by Sue Carter

Rumours buzzing around potential Wylie Agency sale

Rumours about another powerful merger surfaced last week, this time on the agent side of the business. The international Wylie Agency“ which represents authors such as Chinua Achebe, Philip Roth, and Salman Rushdie, as well ... Read More »

November 20, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (11)

By Sue Carter

The Scotiabank Giller Prize effect has proven its power, with all five 2012 shortlisted titles making appearances on this week's bestseller list. For the two weeks ending Nov. 11: 1. 419, Will Ferguson (Viking Canada, ... Read More »

November 19, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Q&A: biologist Donna Naughton on producing a definitive guide to Canadian mammals

By Sue Carter

At 784 pages with 600 illustrations, biologist Donna Naughton's The Natural History of Canadian Mammals could be considered the country's definitive guide on the subject. Jointly published by the Canadian Museum of Nature and University of ... Read More »

November 19, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Quiz: Test your CanLit knowledge

By Sue Carter

Think you know your CanLit? On Nov. 15, writers and patrons at the Writers' Trust of Canada's black-tie gala showed off their knowledge by competing table by table in a challenging quiz. Take the quiz ... Read More »

November 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Black ties, authors, and trivia at the Writers’ Trust gala

By Sue Carter

After surviving two weeks of award festivities, the Writers' Trust of Canada is still in a party mood. Tonight is the organization's fundraising gala, held at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. In a ... Read More »

November 15, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction

By Sue Carter

On Nov. 12, Toronto's Koerner Hall was the place to be as the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction was presented to Candace Savage for her personal narrative on the history of Saskatchewan's ... Read More »

November 15, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian history

By Sue Carter

Governor General's Literary Award nominee Wade Davis has climbed to the top of the non-fiction bestsellers' list with Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest. For the two weeks ending Nov. ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

deWitt and Edugyan among 20 Canadian authors longlisted for IMPAC

By Sue Carter

Twenty Canadian titles*, ranging from literary prizewinners to debut novels, have made the longlist for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin Award. According to award organizers, 154 titles were nominated by libraries in 120 cities. Man Booker ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Poll: who will win the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize?

By Sue Carter

The winner of the 2012 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction will be announced tonight. Who do you think will win? If you need a refresher, read more about the five nominated titles. Who do ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Between the Lines awarded $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History

By Sue Carter

Social-justice publisher Between the Lines has been awarded the $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History. The Toronto company is recognized by the Wilson Institute at McMaster University for their scholarly rigour (unusual for a ... Read More »

November 9, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Rumours buzzing around potential Wylie Agency sale

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (11)

Q&A: biologist Donna Naughton on producing a definitive guide to Canadian mammals

Quiz: Test your CanLit knowledge

Black ties, authors, and trivia at the Writers’ Trust gala

Photos: Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian history

deWitt and Edugyan among 20 Canadian authors longlisted for IMPAC

Poll: who will win the Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust Prize?

Between the Lines awarded $10,000 Wilson Prize for Publishing Canadian History

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