Search Results by tag: library

Book links roundup: Encyclopaedia Britannica sales boom, Kindle’s lending library expands, and more

Last call for Encyclopaedia Britannica's print edition boosts sales Kindle Owners' Lending Library boasts 100,000 titles German Nobel laureate GÃ¼nter Grass pens poem about Israel's threat to world peace Salty Ink interviews poet Kerri Cull about her new collection, ... Read More »

April 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Unicorn cookbook found at British Library, portraits of Canadian poets, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Medieval unicorn cookbook discovered at the British Library Shelly Grimson exhibits portraits of 16 Canadian poets Why are books with titles ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reopens, Ernest Hemingway letters unveiled, and more

By Sue Carter

Toronto Public Library branches reopen after 11-day strike New Ernest Hemingway letters released to the public Former Goldman Sachs executive ... Read More »

March 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reaches tentative deal, Charlie Kaufman’s book deal, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Toronto Public Library workers reach tentative deal with the city Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman signs book deal with Grand Central Publishing Bronze statue of the Lorax stolen from Dr. Seuss's San Diego estate It's the last run ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Book links roundup: The Hunger Games attracts older audiences, no one is buying Mike Daisey’s book, and more

By Sue Carter

The Hunger Games film predicted to net older audiences, thanks to the YA book's popularity with adults Mike Daisey's 15 minutes of notoriety are not translating into book sales British poet Ruth Padel on how ... Read More »

March 22, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Occupy Wall Street library reopens (briefly) in Zucotti Park

By Steven W. Beattie

While librarians in Canada's largest city were preparing for strike action that began this morning, in New York City's Zucotti Park, the Occupy Wall Street library briefly reopened over the weekend to mark the six-month ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Canadian publishers discuss the future, Sheila Heti on teen fiction, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Audio: Canadian publishing veterans discuss the industry's future Sheila Heti believes teens benefit from reading adult fiction, and vice versa Toronto Public Library employees are on strike Are multipurpose e-readers great for everything except reading? Nobel Prize winner ... Read More »

March 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: CanLit Hunger Games, Kyung-sook Shin wins Man Asian Literary Prize, and more

By Sue Carter

Who will win CBC's CanLit Hunger Games? South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin becomes first woman to win Man Asian Literary Prize Censorship in publishing: more about money than ethics Toronto librarians accuse Toronto Public Library ... Read More »

March 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: the Kindle Single sweet spot, Margaret Atwood’s new digital short story, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Does the Kindle Single occupy a sweet spot between magazine-length articles and hardcover books? Margaret Atwood releases new short story, "I'm Starved For You" Listen to a Jane Eyre-inspired literary mixtape A Massachusetts public library ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: library

Book links roundup: Encyclopaedia Britannica sales boom, Kindle’s lending library expands, and more

Book links roundup: Unicorn cookbook found at British Library, portraits of Canadian poets, and more

Bestsellers list: poetry

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reopens, Ernest Hemingway letters unveiled, and more

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reaches tentative deal, Charlie Kaufman’s book deal, and more

Book links roundup: The Hunger Games attracts older audiences, no one is buying Mike Daisey’s book, and more

Occupy Wall Street library reopens (briefly) in Zucotti Park

Book links roundup: Canadian publishers discuss the future, Sheila Heti on teen fiction, and more

Book links roundup: CanLit Hunger Games, Kyung-sook Shin wins Man Asian Literary Prize, and more

Book links roundup: the Kindle Single sweet spot, Margaret Atwood’s new digital short story, and more

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