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Hey hey, my my: Neil Young announces memoir

Neil Young, one of Canada's most famous musical exports, is writing a memoir, to be published in fall 2012 by Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Group USA. The New York Times reports that ... Read More »

September 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Harlan Ellison won’t wait until the end of time to challenge Justin Timberlake movie

By Steven W. Beattie

Andrew Niccol, the Australian writer-director who wrote the screenplays for such acclaimed science-fiction films as The Truman Show and Gattaca, is not justified in appropriating the plot of a Harlan Ellison story for his latest ... Read More »

September 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Weekend reading list: the top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include tales of suburban migration, fall cooking, and political espionage. Toronto Life: Exodus to the ... Read More »

September 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

B.C. ecologist Don Gayton wins Peace Corps Travel Book Award

By Sue Carter

British Columbian ecologist Don Gayton's Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys Through Terrain, Terroir and Culture (Rocky Mountain Books) has won the 2011 Peace Corps Travel Book Award. The prize is presented annually to an author with Peace ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Edmonton book award renamed in honour of Robert Kroetsch

By Stuart Woods

The City of Edmonton has renamed its annual book prize after the late author and poet Robert Kroetsch, who died in a traffic accident in June at age 83. Kroetsch, who won the 1969 Governor ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Event photos: Lane Anderson Award

By Stuart Woods

The second annual Lane Anderson Award was handed out in Toronto Wednesday night. The prize honours two jury-selected Canadian books “ one for adults and one for young readers “ published in the field of ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

By Natalie Samson

The City of Vancouver's Cultural Services department released the shortlist for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award today. The award recognizes the year's books that best "demonstrate excellence and enhance readers' understanding of Vancouver's ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

By Natalie Samson

The Toronto Public Library Workers Union has announced the winners of its "Why My Library Matters to Me" personal essay contest. Each of the 44 winners will have lunch and tour a local literary landmark ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Project Bookmark celebrates four new Ontario literary landmarks

By Sue Carter

Project Bookmark Canada, a charitable organization that erects ceramic plaques bearing text from stories or poems set in specific locations in Ontario, is unveiling four new Bookmarks this fall. The Bookmark plaque for Song for ... Read More »

September 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Does an upsized IKEA bookshelf spell doom for print publishing?

By Sue Carter

IKEA's BILLY bookcase, as ubiquitous a presence in undergrads' apartments as ramen noodles, has now become, to some pundits, at least, a symbol for the decline of print publishing. According to The Economist, the upcoming ... Read More »

September 13, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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Hey hey, my my: Neil Young announces memoir

Harlan Ellison won’t wait until the end of time to challenge Justin Timberlake movie

Weekend reading list: the top stories from around our offices

B.C. ecologist Don Gayton wins Peace Corps Travel Book Award

Edmonton book award renamed in honour of Robert Kroetsch

Event photos: Lane Anderson Award

City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

TPL union names winners of lunch with Atwood contest

Project Bookmark celebrates four new Ontario literary landmarks

Does an upsized IKEA bookshelf spell doom for print publishing?

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