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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (3)

Books on physical and financial health continue to dominate Canadian non-fiction sales for the two weeks ending April 1: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, Janet and Greta Podleski (Granet Publishing, $34.95 pa, 9780968063156) 2. The Wealthy ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Howard Jacobson says call to ban Israeli theatre group “treasonable” to artists

By Steven W. Beattie

Novelist Howard Jacobson has written an open letter to The Observer criticizing a group of actors, playwrights, and directors who suggested that Israel's national theatre company, Habima, should not be allowed to perform at the ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

U.K. and U.S. celebrate World Book Night; plans for a Canadian version in the works

By Steven W. Beattie

Just Kids by Patti Smith. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. Q Is for Quarry by Sue Grafton. While these books may appear to have little in common, ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Three Canadian books recognized at international design awards

By Sue Carter

Three Canadian books have been recognized by Stiftung Buchkunst, organizers of the international book design competition held annually at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany. Marvin Harder, designer of Relations on Southeastern Hudson Bay by ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Department of Canadian Heritage to review Target's cultural content Harry Potter ebook sales top over $1.5 million in three days American Library Association releases the 10 most frequently challenged library books of 2011 Three Cups ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

How Montreal violin-maker Tom Wilder orchestrated a 1,600-page book on stringed instruments

By Sue Carter

Tom Wilder in his Montreal studio (Photo: Jean Fitzgerald) When professional luthier Tom Wilder began documenting the theories and practices of violin conservation and repair for a three-volume set of reference books, he never dreamed ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Judy Schultz wins Robert Kroetsch Book Prize

By Natalie Samson

The City of Edmonton has named Judy Schultz's Freddy's War (Brindle & Glass) winner of the 2012 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. Schultz was presented the $10,000 prize at the Mayor's Celebration of ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event roundup: April 5-12

By Sue Carter

Stuart Ross launches his new poetry collection, You Exist, Magpie, Toronto (April 5, 7:30 p.m., free) Launch of Mark D. Dunn's new poetry collection, Fancy Clapping, Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (April ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Regina and Okanagan libraries vote to strike

By Natalie Samson

With the dust of the 10-day strike at the Toronto Public Library settling, two other public library systems face the possibility of job action. On Monday, public library workers in Regina voted 83 per cent ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Book links roundup: Encyclopaedia Britannica sales boom, Kindle’s lending library expands, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Last call for Encyclopaedia Britannica's print edition boosts sales Kindle Owners' Lending Library boasts 100,000 titles German Nobel laureate GÃ¼nter Grass pens poem about Israel's threat to world peace Salty Ink interviews poet Kerri Cull about her new collection, ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (3)

Howard Jacobson says call to ban Israeli theatre group “treasonable” to artists

U.K. and U.S. celebrate World Book Night; plans for a Canadian version in the works

Three Canadian books recognized at international design awards

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

How Montreal violin-maker Tom Wilder orchestrated a 1,600-page book on stringed instruments

Judy Schultz wins Robert Kroetsch Book Prize

Canadian literary event roundup: April 5-12

Regina and Okanagan libraries vote to strike

Book links roundup: Encyclopaedia Britannica sales boom, Kindle’s lending library expands, and more

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