Every year, authors, publishers, book lovers, and media types pack Toronto's Harbourfront Centre to kick off the International ... Read More »
October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Are the big six publishers about to become the giant five? According to the Financial Times, Bertelsmann and Pearson are in talks to merge their respective publishing divisions, Random House and Penguin. If a deal ... Read More »
October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news
Last night in Toronto physicist Neil Turok delivered the last of his Massey Lectures, which will be broadcast on CBC Radio Nov. 12“16. In attendance was the man who will present next year's lecture series: ... Read More »
October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Canada Reads releases top 10 novels by region New version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas sparks censorship dispute Barnes & Noble experiences credit card breach in stores Self-published books continue to surge in production ... Read More »
October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Almost a year after Esi Edugyan won the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) comes news that her third novel will be the first published by HarperCollins Canada's new imprint, Patrick ... Read More »
October 24, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news
After appearances from 100 Canadian and international authors, the Vancouver Writers Fest (Oct. ... Read More »
October 24, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Simon & Schuster reorganizes adult publishing imprints Tom Wolfe discusses new book, Back to Blood New study explores teen reading habits and library use Pay-what-you-want Humble ebook Bundle proves successful John Walsh takes speculative look ... Read More »
October 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Self-publishing platform Wattpad has released the first three chapters of The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home, a serialized novel co-written by Margaret Atwood and U.K. author Naomi Alderman. Atwood and Alderman's collaboration originated through the Rolex Mentor ... Read More »
October 24, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
There's only a week to go before the winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize is announced. Who do you think will ... Read More »
October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Although most of the social-media buzz around Apple's product launch today focused on the new iPad Mini, the tech giant's ebooks program received a facelift, too. The new version of iBooks supports 40 languages, continuous ... Read More »
October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
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