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Tosca Reno takes the reins at Robert Kennedy Publishing

Author and fitness maven Tosca Reno will take over as publisher and chief executive officer at Robert Kennedy Publishing in Mississauga, Ontario. Robert Kennedy, who founded RKP in 1967 with the launch of MuscleMag International, ... Read More »

April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Robert Kennedy, 1938-2012: health and lifestyle publisher

By Natalie Samson

Robert Kennedy, founder of Robert Kennedy Publishing, has died. The 73-year-old, who dedicated his life to inspiring readers to be "the best that they can be" through his line of health and fitness publications, passed ... Read More »

April 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Flash mob targets Windsor bookshop

By Natalie Samson

(Photo: Cash Mob Windsor) Flash mob, meet the buy local movement. That's what happened at Juniper Used and Rare Books last Saturday, when more than 50 customers simultaneously descended on the Windsor, Ontario, bookshop. The ... Read More »

March 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Don McKay wins BMO Winterset Award

By Natalie Samson

Last week, Don McKay's The Shell of the Tortoise (Gaspereau Press) became the first ever essay collection to win the $10,000 BMO Winterset Award. On March 22, the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council presented the ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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

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

BookNet bestsellers: nature

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

This week's bestsellers list, which looks at the nature category, includes two titles from the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize shortlist. Andrew Westoll's The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary (#20) might have been the big winner at ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Janet and Greta Podleski hold on to the top spot with The Looneyspoons Collection, just ahead of their self-publishing mentor David Chilton and his popular financial guide, The Wealthy Barber Returns. For the two weeks ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 24-March 1

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Freedom to Read Week kicks off Feb. 26. For a complete list of national events, visit the program's website. Here's a sample of other literary events happening across the country: Galiano Literary Festival presents a ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Events

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Even though Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was voted off CBC Canada Reads today, it still charts on this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 29: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Search Results by tag: Ontario

Tosca Reno takes the reins at Robert Kennedy Publishing

Robert Kennedy, 1938-2012: health and lifestyle publisher

Don McKay wins BMO Winterset Award

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

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

BookNet bestsellers: nature

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 24-March 1

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

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