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West End Toronto neighbourhood says goodbye to Book City

A mainstay in Toronto bookselling has shut its doors for the last time after 20 years in business. Following a weeks-long closing sale, Toronto mini-chain Book City has shuttered its Bloor West Village location near ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Joyce Carol Oates to attend Montreal’s Blue Met festival

By Stuart Woods

Prolific U.S. author Joyce Carol Oates will be among the high-profile authors attending this year's Blue Metropolis literary festival in Montreal. Oates will be in town to accept the Blue Met Literary Grand Prix, a ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Events

Book links roundup: The Hunger Games attracts older audiences, no one is buying Mike Daisey’s book, and more

By Sue Carter

The Hunger Games film predicted to net older audiences, thanks to the YA book's popularity with adults Mike Daisey's 15 minutes of notoriety are not translating into book sales British poet Ruth Padel on how ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Atlantic Book Awards 2012 shortlists revealed

By Natalie Samson

The Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the nominees for this year's Atlantic Book Awards at a fundraising event in Halifax Wednesday evening. Twenty-six books have been singled out across nine categories that represent a range ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Joe Beef and Odd Bits nominated for James Beard Book Awards

By Sue Carter

The U.S.-based James Beard Foundation has announced the shortlist for its 2012 book awards, and two popular Canadian cookbooks have made the cut. The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Meet the chefs: comparing Joe Beef and Odd Bits

By Sue Carter

In the December 2011 issue of Q&Q, Sue Carter Flinn examines two cookbooks offering distinctive approaches to preparing contemporary carnivore-centric cuisine. The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Frédéric ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Book links roundup: Harry Potter ebooks delayed, Putin’s book club, and more

By Sue Carter

OverDrive delays pre-orders of Harry Potter ebooks for libraries Will Putin's book club restore Russia as a "reading nation?" Q&A with Melville House co-owner Dennis Loy Johnson In the bloody battle for book sales, who ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Cookbook ghostwriting expose stirs up controversy

By Sue Carter

Gwyneth Paltrow wrote "every word" of this book herself. Last week, The New York Times ran a story by Julia Moskin about the humiliations she suffered as "one of the ink-stained (and grease-covered) wretches" who ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Global reading honours imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

By Sue Carter

A global reading in honour of imprisoned Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo is scheduled to take place today at over 160 global institutions. Organized by Berlin's International Literature Festival, the goal is to "share Liu ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Seven Canadian titles nominated for Lambda Literary Awards

By Sue Carter

The Lambda Literary Foundation has announced the finalists for the 24th annual Lambda Literary Awards, celebrating "achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing for books published in 2011." This year, 119 titles are nominated ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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West End Toronto neighbourhood says goodbye to Book City

Joyce Carol Oates to attend Montreal’s Blue Met festival

Book links roundup: The Hunger Games attracts older audiences, no one is buying Mike Daisey’s book, and more

Atlantic Book Awards 2012 shortlists revealed

Joe Beef and Odd Bits nominated for James Beard Book Awards

Meet the chefs: comparing Joe Beef and Odd Bits

Book links roundup: Harry Potter ebooks delayed, Putin’s book club, and more

Cookbook ghostwriting expose stirs up controversy

Global reading honours imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Seven Canadian titles nominated for Lambda Literary Awards

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