Search Results by tag: CLA

Book links roundup: reaction to Pulitzer brush off, BNC Tech Forum talks online now, and more

Publishers, authors, and booksellers "howl in outrage" at Pulitzer fiction snub What the Department of Justice antitrust suit will mean for ebook buyers Watch talks by Goodreads' Kyusik Chung, Geomentum's Liz Ross, and Evan Schnittman ... Read More »

April 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

CLA awards recognize Kit Pearson, Catherine Austen, and Matthew Forsythe

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Library Association named the winners of its annual book awards Monday morning. Kit Pearson's The Whole Truth (HarperCollins Canada), which touches on the Depression era, family drama, and forgiveness, has been selected as ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Book links roundup: Philip Pullman adapts classic Grimm tales, Reddit’s new literary video site, and more

By Sue Carter

Philip Pullman adapts 50 classic Brothers Grimm stories Reddit hosts new website for literary-themed videos Chinese authors threaten Apple with lawsuit ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

U.S. author Nicholas Sparks is the lucky one, as his latest novel hits the top spot on this week's bestsellers' list, thanks to its upcoming film adaptation starring Zac Efron. For the two weeks ending ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Book links roundup: U.S. threatens Apple and publishers with lawsuit, Audible hires A-list celebrities, and more

By Sue Carter

Apple and five U.S. publishing houses may face antitrust lawsuit Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, and other celebrities record book series for Audible Video: Can bookstores maintain the same loyalty as record shops? Torontoist ... Read More »

March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Fire damages New Star Books offices: arson suspected

By Steven W. Beattie

The CBC is reporting that arson investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that damaged the East Vancouver offices of New Star Books. Sprinklers in the building contained the flames but the business suffered extensive ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Q&A with art star and kidlit up-and-comer CybÃ¨le Young

By Leah Sandals

CybÃ¨le Young may have seemed like an overnight kidlit success when her most recent picture book, Ten Birds (Kids Can Press), won a Governor General's Literary Award last fall, but the Toronto-based artist actually began ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon, the iPad, and the culture of reading in an age of distraction

By Steven W. Beattie

It's like trying to cook when there are little children around. That's the assessment of one David Myers, a 53-year-old system administrator in Atlanta, regarding the experience of reading a book on the Kindle Fire. ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Robert Lepage’s creative alchemy

By Sarah Greene

This feature by Sarah Greene appeared in the November 2011 issue of Q&Q. Robert Lepage's impressive artistic career spans theatre, film, and opera, and includes stints as designer and director for Cirque du Soleil and ... Read More »

January 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction