by Becky Robertson

Book Links: Tracking banned books over the years; Clinton and Trump‚ the Victorian novel; Harambe isn’t a Potter patronus

From Harry Potter to Fifty Shades, what the annual list of top banned books reveals about our society (Time) On last night's U.S. presidential debates: The king of horror writing on the horror of a ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Foreign deals for Susin Nielsen‚ Sara O’Leary‚ and more

By Becky Robertson

Dutch rights to B.C.–based author Roz Nay's debut psychological thriller, Our Little Secret‚ about a decade-long love triangle that is revealed during a police interrogation‚ have sold in a pre-empt to Xander. The title is ... Read More »

September 27, 2016

Invisible City project invites writers to engage with abandoned Toronto sites

By Becky Robertson

In an attempt to draw attention to and rethink the use of obsolete urban spaces‚ Netherlands-based artist Sjoerd Ter Borg conceived of The Invisible City‚ a project that brings authors into abandoned buildings to practice ... Read More »

September 26, 2016

Book Links: James Patterson nixes Murder of Stephen King novel; silent book parties are all the rage

By Becky Robertson

James Patterson may want to murder Stephen King‚ but he will no longer write about it. (Melville House) The next big party theme: silence. And books. (The Digital Reader) Truman Capote's ashes have sold for ... Read More »

September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Penguin Random House, women authors dominate Giller Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at an event in Toronto this morning. A jury of Canadian and international authors – Samantha Harvey‚ Jeet Heer‚ Lawrence Hill‚ Alan Warner‚ and Kathleen ... Read More »

September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

ArtsGames‚ the inaugural “Olympics for the arts‚” coming in 2018

By Becky Robertson

At this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro‚ Canadian Olympian Sylvia Sweeney announced the advent of ArtsGames‚ slated to be an Olympic-scale independent international competition for artists. Divided into the categories of dance‚ music‚ ... Read More »

September 22, 2016

Personnel Change: Manda Group

By Becky Robertson

Effective Sept. 28‚ David Farag will join Toronto book sales agency the Manda Group as sales and marketing co-ordinator, national accounts. Farag's previous editorial and marketing experience includes intern positions at Penguin Random House and HarperCollins Canada. Current ... Read More »

September 22, 2016

Awards: Leslie Davidson wins CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize

By Becky Robertson

B.C. author and retired teacher Leslie Davidson has been named winner the CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize for an English-language short work for "Adaptation‚" recounting her story of love and struggle as part of a long-married couple. ... Read More »

September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Is writing a real job?; Ubisoft to publish books; comic sales at 20-year high

By Becky Robertson

MacArthur "Genius Grant" winners include poet Claudia Rankine, writer Maggie Nelson. (The Huffington Post) Is writing a job? (The Billfold) Yes, writing is a job. (Electric Literature) Ubisoft launches publishing house, will release video-game-related titles. (Publishers Weekly) ... Read More »

September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: M&S acquires Toronto book by Shawn Micallef; Emily Schultz‘s The Blondes optioned for film

By Becky Robertson

McClelland & Stewart non-fiction imprint Signal has acquired Canadian English-language rights to Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness‚ a title by Spacing magazine editor and journalist Shawn Micallef. The deal was arranged by Samantha ... Read More »

September 21, 2016

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Book Links: Tracking banned books over the years; Clinton and Trump‚ the Victorian novel; Harambe isn’t a Potter patronus

Daily Deals: Foreign deals for Susin Nielsen‚ Sara O’Leary‚ and more

Invisible City project invites writers to engage with abandoned Toronto sites

Book Links: James Patterson nixes Murder of Stephen King novel; silent book parties are all the rage

Awards: Penguin Random House, women authors dominate Giller Prize shortlist

ArtsGames‚ the inaugural “Olympics for the arts‚” coming in 2018

Personnel Change: Manda Group

Awards: Leslie Davidson wins CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize

Book Links: Is writing a real job?; Ubisoft to publish books; comic sales at 20-year high

Daily Deals: M&S acquires Toronto book by Shawn Micallef; Emily Schultz‘s The Blondes optioned for film

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