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Blonde Anne of Green Gables stirs controversy

Social media erupted in anger today over photos of a new edition of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Gone is the girl with the fiery red braids, replaced by a young ... Read More »

February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Books to boost your mood

By Natalie Sequeira

The Reading Agency, an independent charity in the U.K., is helping people turn to bibliotherapy through its Books on Prescription program, which launches in May. The agency is asking the public to recommend mood-boosting fiction, ... Read More »

February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Calgary’s “pennies for books” campaign, the golden age of publishing, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Calgary Public Library campaign turns pennies into books Hatchette's Michael Pietsch on why publishing is in its golden age The true story behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Apple launches Breakout Books section in iBookstore for self-published ... Read More »

February 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin partner to launch retail website Bookish

By Sue Carter

Three of the world's biggest publishers have formed an Avengers-style partnership with today's launch of Bookish, a new consumer e-commerce website. Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Group are behind the site, which ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Knopf to publish new Bridget Jones novel

By Sue Carter

Chick lit's favourite singleton, Bridget Jones, is back after 14 years. According to Publishers Weekly, Knopf will publish Helen Fielding's third Bridget Jones novel in November with a first print run of 250,000 copies. Together, the ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Robson Reading Series coming to an end

By Natalie Sequeira

After a decade-long run, Vancouver's Robson Reading Series will be shutting down in March. According to a statement on its website, the series will be concluding in light of the closure of both its host ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Knopf could get the all clear to publish Scientology book in Canada

By Steven W. Beattie

Lawrence Wright won a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower, his book on al Qaeda and 9/11, but the author's evident stature and reputation haven't eased concerns that his new book could create libel issues north ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

U.K. library branch saved from closure, scarlet fever didn’t blind Mary Ingalls, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Campaigners save London's Friern Barnet library branch from closure Laura Ingalls Wilder's sister, Mary, wasn't blinded by scarlet fever Neil Gaiman teams up with Blackberry for A Calendar of Tales story series U.K. doctors prescribe books ... Read More »

February 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Modris Eksteins wins B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

By Sue Carter

University of Toronto emeritus historian Modris Eksteins has won the $40,000 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-fiction for Solar Dance: Genius, Forgery and the Crisis of Truth in the Modern Age (Knopf Canada). The jury, ... Read More »

February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (5)

By Natalie Sequeira

Cathy Marie Buchanan's novel about one of Degas' models tops this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 27: 1. The Painted Girls, Cathy Marie Buchanan (HarperCollins Canada, $22.99 pa, 9781443412346) ... Read More »

February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Blonde Anne of Green Gables stirs controversy

Books to boost your mood

Calgary’s “pennies for books” campaign, the golden age of publishing, and more

Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin partner to launch retail website Bookish

Knopf to publish new Bridget Jones novel

Robson Reading Series coming to an end

Knopf could get the all clear to publish Scientology book in Canada

U.K. library branch saved from closure, scarlet fever didn’t blind Mary Ingalls, and more

Modris Eksteins wins B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (5)

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