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Event photos: Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin (and Stanley)

On Thursday, Feb. 15, Kids Can Press hosted a meet-'n'-greet at the head offices of Corus Entertainment in the cold, cold heart of Toronto's financial district to celebrate the launch of Stanley's Beauty Contest by ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Events

RIP, Alfred A. Knopf Jr.

By Eric Emin Wood

The New York Times reports that the son of publishing magnates Alfred A. and Blanche Knopf (and founder of his own publishing house, Atheneum, which merged with another independent house in 1978 and was acquired ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Friday bookmarks: Muslims on the Rushdie fatwa; Ron Howard blows Dan Brown’s cover

By Scott MacDonald

Google flooded with book scanning compensation requests (CNet.com) Twenty years later, do Muslims regret the Rushdie fatwa? (BBC) Dan Brown ... Read More »

February 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The unstoppable Book of Negroes

By Scott MacDonald

At this point, you gotta wonder: has anyone in Canada not read Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes? Released by HarperCollins Canada more than two years ago, the book has grown from a solid word-of-mouth ... Read More »

February 13, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

Kindle 2 not coming to Canada

By Stuart Woods

This week, Amazon unveiled Kindle 2, but the thinner, sleeker e-reader is still not available in Canada. That means Canadians will have to wait to read Stephen King's lastest novella, which is a Kindle-only exclusive. ... Read More »

February 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

BookMarks: More bad news from HarperCollins

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins in the U.S. has laid off two executives and announced the scuttling of its four-year-old Collins division. In more bad news, the company revealed today that it's also closing the shortlived Bowen Press. BookExpo ... Read More »

February 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Scholastic misusing its book clubs?

By Eric Emin Wood

This Quillblogger has fond memories of opening Scholastic's book flyers every month in elementary school, browsing their selection, and paying two weeks' allowance for the thrill of choosing books without outside interference, and having them ... Read More »

February 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Calling all poets 35 and under…

By Eric Emin Wood

Authors at Harbourfront Centre, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, is inviting submissions for an open stage night on Wednesday, March 25. Of course, it wouldn't be an "open" event without a list of ... Read More »

February 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Author makes Christmas trek to Ottawa to deliver book

By Steven W. Beattie

How far should an author go in response to a negative review? When Dan Fleisch, an author from Springfield, Ohio, read an Amazon review of his book, A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equation, which gave ... Read More »

February 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

New Kindle may come with King-sized content

By Steven W. Beattie

Today, Amazon has announced the release of Kindle 2, the new version of its popular Kindle e-reader. Priced at U.S.$359, the new version of the device includes an improved display, with 16 different shades of ... Read More »

February 9, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Event photos: Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin (and Stanley)

RIP, Alfred A. Knopf Jr.

Friday bookmarks: Muslims on the Rushdie fatwa; Ron Howard blows Dan Brown’s cover

The unstoppable Book of Negroes

Kindle 2 not coming to Canada

BookMarks: More bad news from HarperCollins

Scholastic misusing its book clubs?

Calling all poets 35 and under…

Author makes Christmas trek to Ottawa to deliver book

New Kindle may come with King-sized content

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