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Book links roundup: Federal libraries and archives to shut down, Tehran International Book Fair starts crackdown, and more

Budget cuts mean federal libraries, archives to shut down Tehran International Book Fair cracks down on "harmful titles" Can NFC chips in books enhance ebook discoverability? Why Sherlock Holmes has lasted through time Mediabistro launches ... Read More »

May 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Killer comics, part one: Koyama Publishing and Conundrum Press

By Stuart Woods

In less than a decade, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May 5“6) has grown from a niche event into an annual gathering that attracts upward of 15,000 attendees. In the May 2012 issue, Q&Q takes ... Read More »

May 3, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

Jen Neale wins Bronwen Wallace Award

By Natalie Samson

Jen Neale has won the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers for her story "Elk-Headed Man." The Writers' Trust of Canada presented the $5,000 prize to the 28-year-old Vancouver writer at a ceremony in ... Read More »

May 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Donner Prize goes to book critiquing scope of prime minister’s power

By Natalie Samson

A book criticizing the ever-growing influence of Canada's Prime Minister's Office has won the $50,000 Donner Prize. The Donner Canadian Foundation named Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government by Peter Aucoin, Mark D. Jarvis, and ... Read More »

May 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: Target may stop carrying Kindle, Warner Bros. to release classic screenplays as ebooks, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Internal memo reveals Target may stop carrying the Kindle Warner Bros. to release classic film scripts as ebooks, starting with Ben-Hur and Casablanca HBO turns down adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections Why Stephen King ... Read More »

May 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Playwrights Guild of Canada celebrates 40 years with reading series

By Natalie Samson

The Playwrights Guild of Canada is marking four decades of service to the Canadian theatre community with a week-long reading series. Beginning Monday and running until May 4, five award-winning Canadian playwrights will read from ... Read More »

May 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

First Nation Communities Read shortlist revealed

By Natalie Samson

Ontario's First Nation public librarians have announced the shortlist for the annual First Nation Communities Read contest. Bear Walker: Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws, Chad Solomon and Christopher Meyer (Little Spirit Bear Productions) Call ... Read More »

May 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Quillcast episode eight: Jacob McArthur Mooney and Dennis Lee

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, Jacob McArthur Mooney chats with Dennis Lee about his most recent poetry collection, Testament (House ... Read More »

April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

Scholastic, Kids Can among winners at 2012 Hackmatack awards

By Natalie Samson

The winners of the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards were announced at a ceremony in Moncton on Friday. The awards recognize children's writing in Atlantic Canada and are voted on by students in Grades 4 ... Read More »

April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (3)

By Natalie Samson

From literary to crime, sci-fi to historical, this week's bestsellers list runs the gamut of Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending April 22: 1. Alone in the Classroom, Elizabeth Hay (McClelland & Stewart, $22 ... Read More »

April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Quill and Quire

Book links roundup: Federal libraries and archives to shut down, Tehran International Book Fair starts crackdown, and more

Killer comics, part one: Koyama Publishing and Conundrum Press

Jen Neale wins Bronwen Wallace Award

Donner Prize goes to book critiquing scope of prime minister’s power

Book links roundup: Target may stop carrying Kindle, Warner Bros. to release classic screenplays as ebooks, and more

Playwrights Guild of Canada celebrates 40 years with reading series

First Nation Communities Read shortlist revealed

Quillcast episode eight: Jacob McArthur Mooney and Dennis Lee

Scholastic, Kids Can among winners at 2012 Hackmatack awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (3)

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