by Sue Carter

Awards: Madeleine Thien wins the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Madeleine Thien became the most celebrated author of the literary-awards season on Nov. 7, when she was presented with the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing. Musician Tanya Tagaq, ... Read More »

November 8, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming December titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. Books for Living, Will Schwalbe (Knopf) Small Admissions, Amy Poeppel (Atria/Simon & Schuster Canada) The Twilight Wife, ... Read More »

November 4, 2016

Yasuko Thanh, Deborah Campbell win Writers’ Trust Awards

By Sue Carter

More than 300 guests filled CBC's Glenn Gould Studio on the evening of Nov. 2 for the unveiling of this year's Writers' Trust Awards winners. A total of $219,000 was presented to seven authors in various ... Read More »

November 3, 2016

How Canadian publishers are curating successful relationships with art galleries

By Sue Carter

The first time Steve Martin encountered the work of Lawren Harris, the pioneering Group of Seven artist, it wasn’t in a gallery or museum. Browsing through an art book, Martin was immediately drawn to Harris’s ... Read More »

October 24, 2016

Nigerian author and journalist Ken Wiwa dies

By Sue Carter

Nigerian author and former Globe and Mail columnist Ken Wiwa has died at the age of 47. According to the Globe, he died in London following a stroke and illness. In 2000, Knopf Canada published ... Read More »

October 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Preview: Jeff Lemire and Gord Downie’s graphic novel, Secret Path

By Sue Carter

Secret Path, a graphic novel written by musician Gord Downie and illustrated by Toronto-based cartoonist Jeff Lemire, was released Oct. 18. The book, which is published by Simon & Schuster Canada and accompanied by a ... Read More »

October 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming November titles

By Sue Carter

Each month, Canadian library staff vote for their favourite upcoming books, via BookNet Canada’s Loan Stars readers-advisory program. Absolutely on Music, Haruki Murakami (Doubleday Canada) Under the Midnight Sun, Keigo Higashino (Minotaur/Raincoast) Faithful, Alice Hoffman (Simon & ... Read More »

October 12, 2016

Book Making: Anne Carson’s new collection waves off conventional book packaging

By Sue Carter

It's always something of a challenge to define the work of Anne Carson, and with her new collection, Float (published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart), the Canadian-born poet makes even the conventions of the ... Read More »

October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling

Personal Essay: Penguin Random House editor Amanda Lewis on leaving her dream job

By Sue Carter

In my eight years as an editor and managing editor with the Knopf Random Canada Publishing Group at Penguin Random House Canada, I was frequently asked (usually by one of the 55 editorial interns I ... Read More »

September 28, 2016

Penguin Random House Canada titles sweep Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

For the second year in a row, a photo puzzle was hand-delivered to the publishing imprints with titles nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-fiction. This morning, however, there was only one ... Read More »

September 28, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Awards: Madeleine Thien wins the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming December titles

Yasuko Thanh, Deborah Campbell win Writers’ Trust Awards

How Canadian publishers are curating successful relationships with art galleries

Nigerian author and journalist Ken Wiwa dies

Preview: Jeff Lemire and Gord Downie’s graphic novel, Secret Path

Loan Stars: Librarians pick their favourite upcoming November titles

Book Making: Anne Carson’s new collection waves off conventional book packaging

Personal Essay: Penguin Random House editor Amanda Lewis on leaving her dream job

Penguin Random House Canada titles sweep Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize shortlist

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