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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian history

Governor General's Literary Award nominee Wade Davis has climbed to the top of the non-fiction bestsellers' list with Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest. For the two weeks ending Nov. ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Q&A: The Monkey’s Paw introduces the Biblio-mat book-vending machine

By Safa Jinje

For nearly seven years, Stephen Fowler has owned The Monkey's Paw, the curious antiquarian bookstore on Toronto's Dundas Street West, offering bibliophiles a diverse selection of printed artifacts. Self-dubbed Toronto's most idiosyncratic second-hand bookshop, the ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

deWitt and Edugyan among 20 Canadian authors longlisted for IMPAC

By Sue Carter

Twenty Canadian titles*, ranging from literary prizewinners to debut novels, have made the longlist for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin Award. According to award organizers, 154 titles were nominated by libraries in 120 cities. Man Booker ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Poll: who will win the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize?

By Sue Carter

The winner of the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction will be announced tonight. Who do you think will win? If you need a refresher, read more about the five nominated titles. Who do ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

David Petraeus’ biographer becomes international curiosity, Keira Knightley on rereading Anna Karenina, and more

By Safa Jinje

Friends and neighbours offer nuanced portrait of Paula Broadwell Keira Knightley discusses Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina EU regulators to accept anti-trust settlement from Apple Is capitalism killing literary culture? National Book Awards adds ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Between the Lines awarded $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History

By Sue Carter

Social-justice publisher Between the Lines has been awarded the $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History. The Toronto company is recognized by the Wilson Institute at McMaster University for their scholarly rigour (unusual for a ... Read More »

November 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Writers’ Trust Awards gala

By Sue Carter

The literary-prize circuit continued Tuesday night with a gala ceremony at Toronto's Isabel Bader Theatre, honouring ... Read More »

November 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links: Jane Eyrotica to hit shelves, adapting Alligator Pie, and more

By Sue Carter

Piatkus Books signs "erotic mash-up" novels Jane Eyrotica and Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray Adapting Dennis Lee's Alligator Pie for the stage University of Alberta literary scholar analyzes problems facing the field Big-six publishers sign ... Read More »

November 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Tamas Dobozy among Writers’ Trust Award winners

By Safa Jinje

Things are certainly looking up for Tamas Dobozy, who has won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for Siege 13 (Thomas Allen Publishers), a series of linked stories that spans the 1944 Soviet siege ... Read More »

November 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Guardian First Book shortlist announced, Bram Stoker gets a Google doodle, and more

By Safa Jinje

Shortlist announced for Guardian First Book Award Google doodle celebrates Bram Stoker's 165th birthday Hurricane Sandy survival stories from the publishing ... Read More »

November 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian history

Q&A: The Monkey’s Paw introduces the Biblio-mat book-vending machine

deWitt and Edugyan among 20 Canadian authors longlisted for IMPAC

Poll: who will win the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize?

David Petraeus’ biographer becomes international curiosity, Keira Knightley on rereading Anna Karenina, and more

Between the Lines awarded $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History

Photos: Writers’ Trust Awards gala

Book links: Jane Eyrotica to hit shelves, adapting Alligator Pie, and more

Tamas Dobozy among Writers’ Trust Award winners

Guardian First Book shortlist announced, Bram Stoker gets a Google doodle, and more

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