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Submitted by Nadika on July 29, 2010 - 9:37am.

Good Movie, Great Book! Contest

Introducing, the Kingston Writers Fest Good Movie, Great Book! contest.

Each week for four weeks starting July 22, a Four Word Film Review will be posted on the KWF website and you will be invited to guess the title of the Canadian book or story from which the film was adapted. Guess correctly and your name will be entered in a draw for a free copy of Kingston writer Mike Onesi's Four Word Film Reviews: The Book, plus tickets to the September 22 gala opening night performance of Kingston WritersFest.

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Submitted by clelia on July 28, 2010 - 9:43am.

Lisa Moore and Emma Donoghue on Man Booker Prize Longlist

Lisa Moore. Photo credit: Barbara Stoneham.

Canadians Lisa Moore and Emma Donoghue are two of the 13 nominees up for the prestigious Man Booker Prize. Moore has been nominated for her novel February, and Donoghue's nomination is for her soon-to-be-released novel Room.

The 2010 shortlist of six authors will be announced on September 7th, and the winner will be announced on October 12. For more information and the full longlist, go to http://www.themanbookerprize.com/news/stories/1427

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Submitted by CTON on July 28, 2010 - 7:02am.

Rodeo Magic, by CTON

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Submitted by melanie.janisse on July 27, 2010 - 3:37pm.

Two Poets in Belgium

By Melanie Janisse

MY GRAPHIC NOVEL HEART

I am pacing with my luggage back and forth in Brussels North. It is six in the morning for me, having flown an overnight to Paris, jumped on an RER and the Thalys train to Brussels. I am searching for him in the sea of station movement. There he is rushing towards me in a rumpled black suit.

Belgium by Melanie Janisse
Belgium by Melanie Janisse
Belgium by Melanie Janisse
Belgium by Melanie Janisse
Belgium by Melanie Janisse
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Submitted by Nadika on July 27, 2010 - 9:37am.

Go Ahead: Judge a Book By Its Cover

In the latest Cover Love Etcetera, graphic designer Bill Douglas gives readers an intimate look at the forethought, planning and love that goes into your favourite book covers — this time, Ian Reid's latest book, One Bird's Choice.

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Submitted by Open Book Toronto Guest on July 8, 2010 - 1:35pm.

Agent’s Corner: Ebook shopping is ebook searching. Why is it so hard to browse in online book shops?

By Samantha Haywood

Have you tried “browsing” for ebooks lately? My own experience has left me worried that unless you are specifically searching for the title you already know you want, you aren’t going to actually find anything new or undiscovered online via the Sony, Kindle or Kobo sites.* Which, I think, was the hope, that somehow ease of search would result in a democratization of how books are displayed and sold. Instead, it seems that only the blockbuster bestsellers are selling as ebooks because readers have already heard about them and are perhaps seeking places to buy them cheaper. All of which may lead to the end of the paperback, I’m told by New York publishing friends, but let’s leave that for a future column.

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Submitted by clelia on July 26, 2010 - 1:29pm.

Poet Karen Solie reads from Pigeon

Poet Karen Solie reads the poem "Migration" from Pigeon, winner of the 2010 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize.

Video courtesy of The Griffin Trust For Excellence in Poetry.

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