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Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater

Jian Ghomeshi, Marina Nemat, and Arlene Dickinson during happier times at the Canada Reads launch event in November When Canada Reads resident blogger Terry Fallis (who won last year for his novel The Best Laid ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Even though Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was voted off CBC Canada Reads today, it still charts on this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 29: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Indigo boycotts books published by Amazon

By Steven W. Beattie

What began as a "simmering feud" during the Christmas selling season, when Amazon launched a promotion offering users discounts for purchasing products scanned in bricks-and-mortar stores, has escalated into "full-scale war," according to an article ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Former agent to launch international organization for self-published authors

By Natalie Samson

Just in time for the spring book season, a non-profit organization for self-published authors is getting an international roll-out. Headed up in London, England, by Orna Nass, an author and former literary agent, The Alliance ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

University of Alberta researchers track down province’s first publisher

By Natalie Samson

A team at the University of Alberta has traced the province's first book publishing enterprise to a Catholic missionary and polyglot. In The Beginning of Print Culture in Athabasca Country (University of Alberta Press, 2010), ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Joyland launches poetry hub

By Sue Carter

Online literary magazine Joyland has launched a new website, Joyland Poetry. In a similar fashion to its short fiction and prose site, Joyland founders Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph Davis are working with regional editors ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Amazon retail store rumours, Queen Elizabeth literature quiz, and more

By Sue Carter

Are the rumours true about Amazon retail stores? Celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne with a quiz on her appearances in literature Rebecca Walker's new book promotes the non-material side of "black cool" ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Have “social” updates ruined the Kobo app?

By Natalie Samson

It's no secret that Kobo, the e-reading company formerly owned by Indigo Books & Music, is betting big on the "social in-book e-reading experience" to set it apart from competitors such as Amazon's Kindle and ... Read More »

February 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 3-9

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

It's another busy week for literary events. Here's a sample of what's going on across the country: Dinner and reading with Pico Iyer, Grano, Toronto (Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., $100) Ron Stevens signs Much Ado ... Read More »

February 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events