AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUsed Books & Community Fundraising: Vancouver Public Library’s Friends group is back with a $2 used book sale, bringing 50,000 titles (plus CDs/DVDs) to the Alice MacKay Room Aug. 28–Sept. 1, while a book drive runs Aug. 17–27. Canadian Publishing Spotlight: Portage la Prairie author Terrie Todd releases “The Reluctant Healer of Halifax,” a Christian historical novel set around the 1917 Halifax Explosion and its lasting impact. Book-to-Screen Buzz (Canada): Toronto International Film Festival is set to host the Canadian debut of “A Long Winter,” starring Caitríona Balfe, adapted from Colm Tóibín’s short story. Literary Culture (Canada): Matt Johnson (Nirvanna the Band) is developing “Journalism 101,” a feature film inspired by a real Vice Canada editor’s alleged use of young writers as drug mules—another dark satire from a major Canadian screen voice. Health & Medical Reading: A clinical case write-up looks at next steps after daptomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia in a transplant patient. Sports-Books Crossover: Hockey romance continues to surge, with Bal Khabra’s “Off the Ice” series timed to ride the genre’s mainstream momentum.
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