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Shining the spotlight on reviewing

For as long as there have been books there have (presumably) been book reviews. For as long as there has been an Internet, there have been amateur book reviewers. How does the practice of reviewing ... Read More »

March 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

By Stuart Woods

About 225 industry people crowded into a Toronto conference room on Thursday for BookNet Canada's annual technology forum. The theme of this year's conference was evolution or revolution, though most of the speakers seemed to ... Read More »

March 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Giller madness, remembering the fallen, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize will be awarded tonight in Toronto. Who will win, and why? A rundown of the literary award (The Globe and Mail) Other awards can learn from the Gillers (The Vancouver ... Read More »

November 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Montgomery’s “suicide” questioned

By Scott MacDonald

Last Saturday, a descendant of Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery revealed, for the first time, that her grandmother committed suicide. In the wake of this revelation, however, Montgomery's biographer is publicly questioning ... Read More »

September 24, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Douglas Coupland finds Terry Fox’s van

By Nathan Whitlock

Seriously. The story is that Terry's brother Darrell asked Coupland “ who put together a book-length tribute, Terry, in 2005 “ to keep an eye out for the van, which most people had lost track ... Read More »

May 20, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Critics stony towards Angel

By Scott MacDonald

The recent parade of big-budget CanLit film adaptations that began with Emotional Arithmetic and Fugitive Pieces continues this week with the release of The Stone Angel, starring American actress Ellen Burstyn. Not surprisingly, critics are ... Read More »

May 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Did a Slate critic help save Nabokov's last novel from the flames? (Slate) Ontario senator helps save Joy Kogawa's childhood home (CBC.ca) Duddy Kravitz: The Musical was doomed from the start “ ... Read More »

April 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Romance writer Cassie Edwards breaks with publisher over plagiarism allegations (CBC.ca) Mark Abley on playoff English (The Gazette) U.K. library's centenary marked with beer (The Citizen) At home with poet Raymond Souster ... Read More »

April 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

By Scott MacDonald

Former Toronto Star book critic Philip Marchand was transferred to the paper's film beat almost five months ago, and based on the preponderance of negative reviews he's written since then, one might assume he's eager ... Read More »

April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Robert Weaver remembered

By Scott MacDonald

An industry tribute to the late Robert Weaver, who died last Saturday at the age of 87, was held in Toronto's Massey College last night (see photo below). Though it was a small, closed gathering, ... Read More »

January 31, 2008 | Filed under: Events, Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Toronto

Shining the spotlight on reviewing

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

Bookmarks: Giller madness, remembering the fallen, and more

Montgomery’s “suicide” questioned

Douglas Coupland finds Terry Fox’s van

Critics stony towards Angel

Bookmarks: critic saves Nabokov novel, senator saves writer’s home, but nothing could save Duddy Kravitz musical

Bookmarks: romance writer splits with publisher, English gets a body check during playoffs, and library gets its own beer

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

Robert Weaver remembered

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