by Becky Robertson

Edgar Allan Poe statue erected in Boston, Nicholas Sparks faces lawsuit, and more

City of Boston unveils Edgar Allan Poe monument Nicholas Sparks faces discrimination lawsuit just in time for release of Best of Me film adaptation Nobel Prize in Literature favourite Haruki Murakami publishes new story in ... Read More »

October 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

By Becky Robertson

On Oct. 6, the Scotiabank Giller Prize will announce its shortlist. While we ... Read More »

October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Kowalski, Kimber, Domanski take home East Coast Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

Last night, the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia revealed the winners of the annual East Coast Literary Awards. The awards, hosted this year at the Institute of Applied Creativity at NSCAD University, recognize and celebrate ... Read More »

September 21, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Toronto’s Word on the Street expands programming for 25th anniversary

By Becky Robertson

This Sunday, Toronto’s Word on the Street is marking its 25th anniversary – and final year at Queen’s Park Crescent before moving to Harbourfront Centre next fall – with new features that reflect its focus ... Read More »

September 18, 2014

City of Vancouver Book Award shortlist announced

By Becky Robertson

The shortlist for this year's City of Vancouver Book Award was announced last week. The $3,000 award aims to recognize excellent works of any genre that commemorate the city's unique history, culture, and residents. The ... Read More »

September 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust reveals Weston Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The five finalists for the 2014 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for non-fiction were announced this morning at a press conference in Toronto. The $60,000 award, the richest prize for Canadian non-fiction, garnered 92 submissions ... Read More »

September 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Spring preview 2014: international books

By Becky Robertson

Fiction Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees, offers a portrait of gender and race relations in 19th-century America in The Invention of Wings (Viking, $29.50 cl., Jan.), which tells the intertwined ... Read More »

January 23, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

Sci-fi museum to open in Washington, D.C., Harry Potter to become West End play, and more

By Becky Robertson

Museum of Science Fiction to open in Washington, D.C. Harry Potter stage adaptation planned for 2015 Ireland announces new laureateship U.S. poll names "whatever" most-hated word LiveJournal community gives a sneak peek behind Barnes & ... Read More »

December 20, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Obama’s half-brother to pen memoir, Frankenstein movie writers call monster Frankenstein, and more

By Becky Robertson

Obama's half-brother to publish memoir documenting childhood abuse I, Frankenstein movie incorrectly refers to monster as Frankenstein Italian government to instate 19 per cent book tax rebate Detroit Write A House awards vacant houses to ... Read More »

December 19, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Booksellers’ top crime and mystery books of 2013

By Becky Robertson

Q&Q polled booksellers across the country regarding their favourite Canadian crime and mystery books ... Read More »

December 19, 2013 | Filed under: Books of the Year

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Edgar Allan Poe statue erected in Boston, Nicholas Sparks faces lawsuit, and more

Reviewing the Giller Prize longlist

Kowalski, Kimber, Domanski take home East Coast Literary Awards

Toronto’s Word on the Street expands programming for 25th anniversary

City of Vancouver Book Award shortlist announced

Writers’ Trust reveals Weston Prize shortlist

Spring preview 2014: international books

Sci-fi museum to open in Washington, D.C., Harry Potter to become West End play, and more

Obama’s half-brother to pen memoir, Frankenstein movie writers call monster Frankenstein, and more

Booksellers’ top crime and mystery books of 2013

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