by Steven W. Beattie

Books of the year: Q&Q review editor Steven Beattie makes his picks

It would be tempting to suggest that 2012 was a disappointing year for CanLit. Highly touted books failed to live up to their hype, social media was generally an echo chamber for word-of-mouth about the ... Read More »

November 29, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Linda Spalding, Ross King, and Julie Bruck winners at Governor General’s Literary Awards

By Steven W. Beattie

Any chance for consensus among the big three fall literary fiction prizes in Canada was scuppered today with the announcement that Linda Spalding is the recipient of the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language ... Read More »

November 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Ferguson, Ohlin, and Wangersky find spots on Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

At a press conference held in Toronto's tony Ritz-Carlton Hotel, two thirds of this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize jury “ Canadian author Anna Porter and American author Gary Shteyngart (the third juror, Irishman Roddy Doyle, ... Read More »

October 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Taras Grescoe, Candace Savage make Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

The shortlist for the second annual Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction was announced this morning at the Loblaws flagship store in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. Jurors Marni Jackson and James Bartleman were on ... Read More »

September 25, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Hilary Weston prize adds two jurors

By Steven W. Beattie

The $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction is about to announce its sophomore shortlist, and this year there are some changes. First up, the announcement will be made in an unconventional setting: The ... Read More »

September 24, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

J.K. Rowling non-disclosure agreement gets meta

By Steven W. Beattie

Anyone who works with books will be familiar with the increasingly ubiquitous non-disclosure agreement prohibiting media from divulging the contents of upcoming titles prior to publication day. Recently, the contents of Salman Rushdie's new memoir, ... Read More »

September 24, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Independent presses dominate Writers’ Trust shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

Independent publishers landed four of five spots on the 12th annual Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist, announced this morning at Toronto's Ben McNally bookstore. The first of the big three fiction shortlists to be ... Read More »

September 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Bob Dylan says he’s working on volume two of his memoirs

By Steven W. Beattie

At 71 years of age, Bob Dylan shows no signs of slowing down. He's just released his 35th studio album, Tempest, and he's about to embark upon a North American tour with singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler. ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news

Michael Winter’s forthcoming novel strikes out in new direction

By Steven W. Beattie

Michael Winter is a writer who is known for taking chances. Widely praised as a stylistic virtuoso, his last novel, 2010's The Death of Donna Whalen, blended fact and fiction to tell the story of ... Read More »

September 17, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Deals, Industry news

Penguin to publish Sheila Watt-Cloutier memoir

By Steven W. Beattie

Canadian Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier has been awarded the Order of Canada and, in 2007, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize (the Nobel eventually went to former U.S. vice-president turned environmental activist Al Gore). ... Read More »

September 10, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Deals, Industry news

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Books of the year: Q&Q review editor Steven Beattie makes his picks

Linda Spalding, Ross King, and Julie Bruck winners at Governor General’s Literary Awards

Ferguson, Ohlin, and Wangersky find spots on Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

Taras Grescoe, Candace Savage make Hilary Weston Writer’s Trust shortlist

Hilary Weston prize adds two jurors

J.K. Rowling non-disclosure agreement gets meta

Independent presses dominate Writers’ Trust shortlist

Bob Dylan says he’s working on volume two of his memoirs

Michael Winter’s forthcoming novel strikes out in new direction

Penguin to publish Sheila Watt-Cloutier memoir

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