It was one of the most talked-about works at last week’s London Book Fair, but it has yet to be written, it’s by a debut author, and it’s still without a title. Oh yes, and ... Read More »
April 26, 2007
Several Canadians are in the running for this year’s American Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Canadian nominees are listed below.Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)Batman/The Spirit #1: “Crime Convention,” by Jeph Loeb and Darwyn Cooke (DC ... Read More »
April 26, 2007
Eric Helleiner has won the $35,000 Donner Prize for his book Towards North American Monetary Union? The Politics and History of Canada’s Exchange Rate Regime (McGill-Queen’s University Press). The book provides a historical and analytical ... Read More »
April 26, 2007
It's another strong showing for Groundwood Books in the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards shortlists. The annual Schwartz prizes recognize Canadian writers and illustrators of children's literature in two categories – children’s picture ... Read More »
April 26, 2007
Lebanese author and Elias Khoury will be the recepient of the inaugural Blue Metropolis Al Majidi Ibn Dhaher Arab Literary Prize, which will be awarded annually to recognize lifetime achievement by an Arab writer working ... Read More »
April 26, 2007
Coach House Books hosted a launch at Calgary's Broken City for Andrew Wedderburn's new novel, The Milk Chicken Bomb. (Photos by Jonathan Ball and Paul Kennett.) Andrew Wedderburn reading from The Milk Chicken Bomb. Chris ... Read More »
April 25, 2007 | Filed under: Events
McClelland & Stewart senior editor Chris Bucci has acquired Canadian rights to a new non-fiction work by former Ontario premier Bob Rae. Exporting Democracy is an examination of the challenges and obstacles faced in exporting ... Read More »
April 25, 2007
Canadians wave the flag with Canada's High Commissioner to the U.K. at the Canadian booth at the London Book Fair. (Photos by Liz Thomson.) Gathered at the Canada booth at the London Book Fair (from ... Read More »
April 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events
Office manager David Whiteside has been promoted to manager of contracts and translation rights, ... Read More »
April 24, 2007 | Filed under: Book news
The Writers Guild of Alberta has released the shortlists for the 2007 Alberta Literary Awards.Georges Bugnet Award for Novel• The Garneau Block by Todd Babiak (McClelland & Stewart)• Mean Boy by Lynn Coady (Doubleday Canada)• ... Read More »
April 23, 2007
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