TDR
QUICKNEWS
Update: January 14, 2008
compiled by Nathaniel G. Moore
ECW Press to publish CBC Literary
Award antholog. The Canada
Council for the Arts has chosen
Toronto’s ECW Press to publish the English edition of a CBC
Literary Awards anthology. The book will be released in February
2008, to coincide with the announcement of the 2008 CBC Literary Award
Winners and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canada Council.
Publishing
Drizzle in Vancouver: Citing a strong Canadian dollar, consumer book
rage and not showing a significant profit, Raincoast Books
declares its departure from the publishing business. They house will
still honour their deals with existing contracted authors, and of
course, their Harry Potter obligations. Well, thankfully small press
heroes such as Anvil, Arsenal, and Loose Teeth Press
are there to pick up the pieces.
Moving
Stories Film Festival at Book Expo 2008: BOOKSHORTS
is planning a big showcase at BookExpo Canada, the national
industry trade show for the book industry in Toronto. The Moving Stories
Film Festival is calling on artists and filmmakers to submit their work.
The films "are to be directly inspired by fiction, non-fiction or
poetry in the form of a published short story, novella, poem, graphic
novel or full length book." The festival will make its way across
the country as a special event in festivals of literature and film and
in lots of bookstores too.
 2007 Giller Winner Hopeful Heading into
US Release. Giller Prize
winning novelist Elizabeth Hay is excited about the February 2008
US release of LATE NIGHTS ON AIR with Counterpoint. “Counterpoint
has been my U.S. publisher for seven years,” Hay told TDR. “Among
others, they've published James Salter, Penelope Fitzgerald, Miriam
Toews, Gary Snyder. Obviously, a publisher with good taste. I hope my
new book does well for them."
 New Issue of Descant. Descant
139 is hot off the press and in stores. The new issue includes work
by Mary Ann Mulhern, Matthew Holmes, Ted McInnes, Cortney Davis and
others.
Mr. January. Corey
Redekop, author of Shelf Monkey, is this month's author in residence
at OPEN BOOK TORONTO.
Ditch Poetry. If
you need a quick resource on the who’s who of Canadian poetry, an
ever-growing archive is growing in popularity and considerable depth at Ditch,
the poetry that matters.
Independent Toronto Bookstores. Your
New Year’s Resolution is to buy books from independent stores instead
of Indigo or Amazon? You are not alone. A lot of writers, published by
all different factions of the Canadian publishing industry feel the
exact same way. A lot of them want you to buy their books from the
independent stores. (Just check out their sites for links to buying
their books and you’ll see what I mean.)
Therefore, below are links to some great independent stores in the city.
These folks don’t even know the meaning of the words “sales
prevention”, nor will they point you in the direction of a pile of
candles when you ask for the Canadian poetry section. And best of all,
they are not forced to wear degrading vests which lowers self-esteem and
compromises motivation to live.
Why not check out these stores in
person, ask them what everyone is talking about, what everyone is
buying, or what they like themselves. It’s a great way to discover new
writers.
Tell them TDR sent you.
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