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Toronto Public Library considers selling ads

Faced with a demand by the city to make up a $3.9 million budget shortfall, the Toronto Public Library is considering a revenue-generating proposal that could result in private-sector advertising on the back of due-date ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Book links roundup: Catch Oscar’s Flying Books, Judy Blume’s Hollywood crush, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Watch the Oscar-winning short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Judy Blume's got her heart set on Ryan Gosling Joyce Carol Oates says her latest character, Mudwoman, came to her in a ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Random House of Canada launches lifestyle imprint under Robert McCullough

By Stuart Woods

Random House of Canada is expanding its editorial presence beyond its downtown Toronto headquarters, launching what it describes as a "boutique imprint" under West Coast“based publisher Robert McCullough. Appetite by Random House will publish about ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

From the Q&Q archives: “the new-style author event”

By Sue Carter

This week we head back to the July 2002 issue of Q&Q, and an article by Erin Gault on how young authors such as Dave Eggers and Sheila Heti were forgoing the traditional bookstore readings ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book trailer spotlight: Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault’s Virginia Wolf

By Sue Carter

This lovely book trailer for Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault's picture book,Virginia Wolf (Kids Can Press), combines Arsenault's gorgeous ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 24-March 1

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Freedom to Read Week kicks off Feb. 26. For a complete list of national events, visit the program's website. Here's a sample of other literary events happening across the country: Galiano Literary Festival presents a ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Barney Rosset dead at 89

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Chicago's Barney Rosset, the avant-garde publisher who was at the vanguard of the censorship battle around D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer, died in Manhattan on Tuesday. He passed away ... Read More »

February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book adaptations win at the Academy Awards

By Sue Carter

While they may not receive as much attention as the dog from The Artist, six out of nine films nominated for this year's Best Picture at the Academy Awards were adapted from books. Shane Smith, ... Read More »

February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

J.K. Rowling signs deal for an adult novel; Twitter goes hog wild

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Five years after finishing life at Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling is back with a new publisher and a book deal for her first adult novel. Little, Brown will publish the untitled novel in the U.S. and in ... Read More »

February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Book links roundup: Guerrilla libraries, Canadian Bookshelf rebrands, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Architecture student John Locke turns New York phone booths into mini guerrilla libraries Amazon.ca lead sponsor for rebranding of Canadian Bookshelf as the 49th Shelf Musician Kanye West listed in acknowledgements of V. S. Naipaul ... Read More »

February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

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Toronto Public Library considers selling ads

Book links roundup: Catch Oscar’s Flying Books, Judy Blume’s Hollywood crush, and more

Random House of Canada launches lifestyle imprint under Robert McCullough

From the Q&Q archives: “the new-style author event”

Book trailer spotlight: Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault’s Virginia Wolf

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 24-March 1

Barney Rosset dead at 89

Book adaptations win at the Academy Awards

Book links roundup: Guerrilla libraries, Canadian Bookshelf rebrands, and more

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