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Slave Lake Library reopens after fire

In May, wildfires ravaged the town of Slave Lake in northern Alberta. The community of 7,000 residents returned from an evacuation notice to find the town's library, municipal government buildings, and radio station destroyed, plus ... Read More »

February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Book links roundup: Valentine’s Day edition

By Sue Carter

Be my Valentine, just like in Game of Thrones British Library curator picks the 1o best love letters Tabatha Southey judges the top break-up tweets for CBC Books Celebrating man eaters, murderers, and other vile ... Read More »

February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Charlotte Gill wins B.C. prize for non-fiction

By Stuart Woods

Charlotte Gill's memoir about tree-planting in the Pacific Northwest is the winner of the 2012 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe, published ... Read More »

February 14, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Lionel Gelber Prize shortlist announced

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Lionel Gelber Prize, a Canadian award that celebrates the best English-language non-fiction on foreign affairs, has released its shortlist for books published in 2011. This year's finalists are: Amanda Foreman, A World on Fire: ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: romance

By Natalie Samson

Revving up for Valentine's Day? One of these best-selling romance titles may be just what Cupid ordered. For the two weeks ending Feb. 5: 1. The Next Always, Nora Roberts (Penguin, $18.50 pa, 9780425243213) 2. ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

OLA announces 2012 Evergreen Award shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Ontario Library Association has announced its shortlist for the 2012 Evergreen Award, which honours the best in Canadian fiction and non-fiction titles. Selected by a committee of librarians, this year's nominees are: The Accident, ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: Kobo design update, writers favourite love poems, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Preview Kobo's next iOS app update The Guardian asks Jeanette Winterson, A.S. Byatt, and other writers to share their favourite love poems Despite tattooing the word "patience" on her body, novelist Stacey May Fowles can ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

New feature: From the Q&Q archives

By Sue Carter

For 77 years, Quill & Quire has been the magazine of the Canadian book trade and a comprehensive source of industry news, book reviews, and author profiles. Each Friday, Quillblog will dust off an old ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 10-16

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

It's another busy week for literary events. Here's a sample of what's going on across the country: Asim Hussain launches Khadijah Goes to School, Toronto Women's Bookstore (Feb. 11, 3 p.m., free) Sarah Ellis shares ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Book links roundup: Police sketches of literary characters, Bookninja’s send-off, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Atlantic on literary characters' police composite sketches The National Post bids farewell to Bookninja Hot off her CBC Canada Reads win Carmen Aguirre performs her one-woman show based on her memoir Something Fierce Extremely ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Slave Lake Library reopens after fire

Book links roundup: Valentine’s Day edition

Charlotte Gill wins B.C. prize for non-fiction

Lionel Gelber Prize shortlist announced

BookNet bestsellers: romance

OLA announces 2012 Evergreen Award shortlist

Book links roundup: Kobo design update, writers favourite love poems, and more

New feature: From the Q&Q archives

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 10-16

Book links roundup: Police sketches of literary characters, Bookninja’s send-off, and more

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