Glenn Dixon doing what he does with "Pilgrim in the Palace of Words"

This just in from my friend and colleague Glenn Dixon, and amazing cross-disciplinary writer-filmmaker now launching his terrific new book ... Glenn is reading / screening at Harbourfront Toronto on Wednesday, February 17, 7:30pm ... he writes us ...

I thought you might be interested because I'm going to be doing the whole reading as video pieces. We're doing a video podcast series, in fact, to promote the book and it's going really well.

Check out the series of video podcasts he's releasing on this special website ... >> http://www.pilgrim-in-the-palace.com

Hockey Night in Canada Tribute to Paul Quarrington on Sat. Jan 23, 2010

Because my beautiful multi-dimensional friend bloody deserves it, here here Dave Bidini! Thank you Tim Thomson! You've gained a new fan of that crazy game Mr. MacLean!

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Hockey Night in Canada Tribute to Paul Quarrington on Sat. Jan 23, 2010

A tribute to Paul Quarrington will air in the opening segment before the 7pm (ET) games on CBC Hockey Night in Canada, Saturday, January 23, 2010. It will air at approximately 7:00-7:05 pm ET - before the puck drops on the early games (it's a floating time, as the pre-game show goes before it). The segment will include the Rheostatics song "Dope Fiends and Booze Hounds" from that bands album release 'Whale Music.'

Tim Thompson, show writer, describes the opening as "pretty awesome, if I do say so. It's Dope Fiends as the soundtrack, with various quotes from Paul's hockey prose threading the piece, set to hockey footage from the two games we

have on - Toronto vs Florida and Montreal vs the Rangers." Host Ron MacLean will pay tribute to Paul either before or after the piece runs.

The on-air tribute was the brainchild of Thompson, who is a long-time friend Dave Bidini, inspired by Bidini's writings on hockey, including "The Best Game You Can Name" and Dave's writings about knowing Paul. Tim contacted Bidini to

help out with the idea. Bidini reports "I have known Tim for many years and he plays on the Morningstars, my hockey team. He told me that he was thinking about this idea as a way of toasting Paul." Tim reports that Ron MacLean simultaneously had the same idea, so it came together naturally.

Says Bidini "When I think of what Paul meant to so many people who loved hockey, and who like to write about the game, and how he loved the Leafs...The hockey nation can mourn as one on Saturday night, the best night. It's overwhelming. He so f*%ing deserves this. I suggested before that Paul will be watching on high with Teeder Kennedy. I realize now that it's gotta be little King (Clancy) Leary or no one."


(For more information about Paul Quarrington, visit www.paulquarrington.org. To donate to Quarrington Arts Society, visit www.quarringtonartsociety.ca)

The one left behind

The one left behind

Each Day Like It's My Last Part 2

Each Day Like It's My Last Part 2

THE VOLUME ONE PROJECT TAKES FLIGHT

Chris Reed and Natalie Kertes of Small Print launched THE VOLUME ONE PROJECT, a new workshop series for writers between 8-12 years old, at Humber College on Sunday November 22, 2009.
The Test Pilot session featured YA author Natalie Ghent and illustrator Evan Munday. Four young scribes (Bronwyn Cragg, Noam Flear, Sophia Jantzi and Sophie Chase) worked with Ghent and Muncday and created their very own books. What did they write about?

A Toronto man named Bob who skydives off the CN Tower only to crash into the spaceship of an Anarchist Alien from the planet I-Don't-Know. Future installments of The Volume One Project are planned fro early 2010. Stay tuned for details.

Small Print is part of BookShorts Literacy Program.

NZ Book Coucil - Going West

A beautifully realized short ...thanks for sharing with us Rachel!

Barnes & Noble nook Sold Out Until After Christmas

Barnes & Noble says customers ordering Nook starting today will receive it after Christmas -- latimes.com

"Barnes & Noble says customers ordering a Nook will receive their devices the week of Jan. 4. So that stockings are not left completely empty, the bookseller will furnish buyers with a special holiday certificate."

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Amazon to launch Kindle in Canada

TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday that it was introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, in Canada.

Last month, the world's largest online retailer rolled out the Kindle internationally, but at the time Canada was excluded from its global launch.

Amazon -- which regards the Kindle as a pivotal growth driver -- said more than 300,000 books from a host of publishers as well as more than 90 periodicals, including Canadian newspapers the Globe & Mail and the National Post, would be available on the device.

The e-reader, which can store up to 1,500 books, uses the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cellphones to download content. The $259 device is available online and is ready to ship immediately, Amazon said.

The delay in the launch of the device in Canada had given rise to speculation that Amazon was, at the time, still working on finalizing an agreement with a wireless carrier in the country.

Seattle-based Amazon, which did not announce the name of the wireless carrier it will use in Canada, was not immediately available for comment.

Lynn Rosen Named Director of Graduate Publishing Programs Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA- Lynn Rosen, of Philadelphia, has been appointed Director of Graduate Publishing Programs at Rosemont College. An accomplished educator, writer, and editor, Rosen has published three books and has over twenty-five years of publishing experience. Most recently, Rosen has taught at Temple and Drexel Universities and has been active in organizing publishing and reading events in the Philadelphia region.

“Lynn is a stellar addition to our graduate program,” said Judith Rényi, Ph.D., Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies at Rosemont College. “She brings a great deal of talent and expertise to the College, and her leadership will ensure the continuing success of our students and faculty.”

In her new post, Rosen will be responsible for ensuring the curricular quality of existing programs, the development of new programs, and the success of recruitment, admissions, and student retention initiatives.

As an editor, Rosen has worked with publishers of adult trade non-fiction and illustrated gift books. She is the author of Elements of the Table: A Simple Guide for Host and Guests (Clarkson Potter) and the co-author of The Baby Owner’s Games and Activities Book, The Baby Owner’s Maintenance Log (Quirk Books), as well as several gift books and journals. Rosen has written freelance articles for the Book Review and the Home & Design sections of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and has written legal profiles for Young Lawyer and General Counsel Mid-Atlantic. She received an honors Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.

Harlequin launches digital-only publishing group, Carina Press

Carina Press is a new digital-only publisher that combines editorial and marketing expertise with the freedom of digital publishing. With a long history of digital marketing and editorial experience, the Carina Press team is committed to bringing readers fresh voices and new, unique editorial.

Our philosophy is: no great story should go untold!

Carina Press will publish a broad range of fiction with an emphasis on romance and its subgenres. We will also acquire voices in mystery, suspense and thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, erotica, gay/lesbian, and more!

More about writers submissions at http://carinapress.com/