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No “oral sex” in California school dictionaries

The Guardian is reporting that the 10th edition of The Mirriam-Webster Dictionary has been yanked from classrooms in the Menifee Union district of California after a parent complained about a "sexually graphic" definition for the ... Read More »

January 25, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Vancouver librarians told to cover up non-Olympic logos

By Scott MacDonald

According to CTV, librarians in Vancouver have been warned by city officials to use only approved Olympic sponsors in any Games-themed events they host next month, and to conceal the logos of any non-Olympic companies ... Read More »

January 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Toronto Public Library Workers Union given legal strike deadline

By Alison Potstra

After nearly two weeks of silence surrounding negotiations between the Toronto Public Library and the Toronto Public Library Workers Union (TPLWU), it was announced today that the Ontario Ministry of Labour has granted the TPLWU ... Read More »

October 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

Bookmarks: closing libraries, rewarding booksellers, and filming Chabon

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related (but not Valentine's Day-themed, alas) links: Victoria library locks out workers, shuts down all branches (Victoria Times Colonist) California bookseller gets $500k MacArthur grant (MSNBC) The Coen Brothers to filmify Michael Chabon's The ... Read More »

February 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: New James Bond novel gets Russian publisher (MI6) New Thunderbirds novels after more than forty years (SWFA Pressbook) Salman Rushdie vows to stop creating autobiographical characters (The Canadian Press) Mold: the enemy ... Read More »

February 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Toronto library cuts add up to next to no savings

By Stuart Woods

The National Post is reporting that a settlement between the Toronto Public Library and its labour union is essentially reversing the savings from the Sunday closure of 16 of the city's libraries, announced earlier this ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Dion promises to restore public diplomacy funding

By Nathan Whitlock

Liberal party leader Stephane Dion met with a few Canadian writers last week at the Drake Hotel in Toronto and promised that a Liberal government would restore the $11.8-million in public diplomacy funding cut from ... Read More »

July 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Laying out the welcome mat for author Stephen Harper

By Alison Jones

In an article posted on workopolis.com, author Susan Swan welcomes Stephen Harper to the world of publishing by offering him a few tips for his upcoming book on the history of hockey. Swan uses Harper's ... Read More »

April 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

Turkish novelist faces trial

By Nathan Whitlock

Turkish novelist Elif Shafak will again have to fend off charges that her book The Bastard of Istanbul, which describes the deaths of Armenians in 1915 as genocide, insults "Turkishness" in court on September 21 ... Read More »

September 15, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Meet the new winners, same as the old winners

By Leigh Anne Williams

The folks at Bookninja.com have pointed out that the Writers' Union of Canada's press release announcing the winners of this year's Danuta Gleed Literary Award is strikingly similar to last year's press release: same template, ... Read More »

June 7, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: union

No “oral sex” in California school dictionaries

Vancouver librarians told to cover up non-Olympic logos

Toronto Public Library Workers Union given legal strike deadline

Bookmarks: closing libraries, rewarding booksellers, and filming Chabon

Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

Toronto library cuts add up to next to no savings

Dion promises to restore public diplomacy funding

Laying out the welcome mat for author Stephen Harper

Turkish novelist faces trial

Meet the new winners, same as the old winners

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