O Canada, glorious to read

If you haven’t already found your way to Canadian Bookshelf and signed up for a sneak peek, get right to it! The nascent discovery platform for all things CanLit promises a browsing experience that rivals the pleasure of meandering through your favourite bookstore. At Canadian Bookshelf, you’ll find loads of great books just waiting to jump off the shelf (er, screen). 

Initiated by the ACP with the goal of making our authors and titles easier to find, the project’s ultimate plea is for Canadian books to be read, more, far and wide. The site will launch soon but until then booklovers can get a glimpse via the beta invitation, and can contribute to the book buzz by rating and recommending their favourite books.

Readers and book industry insiders are an important part of the Canadian Bookshelf community, but beyond that the platform provides useful tools for teachers and librarians including the ability to browse by theme, reading level, and curriculum linkage. Title lists can be maintained, compared and shared with other colleagues and community members.

Publishing has always been a large community made up of several smaller industries and groups – booksellers, printers, publishers, authors, agents, etc. One of the surprising and more innovative directions taken by Canadian Bookshelf is an area dedicated to showcasing titles available for film and/or TV adaptation. The ‘Books to Screen’ section will serve as a meeting place for the publishing and entertainment industries to discuss Canadian stories in relation to the big (or small) screen, and encourage the sale of rights. It’s further proof that the publishing community is getting bigger, and Canadian Bookshelf will play an exciting part in its growth.

Congratulations to the ACP, Canadian publishers and the Canadian Bookshelf team! 

Tricia McCraney | 01/20/2011 | Rights

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