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After dominating the poetry awards, Toronto’s BookThug finds itself at a crossroads

Every independent publisher hopes for that pivotal moment when it all turns around, when it all turns big time. For Toronto's BookThug, the moment came last fall, when the small press claimed three of the ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book culture

Bob Dylan says he’s working on volume two of his memoirs

By Steven W. Beattie

At 71 years of age, Bob Dylan shows no signs of slowing down. He's just released his 35th studio album, Tempest, and he's about to embark upon a North American tour with singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler. ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

Michael Winter’s forthcoming novel strikes out in new direction

By Steven W. Beattie

Michael Winter is a writer who is known for taking chances. Widely praised as a stylistic virtuoso, his last novel, 2010's The Death of Donna Whalen, blended fact and fiction to tell the story of ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Deals, Industry news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (5)

By Sue Carter

On Sept. 25, the shortlist for the second annual Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for non-fiction will be announced. One of last year's nominees, Charlotte Gill's Eating Dirt, is number one on this week's Canadian ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Rushdie’s remarkable true story, Moby-Dick project draws celebrity readers, and more

By Sue Carter

Salman Rushdie's "non-fiction novel" a monument to his time in hiding Tilda Swinton and David Cameron among readers of ambitious Moby-Dick audio project Jack Kerouac's ex-girlfriend dispels myths around the author's writing process How The ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Fire damages Calgary library, books for cinephiles, and more

By Sue Carter

Fire damages unique book collections at Calgary's central library Twenty must-read books for film lovers Indie bookseller gives first impression of Kobo e-readers and the ABA deal Amazon Publishing shares sales numbers with agents With ... Read More »

September 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

City of Vancouver Book Award announces shortlist

By Sue Carter

Independent presses dominate the shortlist for the 2012 City of Vancouver Book Award, which was announced today. The $2,000 annual prize recognizes "authors of excellence of any genre who contribute to the appreciation and understanding ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

By Stuart Woods

Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan is among the nominees for the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will vie for the $5,000 prize with one other novel, William ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Bernadette McDonald scales new heights with latest award

By Stuart Woods

Author Bernadette McDonald has won the 2011/2012 Himalayan Club's Kekoo Naoroji Book Award for her book Freedom Climbers, about a group of Polish mountaineers during the Cold War era. This is the third time McDonald ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Yoko Ono contributes to Pussy Riot ebook, Sylvain Reynard stays in the shadows, and more

By Sue Carter

Yoko Ono, JD Samson among artists and activists contributing to Pussy Riot ebook How long can Gabriel's Inferno author Sylvain Reynard remain anonymous? Texas librarians work directly with authors to deliver ebooks Kodak Picture Kiosks ... Read More »

September 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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After dominating the poetry awards, Toronto’s BookThug finds itself at a crossroads

Bob Dylan says he’s working on volume two of his memoirs

Michael Winter’s forthcoming novel strikes out in new direction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (5)

Rushdie’s remarkable true story, Moby-Dick project draws celebrity readers, and more

Fire damages Calgary library, books for cinephiles, and more

City of Vancouver Book Award announces shortlist

Esi Edugyan among Victoria Book Prize nominees

Bernadette McDonald scales new heights with latest award

Yoko Ono contributes to Pussy Riot ebook, Sylvain Reynard stays in the shadows, and more

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