Canadian library users buy more books
A new survey by BookNet Canada reports that, on average, Canadian library-goers buy more books than those who don’t frequent the library at all.
Daily Deals: New Farzana Doctor novel to Dundurn; Indian rights for Samra Zafar’s A Good Wife
How urban libraries across the country are balancing the demand for safety with users’ needs
What’s behind the rash of issues in Canada’s downtown libraries? In short, a city’s societal problems – like poverty, alcohol and drug abuse, violence, and mental-health crises – have a habit of seeping into its libraries.
Daily Deals: multiple deals for Dundurn Press
Rose Vespa on the future direction of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
In January, Rose Vespa joined the Canadian Children’s Book Centre as the new executive director, a position that oversees some of the country’s most important kidlit programs
Daily Deals: HarperCollins acquires Alex Light’s YA novel from Wattpad; Doubleday picks up Haley McGee’s The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale
Loan Stars Jr.: Librarians pick their top kidlit for May and June
Casey Plett wins the 2019 Amazon First Novel Award
Casey Plett has won the $60,000 Amazon First Novel Award for her debut work of full-length fiction.
National Business Book Award finalists announced
Four titles are in the running for the $30,000 prize.
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