Search Results by tag: Doors Open

Taschen opens “shop within a shop” inside Art Gallery of Ontario

Taschen Books has opened a mini-boutique, the first of its kind in Canada, inside the Art Gallery of Ontario. Modelled after a similar set-up at the Chicago Institute of Art, the branded "shop within a ... Read More »

December 19, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Obama’s half-brother to pen memoir, Frankenstein movie writers call monster Frankenstein, and more

By Becky Robertson

Obama's half-brother to publish memoir documenting childhood abuse I, Frankenstein movie incorrectly refers to monster as Frankenstein Italian government to instate 19 per cent book tax rebate Detroit Write A House awards vacant houses to ... Read More »

December 19, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Two poets tie for the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award

By Julie Baldassi

Two winners tied for the 2013 bpNichol Chapbook Award, announced at Meet the Presses collective's Indie Literary Market in Toronto this weekend. The winners are: Sandra Allard for Naturally Speaking, published by Toronto's espresso/paperplates press; and ... Read More »

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Authors launch online auction to aid Philippines typhoon victims

By Becky Robertson

A group of international authors has banded together to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on Nov. 8, with an online literary auction. All proceeds go to the British Red Cross's Typhoon ... Read More »

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Photos: Inside The Writers’ Trust of Canada gala

By Sue Carter

More than 400 members of Toronto's cultural and business communities came together on Nov. 14 for The Writers' Trust of Canada's* black-tie gala, raising $220,000 toward the organization's programs and awards. Click on the thumbnails ... Read More »

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Books and buildings

By Suzanne Gardner

The City of Toronto's Lit City initiative comes to a close this weekend, culminating with the 10th annual Doors Open Toronto city-wide open house, featuring close to 175 sites of architectural, historical, cultural, or social ... Read More »

May 21, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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