literary event round-up: Sept. 9-15

Canadian literary event round-up: Aug. 19-25

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