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D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

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

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

By Sue Carter

Perennial favourites mix with new titles in this week's bestsellers list, covering Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending March 18, 2012: 1. Flash and Bones, Kathy Reichs (Pocket/Simon & Schuster, $17 pa, 9781451675290) 2. ... Read More »

March 26, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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

Criminal charges dropped in Canada Customs manga case

By Sue Carter

After two years and $75,000 in legal fees, charges have been dropped against Ryan Matheson, a U.S. citizen accused of bringing child pornography into Canada after border officials discovered manga art on his computer. According ... Read More »

March 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Alice Munro leads literary programming at this year’s Luminato

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Luminato, one of Toronto's biggest annual cultural festivals, has announced a rare appearance by Alice Munro, who will be interviewed onstage June 10 by Deborah Treisman, fiction editor for The New Yorker. Running from June ... Read More »

March 14, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Book links roundup: U.S. threatens Apple and publishers with lawsuit, Audible hires A-list celebrities, and more

By Sue Carter

Apple and five U.S. publishing houses may face antitrust lawsuit Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Dustin Hoffman, and other celebrities record book series for Audible Video: Can bookstores maintain the same loyalty as record shops? Torontoist ... Read More »

March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan, Emma Donoghue make Orange Prize longlist

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan In honour of International Women's Day, the Orange Prize for Fiction, celebrating "excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing," has announced its 2012 longlist, which includes two celebrated Canadian authors. Emma Donoghue, whose ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: is U.S. publishing born from piracy, visually impaired Canadians address copyright committee, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Is the U.S. publishing industry built on piracy? Visually impaired Canadians address accessibility of print materials at Bill C-11 hearings Stephen Colbert rants about The Lorax's many product tie-ins Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson writes a ... Read More »

February 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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

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Search Results by tag: YA

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (2)

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

Criminal charges dropped in Canada Customs manga case

Alice Munro leads literary programming at this year’s Luminato

Book links roundup: U.S. threatens Apple and publishers with lawsuit, Audible hires A-list celebrities, and more

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

Esi Edugyan, Emma Donoghue make Orange Prize longlist

Book links roundup: is U.S. publishing born from piracy, visually impaired Canadians address copyright committee, and more

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

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