This morning, a group of literary insiders joined Scotiabank Giller Prize jurors Anna Porter and Gary Shteyngart at Toronto's ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
On Sept. 23, Word on the Street, the national festival of literacy and the written word, drew book-loving crowds in ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Sylvain Reynard's true identity may be a mystery, but the author's success can't be disputed. Reynard takes the first and third spots on today's Canadian fiction bestsellers list. For the two weeks ending Sept. 23: ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers
J.K. Rowling may write a "director's cut" version of two Harry Potter books Remembering feminist thinker Shulamith Firestone Banned Books Week celebrates 30 years Author and Giller Prize juror Gary Shteyngart recalls a Kafkaesque flight ... Read More »
October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Organizers of the Lane Anderson Award have announced the two winners of the annual Canadian science-writing prize. The award honours two jury-selected books in the categories of adult and young reader. Each winner receives $10,000. ... Read More »
September 28, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
On Sept. 25, 150 teenagers packed the Chapters in Brampton, Ontario, to meet YA novelist Maggie Stiefvater, in town to promote her new book, The Raven Boys (Scholastic Canada). Across the country, John Vigna celebrated ... Read More »
September 28, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Since its inception in 2009, the Kingston WritersFest (Sept. 26“30) has attracted heavy-hitting international and Canadian talent, who travel to the small Ontario city to participate in a weekend of readings, panel discussions, and workshops. ... Read More »
September 27, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Toronto's International Festival of Authors has named Austin Clarke this year's recipient of the $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize. According to an IFOA press release, Clarke was selected by the jury “ television producer Denise Donlon, ... Read More »
September 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Penguin goes to court to recoup advance money from Elizabeth Wurtzel and other high-profile writers Canadian media give mixed reviews to J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy Booker Prize head judge thinks bloggers are harming literature ... Read More »
September 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Yesterday, a crowd gathered for the revelation of the finalists for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction, near the cheese wall at Loblaws' flagship store in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. Click on the ... Read More »
September 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
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