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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (7)

Lawrence Hill takes three spots on this week's list for Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending July 8, 2012: 1. The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427) 2. Room, Emma Donoghue ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Book links roundup: Winnipeg comedian’s Shades of Grey parody takes off, Target discontinues selling Kobo Touch, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon's tweeted novel Powwow Shades of Grey is taking off Target no longer carries the Kobo Touch Vanity Fair publishes Christopher Hitchens' foreword to George Orwell's diaries Peter Jackson tells Comic-Con audience ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

By Sue Carter

Yesterday at San Diego's international Comic-Con convention, two generations of Canadian cartoonists, Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and Lynn Johnston (For Better or for Worse), shared the stage for a discussion about the craft of ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Gone Girl lands seven-figure movie deal, Amazon pulls controversial art ebook, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Fox to produce film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel Gone Girl Amazon pulls controversial art history ebook after academics question research How Mary Karr went from poetry to songwriting without offending anyone Best“selling authors launch ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Should the incarcerated have access to books?

By Natalie Samson

Residents of Toronto's provincial detention centres have gone without regular access to books for about two years, the Toronto Star reports. Funding cuts have forced volunteers to take over responsibility for libraries in the province's ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Quillcast episode 11: Mike Shatzkin and publishing into the flood

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, U.S. publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin takes stock of the industry's current environment. Shatzkin is founder ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

Saskatoon author pulls book from store shelves

By Katie Gowrie

Saskatoon author Wes Funk has pulled his new book, Cherry Blossoms, from bookstore shelves after realizing a draft version of the novel was accidentally published. CBC quotes Funk: A more primitive version of the book ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Supreme Court rules against Access Copyright photocopying tariff

By Stuart Woods

The Supreme Court of Canada today released several key decisions that effectively expand the definition of "fair dealing" under copyright law. While four of the five rulings deal specifically with digital music and video games, ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Neil Gaiman signs five-book deal, how Dickens inspired The Dark Night Rises, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Neil Gaiman signs five-book deal for children's novels and picture books How Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities inspired The Dark Night Rises HarperCollins closes on acquisition of Christian publisher Thomas Nelson Joe Cornish to ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Federal government cuts annual cultural-funding survey

By Sue Carter

Statistics Canada has done away with its annual survey on government spending in arts and culture. The Culture Statistics Program, which tracks federal and provincial spending in libraries, literary arts, museums, theatre, and other cultural ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (7)

Book links roundup: Winnipeg comedian’s Shades of Grey parody takes off, Target discontinues selling Kobo Touch, and more

Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

Book links roundup: Gone Girl lands seven-figure movie deal, Amazon pulls controversial art ebook, and more

Should the incarcerated have access to books?

Quillcast episode 11: Mike Shatzkin and publishing into the flood

Saskatoon author pulls book from store shelves

Supreme Court rules against Access Copyright photocopying tariff

Book links roundup: Neil Gaiman signs five-book deal, how Dickens inspired The Dark Night Rises, and more

Federal government cuts annual cultural-funding survey

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