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Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud signs two-book deal with Penguin Canada

Hamish Hamilton Canada, the literary imprint of Penguin Canada, has announced it has acquired the next two books from Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud. The untitled collection of stories and novel were acquired by ... Read More »

April 20, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Kobo closes $50-million round of financing

By Sue Carter

Kobo today announced a $50-million investment round. The financing was led by an unnamed institutional investor, with $13 million raised from existing investors. Indigo maintains its position as Kobo's main shareholder. In a statement, Kobo ... Read More »

April 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Publishing at the polls: federal parties respond to arts and culture questions

By Sue Carter

The Canadian Conference of the Arts sent leaders of the five federal parties a series of questions pertaining to arts and culture, and have posted the responses on its website. All of the parties responded, ... Read More »

April 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: gospel according to Frey, Pulitzer punk, and more

By Sue Carter

Are you there, God? It's me, James Frey, spreading my gospel Jennifer Egan sneaks post-punk music writing into the Pulitzer Prize Would you read 1,100 pages of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest on your iPhone? ... Read More »

April 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Brick nominated for UTNE Reader Independent Press Award

By Steven W. Beattie

Despite cuts to the Canadian Periodical Fund that have hit literary journals and magazines particularly hard, small-run Canadian literary publications continue to garner attention and accolades, both here and abroad. Case in point: Brick magazine, ... Read More »

April 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Cormorant Books partners with Thomas Allen & Son: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto-based literary publisher Cormorant Books, has entered into an agreement with Thomas Allen & Son that will see Thomas Allen take over Cormorant's sales and distribution as of July 1. According to a joint press ... Read More »

April 18, 2011 | Filed under: Industry news

Review: Julie Booker’s Up Up Up

By Sue Carter

This review of Julie Booker's new short story collection, Up Up Up, appeared in the April issue of Q&Q. Reviewer Kerry Clare writes: King Tut's tomb is a disappointment, says the narrator of Julie Booker's ... Read More »

April 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event round-up: April 15-21

By Sue Carter

Here are just a few literary events happening across the country in the next week: Canadian Children's Book Week authors Julie Lawson, Penny Draper, Michelle Mulder, and Robin Stevenson read at Tall Tall Books, Victoria ... Read More »

April 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Henk Harren, bookseller, 1944 “ 2011

By Natalie Samson

Henk Harren, owner of Windsor's The Book Mark, has died of a heart attack. He was 67. Harren, a native of Holland, came to Canada at 18 to escape the military draft. He opened his ... Read More »

April 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: Vatican recalls books, Halifax Central Library’s historical new home, and more

By Natalie Samson

No divine intervention here: The Vatican has pulled several versions of its new book on catechism for mistranslations of its rules, including the one about family planning Archaeologists set to dig in at the future ... Read More »

April 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Giller Prize winner Johanna Skibsrud signs two-book deal with Penguin Canada

Kobo closes $50-million round of financing

Publishing at the polls: federal parties respond to arts and culture questions

Book links round-up: gospel according to Frey, Pulitzer punk, and more

Brick nominated for UTNE Reader Independent Press Award

Cormorant Books partners with Thomas Allen & Son: UPDATED

Review: Julie Booker’s Up Up Up

Canadian literary event round-up: April 15-21

Henk Harren, bookseller, 1944 “ 2011

Book links round-up: Vatican recalls books, Halifax Central Library’s historical new home, and more

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