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BookCamp reveals inaugural lineup

The lineup for the inaugural BookCamp Toronto gathering, which will take place on June 6 at the University of Toronto's iSchool, has been announced. Speakers include a mix of industry insiders “ such as BookNet ... Read More »

May 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Munro wins Booker

By Scott MacDonald

The third ever Man Booker International Prize was announced late yesterday, and it has gone to Canada's own Alice Munro. She is the first Canadian to win the biennial £60,000 prize (the two previous winners ... Read More »

May 27, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

Jane Affleck: 1957-2009

By Suzanne Gardner

Jane Affleck, a long-time editor and photo researcher, passed away on April 27 (her 52nd birthday) after a battle with cancer. Affleck began her 27-year-long career in book publishing at John Wiley & Sons in ... Read More »

May 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Ruth Padel resigns, but the “gender war” rages on

By Suzanne Gardner

Book blogs all across the interwebs are abuzz with news of Ruth Padel's resignation from the post of Oxford professor of poetry only nine days after she was elected. Her resignation came yesterday after claims ... Read More »

May 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

The imminent end of the Harry Potter film franchise “ the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is scheduled for release in 2011 “ has Hollywood types scurrying to secure other ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Self-serving political memoirs: Dick Cheney edition

By Nathan Whitlock

You knew this was coming, didn't you? From The New York Times: With his sustained blitz of television appearances and speeches, former Vice President Dick Cheney has established himself as perhaps the leading Republican voice ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

By Steven W. Beattie

What's missing from children's books? Earnest messages about the evils of bullying and the importance of tolerance? Stories that build sensitivity for other cultures and races? Books that inculcate a sense of history? Not according ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Robert Charles Wilson and more in the June Q&Q

By Stuart Woods

Stephen King calls him the finest science fiction author now writing, but Robert Charles Wilson is hardly a household name in Canada. The June issue of Q&Q profiles an author at the height of his ... Read More »

May 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

No big bucks for Blagojevich book

By Stuart Woods

The idea that ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich could command an Obama-calibre advance for his planned memoir seemed like a perverse state of affairs, but justice has returned to the land. A bill introduced this ... Read More »

May 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

This week in Google news

By Stuart Woods

Depending on how you look at it, this week's breaking news regarding the Google Book Search settlement is either good news for libraries or another example of the Internet giant's bullying tactics. In an agreement ... Read More »

May 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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BookCamp reveals inaugural lineup

Munro wins Booker

Jane Affleck: 1957-2009

Ruth Padel resigns, but the “gender war” rages on

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

Self-serving political memoirs: Dick Cheney edition

A bit of the old ultraviolence: kids’ edition

Robert Charles Wilson and more in the June Q&Q

No big bucks for Blagojevich book

This week in Google news

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