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Toronto’s Silver Snail Comics offers sneak peek of Yonge Street store and cafe

Silver Snail Comics co-owner George Zotti is offering the public a video tour of the store's new home just steps away from Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square. In addition to the standard comic book fare, ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Kobo releases classic novels as digital comics

By Katie Gowrie

Kobo users can now read ebooks like Alice in Wonderland, The Last of the Mohicans, and War of the Worlds as illustrated comics, through a content distribution deal between Kobo and the digital publisher Trajectory. ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book links roundup: Carol Burnett gets book deal, Guardian’s hunt for a 10th title, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Carol Burnett to publish memoir about her daughter The Guardian seeks 10th title for First Book Award Which popular trilogy sold 10 million copies in six weeks? Marvel Comics plans wedding issue for gay superhero ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Can fictional characters influence people? Florida libraries ban 50 Shades of Grey, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Study finds that fictional characters can influence real-life actions 50 Shades of Grey banned from Florida libraries One of Canada's largest used book sales gets underway this week Survey shows ebook popularity is higher among ... Read More »

May 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Kate Beaton wins Doug Wright Award

By Katie Gowrie

Cartoonist Kate Beaton has won a Doug Wright Award for her book Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn & Quarterly). She was presented with the honour Saturday night at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. The award-winning book ... Read More »

May 7, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Shit Girls Say scores book deal with Harlequin

By Sue Carter

Following in the footsteps of Justin Halpern's Shit My Dad Says, the popular Twitter feed and YouTube series Shit Girls Say is the latest Internet meme to be turned into a book. Created by Toronto ... Read More »

April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Tamara Faith Berger’s provocative prose, Marvel Comics launches new imprint, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Tamara Faith Berger's new novel explores pornography, virginity, and literature Marvel Comics goes digital with new imprint ReEvolution What makes Times New Roman so popular among writers? The Guardian on the pleasure of rereading your favourite books Listen ... Read More »

April 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has secured five out of six nominations for the 2012 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, with veteran D&Q artists Joe Ollman, Chester Brown, and Seth competing against popular ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

High art: Is Drawn & Quarterly Canada’s greatest unsung publishing success story?

By Sue Carter

(Illustration: Pascal Girard) An early summer rain pounds the Montreal sidewalks, but the Librairie Drawn & Quarterly bookstore, with its exposed brick walls and rustic wood shelves, is a cozy respite from the storm. Drawn ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

By Sue Carter

Is Mad Men the most literary show on TV? The Globe and Mail's John Doyle thinks it replaces the novel in terms of cultural significance Harry Potter ebooks now available in Canada for the Sony ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: comics and graphica

Toronto’s Silver Snail Comics offers sneak peek of Yonge Street store and cafe

Kobo releases classic novels as digital comics

Book links roundup: Carol Burnett gets book deal, Guardian’s hunt for a 10th title, and more

Book links roundup: Can fictional characters influence people? Florida libraries ban 50 Shades of Grey, and more

Kate Beaton wins Doug Wright Award

Shit Girls Say scores book deal with Harlequin

Book links roundup: Tamara Faith Berger’s provocative prose, Marvel Comics launches new imprint, and more

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

High art: Is Drawn & Quarterly Canada’s greatest unsung publishing success story?

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

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