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Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

The fiction follow-up to Joseph Boyden's 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Through Black Spruce, will be a novel for young adults. Turtle Island, written from the perspective of a young aboriginal teen grappling with gangs, ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

By Natalie Samson

This week, the controversy dogging Chinese-Canadian author Ling Zhang's second novel, Gold Mountain Blues, flared up again as prominent Chinese-Canadian authors Wayson Choy, Sky Lee, and Paul Yee signed a letter asking Penguin Canada to ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Industry news

Mastering the art of e-cooking

By Sue Carter

Although the Internet has revolutionized the way people discover new recipes, e-cookbooks have not yet made a big impact in the kitchen. It's not that home chefs are too busy thumbing their old recipe index ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Book links round-up: Briarpatch’s new writing contest, Google eBookstore opens in U.K., and more

By Natalie Samson

Canadian independent magazine Briarpatch launches "Writing in the Margins," its first annual creative writing contest Brian Joseph Davis profiles Coach House publicist extraordinaire Evan Munday (who recently launched his debut YA novel) in the Toronto ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Robert J. Wiersema signs with HarperCollins Canada

By Stuart Woods

Victoria author (and frequent Q&Q reviewer) Robert J. Wiersema has landed at HarperCollins Canada for his next novel. Black Feathers, set to appear in 2013, is a coming-of-age story about a 16-year-old girl, Cassie, that ... Read More »

October 6, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Plagiarism controversy heats up as authors demand review of Penguin Canada novel

By Steven W. Beattie

The road to English-language publication for Chinese-born, Toronto-based Ling Zhang's second novel, Gold Mountain Blues, has not been especially smooth, but it appears to have hit yet another speedbump. Earlier this year, allegations of plagiarism ... Read More »

October 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

TranstrÃ¶mer wins Nobel Prize

By Stuart Woods

In a year that saw literary punters make Bob Dylan the odds-on favourite (and in which Canadian readers continued to carry the torch for their own, be it Alice or Margaret), the 2011 Nobel Prize ... Read More »

October 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Erin Bow’s Plain Kate wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

By Sue Carter

Erin Bow has won this year's TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for her historical fantasy YA novel Plain Kate, published by Scholastic Canada. Bow received her $25,000 prize at a gala event in Toronto last ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Slideshow: Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

For the first time since 2004, the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist includes six ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

CLA kicks off Canadian Library Month

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Library Association kicked off Canadian Library Month on Tuesday. Throughout the month of October, libraries across the country will host events to raise awareness about the importance of libraries in the nation's communities. ... Read More »

October 5, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

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Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

Mastering the art of e-cooking

Book links round-up: Briarpatch’s new writing contest, Google eBookstore opens in U.K., and more

Robert J. Wiersema signs with HarperCollins Canada

Plagiarism controversy heats up as authors demand review of Penguin Canada novel

TranstrÃ¶mer wins Nobel Prize

Erin Bow’s Plain Kate wins TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award

Slideshow: Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

CLA kicks off Canadian Library Month

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