More than 1,200 U.S. bookstores and libraries planning events for Star Wars Reading Day Junot DÃaz dreams of publishing a science-fiction ... Read More »
October 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Project Bookmark Canada has announced its first Western plaques will be dedicated to Wayson Choy's 1995 debut novel, The Jade Peony (Douglas & McIntyre). The English- and Mandarin-language bookmarks will be placed at the intersection ... Read More »
October 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
After 33 years in business, Edmonton's Greenwoods' Bookshoppe & Small World is closing. Its final day of business is this Saturday. In a post on the store's website, Greenwoods' co-owner Gail Greenwood writes, "My decision ... Read More »
October 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling
Zagat recalls San Francisco guide due to the city's name being misspelled on spine Martin Amis discusses his affinity for antiheroes Collecting Banned Book Week trading cards Design Observer announces winners of its 2011 book ... Read More »
October 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
The City of Ottawa today announced the finalists for the 2012 Ottawa Book Awards and Prix du livre d'Ottawa. The awards recognize the top fiction and non-fiction books written by local authors, in both official ... Read More »
October 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Fredericton's Goose Lane Editions, which printed its first poetry collection, The Stunted Strong by Fred Cogswell, in 1954, is shaking things up with a new imprint called Icehouse Press. Icehouse is run by a multi-city ... Read More »
October 2, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news
Publishers Weekly declares Oct. 2 the "best book day of 2012 Lena Dunham shops $1 million book proposal Penguin ebooks return to U.S. libraries with new distributor, 3M New analysis suggests Mark Twain based Tom ... Read More »
October 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
The Governor General's Literary Awards announced its 2012 finalists this morning, adding several first-time nominees to the betting pool. In the fiction category, Tamas Dobozy and Linda Spalding, both shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust ... Read More »
October 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
This morning, a group of literary insiders joined Scotiabank Giller Prize jurors Anna Porter and Gary Shteyngart at Toronto's ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
On Sept. 23, Word on the Street, the national festival of literacy and the written word, drew book-loving crowds in ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events
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