Search Results by tag: Leonard Cohen

M&S to publish posthumous work from Leonard Cohen in 2018

In the final years of his life, Leonard Cohen stopped work on an album he and producer Pat Leonard had been collaborating on. The fabled singer-songwriter had been felled by what he referred to as ... Read More »

October 6, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Poet, songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at 82

By Conan Tobias

Leonard Cohen, the poet who became a legendary troubadour, died on Nov. 7 at the age of 82. His label, Sony Music Canada, and son, Adam, confirmed his death on Nov. 10. Cohen's chart success never ... Read More »

November 11, 2016 | Filed under: People

Murakami’s Harry Potter moment, turning Twitter procrastination into literature, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Could Haruki Murakami's Colorless Tsukuri and His Years of Pilgrimage be "the new Harry Potter"? Turning Twitter procrastination into literature “Once upon a time, a book reviewer sat down to review a book about fairy tales and had ... Read More »

August 12, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Al Purdy’s A-frame house saved from demolition

By Sue Carter

After several years of fundraising and public appeal comes word that Al Purdy's A-frame house will be saved from demolition, and is on track to become the centre for a new writers' residency. Located in ... Read More »

October 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Bestsellers list: poetry

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

From Tupac Shakur to Don McKay, this week's bestsellers list honours National Poetry Month. For the two weeks ending March 25: 1. The Iliad, Homer; Stephen Mitchell, trans. (Simon & Schuster Canada, $35 cl, 9781439163375) ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Bookmarks: Superhero Bill Cosby, scary Margaret Atwood, and the Poet of Swinging Suicides

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: In honour of Leonard Cohen's 75th birthday yesterday, 1 Heck of a Guy comes up with an incomplete list of Cohen's many nicknames. Quillblog favourites: #22: Master of the ... Read More »

September 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Love letters by CanLit icons are for adults only

By Stuart Woods

Canadian authors are well represented in a book of fictional love letters, titled Four Letter Word, which is being published by Knopf Canada in 2008. Prior to its release, Times Online is inviting readers to ... Read More »

October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

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