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Sugar Shack cuisine from Quebec's Martin Picard

"It would be best not to open your interview with ...the squirrel", I was advised by Martin Picard's publicist. "It just might set the wrong tone."

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New Margaret Atwood story short, bittersweet and on e-book


There's a new home for short-form fiction. And Margaret Atwood's found it. Her latest story, I'm Starved for You, has been published in e-book form on Byliner. It costs $2.99 US and you can read it on your lunch hour.
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Parsing fuzzy data from e-book giants

E-book retail giants Kobo and Amazon are touting "record sales for the holiday season" -- but provide little actual sales data in their fuzzy, labyrinthine releases. These pronouncements are basically half bragging and half bait -- kudos for those who've just joined a brand's userbase and a bit of peer pressure ("Don't get left behind!") for those who have yet to dive in.
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Anansi plugs dancing Atwood avatar

We've all done it, haven't we? From Mad Men Yourself to Avatarize Yourself, there are countless online character generators floating around to provide silly, time-wasting fun. Now, as a holiday season lark, House of Anansi has taken one of its most prominent authors -- CanLit icon Margaret Atwood -- and made her over as a Charleston-dancing elf.
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Sketch troupe Picnicface tackles the mainstream

Comedy troupe Picnicface, the "Halifamous" internet sensation, is making a three-pronged attack on the entertainment world mainstream with a self-titled TV show, a satirical guide to Canada and the feature-length movie Roller Town -- not bad for a bunch of twenty- and thirty-somethings best known for an energy drink spoof.
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A Giller Prize where readers get a say

For the first time in Giller Prize history, readers are going to have a say in what's nominated for the annual Canadian literary prize through a contest being run by CBC Books. The debate will surly be hot and heavy -- and you only get to nominate one book.
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Samuel L. Jackson voices bedtime book parody

In a case of perfect casting, the internet is buzzing with news that actor Samuel L. Jackson -- king of the curse word -- has recorded the audio book version of spoof bedtime book sensation Go the F--- to Sleep.
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DC's superhero shuffle

In the latest attempt to put a fresh face on comic book superheroes, DC Comics is dialing its issues back to No. 1 and retooling icons like Superman and Wonder Woman. It's evidence that -- while Hollywood might be its fanboy -- the comic industry is struggling to capture a new generation of readers.
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Trailer whets appetite for Dragon Tattoo remake

Leak or plant? The web is buzzing about a purportedly leaked red-band trailer for David Fincher's widely anticipated take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Tongue-in-cheek bedtime book goes viral

Even in the age of Twitter and viral videos, I still marvel at the speed with which an artistic endeavour can spin off into other media. Case in point: a hilariously tongue-in-cheek, yet-to-be-published spoof of bedtime reading titled Go the F--- to Sleep.
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