Tomorrow night's Scotiabank Giller Prize awards ceremony will be broadcast live on CBC's new cable channel Bold at 9 p.m. (EST), followed by a rebroadcast on the same channel at 11:05 p.m. For viewers with ... Read More »
Search Results by tag: Halifax
Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the coming week: Canadian Women in Afghanistan presents Fawzia Koofi reading from her memoir Letter to My Daughters, John Dutton Theatre, ... Read More »
Word on the Street Halifax is moving closer to the ocean this year, with plans to host readings along its popular waterfront and on boats, including Theodore Tugboat and the CSS Acadia. WOTS Halifax will ... Read More »
May 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Here are just a few literary events happening across the country in the next week: Day two of the gritLIT literary festival kicks off with readings by Trevor Cole, Kathleen and Michael Winter at the ... Read More »
April 8, 2011 | Filed under: Events
A Nova Scotia sailor and writer is suing Warner Bros. for allegedly plagiarizing his novel, Fandango's Gold, for their 2008 Matthew McConaughey/Kate Hudson vehicle Fool's Gold. In a statement of claim filed in federal court ... Read More »
February 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Some book-related links: Indiana bookstore won't have to register to sell dirty books (Courier-Journal) Speaking of which, shy and retiring Gene Simmons to launch new book on prostitution (Blabbermouth.net) New Halifax library should go big ... Read More »
July 3, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
Some book-related links: Halifax's Invisible Publishing profiled* (The Chronicle Herald) Critics pick their most-hated books (Times Online) New story from Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Nerd-thieves swipe Hulk statue from book store (2 News.tv) Argentinian ... Read More »
June 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
Independent bookstores seem to be getting a lot of lovin' from the media this week, with two different stores receiving full-on profile treatment. First up is Halifax's Frog Hollow Books, profiled in The Globe and ... Read More »
May 2, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling
Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »
January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards
Contact us via email
