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Book links roundup: Trillium Award reading series, unconventional publishers, and more

Trillium Book Award launches a new reading series to celebrate its silver anniversary The Guardian profiles unconventional publishers Alex Epstein publishes short story collection as a Facebook photo album Original Charlotte's Web illustrations by Garth Williams Amanda ... Read More »

February 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Booksellers continue lobbying for lower book prices

By Stuart Woods

Are Canadian book prices too high? This question was posed yet again in a CBC News report published earlier this week. The occasion for the story was the appearance on Tuesday of bookseller representatives before ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Zadie Smith wants her NYU students to stay physical

By Sue Carter

According to New York magazine, U.K. author and New York University faculty member Zadie Smith is not just concerned about her students' minds, she's looking out for their bodies, too. Smith is one of 23 ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Slideshow: Margaret Atwood, Lawrence Hill, and others at the Book Lover’s Ball

By Sue Carter

The sparkle quotient was high on Feb. 9 as supporters of the Toronto Public Library Foundation gathered at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel for the Book Lover's Ball, the organization's high-profile annual fundraiser. One of ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

National book count tallies Canadians’ love of reading

By Stuart Woods

Canadians love to read, and now we have the numbers to prove it. For the second year in a row, the literacy advocacy coalition known as the National Reading Council has tallied book sales and ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Transgender children’s books, famous gay writers, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The rise of transgender children's literature The National Post explores legendary gay writers who changed America Is reading on a Kindle sacrilege? Author Lawrence Hill and musical group Nathaniel Dett Chorale combine The Book of ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Video: Interview with Anne Rice

By Sue Carter

Anne Rice is bringing gothic back (Photo: Toronto Public Library) Anne Rice's appearance at the Toronto Reference Library on Feb. 13 was her first in the city in a decade, and judging by the size ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Canadian poet portraits, top sibling stories, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Photographer Jandak captures Canadian poets Shirley Jackson and Jane Austen make The Guardian's top 10 sibling stories Sh*t Book Reviewers ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Way to Display! Nick Bland’s The Runaway Hug at Kidsbooks

By Sue Carter

It's been awhile since Quillblog posted a "Way to Display!" storefront photo, but this was too cute to resist. Vancouver's Kidsbooks has dedicated windows to The Runaway Hug, written by Nick Bland and illustrated by ... Read More »

February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Slideshow: Dennis Lee and Small Print Toronto

By Dory Cerny

Generations of Alligator Pie devotees braved blustery winds and slushy sidewalks on Feb. 11 to attend Small Print Toronto's first Children's Story Jam, featuring Dennis Lee. The event attracted dozens of four- to six-year-olds (and ... Read More »

February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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Book links roundup: Trillium Award reading series, unconventional publishers, and more

Booksellers continue lobbying for lower book prices

Zadie Smith wants her NYU students to stay physical

Slideshow: Margaret Atwood, Lawrence Hill, and others at the Book Lover’s Ball

National book count tallies Canadians’ love of reading

Book links roundup: Transgender children’s books, famous gay writers, and more

Video: Interview with Anne Rice

Book links roundup: Canadian poet portraits, top sibling stories, and more

Way to Display! Nick Bland’s The Runaway Hug at Kidsbooks

Slideshow: Dennis Lee and Small Print Toronto

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