by Ryan Porter

Bestsellers: Jason Fung has cracked the code on diet books

With his 2016 debut, The Obesity Code, Toronto doctor Jason Fung became a sought-after expert on the benefits of intermittent fasting. He also became one of the robust diet-book category’s bestselling authors. His first book ... Read More »

November 9, 2020

Hana Shafi creates affirmations to celebrate the imperfect

By Ryan Porter

Hana Shafi doesn’t need the manic otters, blossoming plant life, and bald-headed femme divas she draws for her Instagram affirmation series to be perfect. Many of the brightly coloured sketches, especially those baring slogans such ... Read More »

November 5, 2020

Giller directors answer 5 pressing questions about the 2020 broadcast

By Ryan Porter

Can the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala maintain its reputation as CanLit’s most glamorous evening amid the restrictions of COVID-19? According to Barry Avrich, who has directed and produced the annual broadcast on CBC for the ... Read More »

November 5, 2020

Kaie Kellough wins Quebec Writers’ Federation’s fiction prize

By Ryan Porter

The Quebec Writers’ Federation announced the winners of the 2020 QWF Literary Awards in an online gala on Nov. 4. Each winner receives a $3,000 prize. Kaie Kellough won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for ... Read More »

November 5, 2020

Shortlist announced for $10,000 Toronto Book Awards

By Ryan Porter

The shortlist has been announced for the Toronto Book Awards. Each finalist will receive $1,000 and the winner will receive $10,000. The winning book will be announced in a livestream on Nov. 30, hosted by the ... Read More »

November 2, 2020

Emily Saso’s prize for Toronto novelists over 50: “Love of writing sometimes isn’t enough”

By Ryan Porter

The Cecils, a new prize for Toronto novelists over 50, won’t be just about the money, founder Emily Saso says. The 2021 Cecil Connelly Awards for Literary Persistence are also intended to reward career writers ... Read More »

November 1, 2020

Jury of acclaimed Black writers announced for 2021 Journey Prize

By Ryan Porter

A jury of acclaimed Black Canadian writers has been announced for the 2021 Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. Novelists David Chariandy and Esi Edugyan will join poet Canisia Lubrin in judging a special ... Read More »

October 29, 2020

Eden Robinson responds to film adaptation of novel Monkey Beach

By Ryan Porter

Eden Robinson finds one scene in the new film adaptation of her 2011 supernatural novel Monkey Beach especially difficult to watch. The beloved Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations author from Kitamaat Village, B.C., squirms during ... Read More »

October 27, 2020

Poet and former bookseller Alice Burdick elected to Mahone Bay city council

By Ryan Porter

Alice Burdick, the author of five books of poetry and the former co-owner of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, bookshop Lexicon Books, has won a seat on council in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. In a questionnaire posted ... Read More »

October 26, 2020

Indigo joins the #15PercentPledge as part of detailed diversity and inclusion commitments

By Ryan Porter

Indigo Books and Music has become the first Canadian retailer to join the #15PercentPledge. The viral initiative, launched by former Torontonian Aurora James, calls upon retailers to dedicate at least 15 per cent of their ... Read More »

October 26, 2020

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Bestsellers: Jason Fung has cracked the code on diet books

Hana Shafi creates affirmations to celebrate the imperfect

Giller directors answer 5 pressing questions about the 2020 broadcast

Kaie Kellough wins Quebec Writers’ Federation’s fiction prize

Shortlist announced for $10,000 Toronto Book Awards

Emily Saso’s prize for Toronto novelists over 50: “Love of writing sometimes isn’t enough”

Jury of acclaimed Black writers announced for 2021 Journey Prize

Eden Robinson responds to film adaptation of novel Monkey Beach

Poet and former bookseller Alice Burdick elected to Mahone Bay city council

Indigo joins the #15PercentPledge as part of detailed diversity and inclusion commitments

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