Canadianbookseller Vol. 4 - 2011
RCC Flash Report
Margaret Atwood receives CBA Lifetime Achievement Award
CBA 2012 Conference Sponsors
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Association. Every week, we bring you the latest bookselling news and activities from Canada and around the world.
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| Margaret Atwood's Lifetime Achievement Award Speech |
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Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood was honoured this past Sunday night at CBA's Libris Awards, where she was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Ms. Atwood was on hand to accept the award, and she delighted the attendees with a passionate and insightful acceptance speech in which she explained why she thinks that paper books will continue to flourish, ending with thanks to the booksellers who have aided her in her life's work. A recording of Ms. Atwood's speech will be sent to all CBA members. In the meantime, please enjoy the full text which is attached below.
"So I will simply say: Thank you very much for this touching honour. It's been a grand journey-the journey of the bookfolk-and it continues. Long may you all be traveling companions upon it."
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Click here to read Ms. Atwood's speech in its entirety |
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| Mayor's Office Gives Award to Margaret Atwood |
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The office of Mayor Rob Ford sent Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair of the Library Board and Government Management Committee, to represent him at Sunday's award ceremony. Councillor Ainslie surprised Ms. Atwood with a scroll of appreciation from the City of Toronto.
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| Congratulations to Our Libris Award Winners! |
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The winners of the 2012 Libris Awards were announced at a gala ceremony at the Toronto Congress Centre. There were some happy tears, many gracious speeches and above all, a real sense of camaraderie among everyone who attended.
Big winners of the night were Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge for Bookseller of the Year, Michael Ondaatje for Author of the Year and Penguin Group (Canada) for Publisher of the Year.
The Chase Paymentech Young Bookseller of the Year Award went to Aleks Wrobels from the University of Toronto Bookstore.
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Click here to see the full list of winners |
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| CBA Coast-to-Coast Bestsellers List |
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Below please find a link to the most
recent
Coast-to-Coast Bestsellers List. We
are grateful to
TBM BookManager for providing the
content of these
lists.
View Bestsellers List (with ISBNs) online here.
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View Bestsellers List as a PDF... |
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| Thank You to Our Sponsors! |
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CBA would like to extend heartfelt thanks to our sponsors as we joined our conference with Retail Council of Canada's for the first time.
Their support is invaluable!
- Platinum Sponsor: Penguin Group (Canada)
- Platinum Sponsor: Random House of Canada
- Silver Sponsor: Login Canada
- Libris Young Bookseller of the Year Award: Chase Paymentech
- Event Sponsor: BookNet Canada
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| Conference Round-Up |
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CBA held five well-attended bookseller sessions at the conference, addressing supplier relations, e-books, leasing issues, sidelines and retail best practices. The panelists, presenters and moderators at each session were engaging, passionate and eager to share their expertise, experience and perspective. A member update will be sent out next week with highlights from each session.
The discussions in each session gave rise to talking points and action items that are going to strongly inform CBA's direction and focus. Tune in to June's Virtual Town Hall Call on Wednesday June 27 to learn more.
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| Famed Author Ray Bradbury has Died |
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Much-loved sci-fi fantasy author Ray Bradbury died last night, aged 91. While he is best known for his dystopian novel Farenheit 451, he was well known for The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes and his many short story collections. Bradbury is survived by his four daughters.
"What I have always been is a hybrid author," Bradbury said in 2009. "I am completely in love with movies, and I am completely in love with theatre, and I am completely in love with libraries."
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| BOOKSELLERS SERVICE HOUSE IS HERE FOR YOU! |
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Are you leveraging all of the benefits available to you? The Booksellers Service House (BSH) is a benefit that all CBA members are invited to take advantage of.
What's the benefit of BSH?
- Receive discounts on durable, reusable and eco-friendly woven bags (12" wide by 15" high by 4" deep, with shoulder length handles)
- Receive discounts on plastic book stands that are perfect for displaying books and magazines
- Receive stickers, available in either green or red, for use on sale merchandise, staff picks and autographed items
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A full list of products, prices and a downloadable order form can be found here: |
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| Keep sending us your store news! |
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We're always on the look-out for news and success stories from CBA members. If you have photos of events that we can include in Canadian Bookseller, send them to us. If you have a book review or an idea for a story, send them to us. We want to hear from you.
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