The winners of the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards were announced at a ceremony at Government House in St. John’s on May 6. They are as follows: Rogers Cable Non-fiction Award: Russell Wangersky, Burning Down ... Read More »

Gordon Pitts has won this year’s National Business Book Award for his book Stampede! The Rise of the West and Canada’s New Power Elite, published by Key Porter Books. Pitts accepted the $20,000 prize at ... Read More »

The U.S.-based James Beard Foundation Awards honour the best talents in the food and beverage industry, from chefs and restaurateurs to cookbook authors and food journalists. Two Canadian books were nominated for awards presented at ... Read More »

The Writers Guild of Alberta has announced the shortlists for the 2009 Alberta Literary Awards, honouring the province’s top authors of fiction, non-fiction, short fiction, drama, poetry, travel writing, and children’s literature. The winners will ... Read More »