HarperCollins Canada has launched a blog/contest called March Mystery Madness:

We're hoping that everyone finds March Mystery Madness blog worthy. It's a massive, really fun online event we're running over the next six weeks: 64 books, 4 conferences, tonnes of "games," and one ultimate winner. Essentially, it's the NCAA basketball tournament only with mystery books.

Battling mystery titles, hype, games and the chance to win 65 great mystery novels. What's not to love?

Link to March Mystery Madness

Thanks, Ragdoll

Want to read the hottest, most controversial literature on the shelf?

The Graphic Novel Club will meet each month to discuss a different author/ artist's work. Join facilitator Justin Pfefferle in a vigorous discussion of this rich and diverse literary medium.

Are graphic novels purely commercialism, or a unique and stimulating view of our culture? Intelligent and heated discussions will be encouraged.

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McNally Robinson in Saskatoon is proud to announce a book club for older teens that will explore the art and artistry of some of the greatest works in the graphic novels genre. Facilitated by McNally Robinson for Kids Bookseller Justin Pfefferle (M.A. Eng. Lit), the first session will take place on Sunday, October 21 and will look at Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.

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HarperCollins Canada is launching their "Pop Culture" email newsletter with a contest. Subscribe to their newsletter and you could win a "Pop Culture Prize Pack" consisting of one signed copy of Warren Ellis' new book, Crooked Little Vein as well as a limited Crooked Little Vein t-shirt! Also included in the pack is Neil Gaiman's Stardust, Scott McCloud's Making Comics, Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union and My Dead Girlfriend by Eric Wight.

If you're worried about spam, don't be- the newsletter is actually quite informative for pop-culture vultures. So, even if it is clever marketing, it's clever because its pretty good.