by Sue Carter

Book Making: There are no rivalries between the Fan Brothers, kidlit’s latest super-duo

Siblings Terry and Eric Fan – known collectively as the Fan Brothers – share more than a last name. The two OCAD University graduates combined their artistic and written talents in their debut picture book, ... Read More »

February 29, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling, Children's publishing, People

Daily Deal: ECW acquires Samantha Beiko’s Scion of the Fox

By Sue Carter

ECW Press co-publisher David Caron has acquired the first book in Winnipeg author-artist Samantha Beiko's new three-part series. Scion of the Fox: The Realms of Ancient is described as "American Gods meets Princess Mononoke." The ... Read More »

February 12, 2016

Gill Deacon to host Canada Reads

By Sue Carter

CBC Radio's Gill Deacon is taking over from Wab Kinew as host of this year's Canada Reads, which takes place March 21 to 24. Kinew left the literary competition to run in the upcoming Manitoba ... Read More »

February 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Q&A: Betsy Warland on her forthcoming spring memoir, Oscar of Between

By Sue Carter

In 2007, B.C. author Betsy Warland celebrated her 60th birthday with a vacation to London. That trip formed the genesis for her book, Oscar of Between: A Memoir of Identity and Ideas, the first title ... Read More »

February 1, 2016

Daily Deal: S&S Canada signs Marty Klinkenberg’s behind-the-scenes look at NHL talent Connor McDavid

By Sue Carter

Simon & Schuster Canada associate editor Brendan May has acquired world rights in a pre-empt to Globe and Mail reporter Marty Klinkenberg’s The McDavid Effect, a behind-the-scenes account of Connor McDavid’s rookie year with the ... Read More »

January 29, 2016

Book Links: Hermann wins all-dude Grand Prix comics award; the time Knausgaard struggled at Bjork’s house; the art of fake books

By Sue Carter

American trio who saved a train full of passengers from Paris terrorist attack signs book deal. (Toronto Star) You can judge these "blooks" by their covers: new exhibition explores the art of fake books. (New ... Read More »

January 29, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Vancouver celebrates B.C.’s kidlit characters with Reading Lights plaque program

By Sue Carter

Binky the Space Cat author Ashley Spires Twenty B.C. storybook characters have come to life, thanks to a new recognition project helmed by the Vancouver Public Library and the Society of B.C. Children’s Writers and ... Read More »

January 28, 2016 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Author-activist Jael Richardson finally finds the part she was meant to play

By Sue Carter

Jael Richardson remembers being in Grade 10 drama class, searching for the perfect monologue to show off her blossoming acting skills, but only able to find historical stories about pilgrims and settlers. “They weren’t about ... Read More »

January 25, 2016

Q&A: Pedlar Press founder Beth Follett on her mission to become a “publisher of excellence”

By Sue Carter

It was a stunning CanLit upset last June when Kate Cayley’s debut story collection, How You Were Born, beat Margaret Atwood, Dionne Brand, and Thomas King, among others, for the $20,000 Ontario Trillium Book Award. ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news, People

Spring Preview 2016: Non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Fierce fighter Carmen Aguirre’s 2011 debut book, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter, won the most controversial and emotionally charged Canada Reads competition ever. In her follow-up, Mexican Hooker #1: And My Other Roles ... Read More »

January 18, 2016

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Book Making: There are no rivalries between the Fan Brothers, kidlit’s latest super-duo

Daily Deal: ECW acquires Samantha Beiko’s Scion of the Fox

Gill Deacon to host Canada Reads

Q&A: Betsy Warland on her forthcoming spring memoir, Oscar of Between

Daily Deal: S&S Canada signs Marty Klinkenberg’s behind-the-scenes look at NHL talent Connor McDavid

Book Links: Hermann wins all-dude Grand Prix comics award; the time Knausgaard struggled at Bjork’s house; the art of fake books

Vancouver celebrates B.C.’s kidlit characters with Reading Lights plaque program

Author-activist Jael Richardson finally finds the part she was meant to play

Q&A: Pedlar Press founder Beth Follett on her mission to become a “publisher of excellence”

Spring Preview 2016: Non-fiction

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