by Stuart Woods

Random House, D&M lead nominations for B.C. non-fiction prize

A week after the new kid on the awards block was handed out, the long-list for Canada's second richest prize for non-fiction, the $40,000 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction, has been announced. D&M Publishers ... Read More »

November 2, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Patrick deWitt among Writers’ Trust prizewinners

By Stuart Woods

Patrick deWitt has won the 2011 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press), kicking off the prize season for Canadian literary fiction and setting up a possible awards sweep ... Read More »

November 1, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Kobo tablet to do battle with Kindle Fire, iPad

By Stuart Woods

Just months after launching a touchscreen e-reader at BookExpo America, Kobo has unveiled its latest e-reading device, a 7" colour tablet that will go head-to-head against the Kindle Fire and other tablet devices. The Kobo ... Read More »

October 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

By Stuart Woods

Two Canadian novelists few people had heard of before this summer continue rack up acclaim from international prize juries. Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt “ authors of the novels Half-Blood Blues and The Sisters Brothers, ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

By Stuart Woods

The fiction follow-up to Joseph Boyden's 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Through Black Spruce, will be a novel for young adults. Turtle Island, written from the perspective of a young aboriginal teen grappling with gangs, ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Robert J. Wiersema signs with HarperCollins Canada

By Stuart Woods

Victoria author (and frequent Q&Q reviewer) Robert J. Wiersema has landed at HarperCollins Canada for his next novel. Black Feathers, set to appear in 2013, is a coming-of-age story about a 16-year-old girl, Cassie, that ... Read More »

October 6, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

TranstrÃ¶mer wins Nobel Prize

By Stuart Woods

In a year that saw literary punters make Bob Dylan the odds-on favourite (and in which Canadian readers continued to carry the torch for their own, be it Alice or Margaret), the 2011 Nobel Prize ... Read More »

October 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Edugyan, deWitt among fresh faces on Giller shortlist

By Stuart Woods

In introducing the jury for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize, founder Jack Rabinovitch told a crowd of media and publishing professionals assembled in Toronto that this year's crop of nominees "dignifies world literature, not only ... Read More »

October 4, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Writers’ Trust shortlist trumpets unsung Canadian talent

By Stuart Woods

Emphasizing accessibility and innovation over past literary laurels, the jury for this year's Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize has put the spotlight on a mostly younger generation of authors who aren't quite household names “ ... Read More »

September 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Edmonton book award renamed in honour of Robert Kroetsch

By Stuart Woods

The City of Edmonton has renamed its annual book prize after the late author and poet Robert Kroetsch, who died in a traffic accident in June at age 83. Kroetsch, who won the 1969 Governor ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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Random House, D&M lead nominations for B.C. non-fiction prize

Patrick deWitt among Writers’ Trust prizewinners

Kobo tablet to do battle with Kindle Fire, iPad

Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

Robert J. Wiersema signs with HarperCollins Canada

TranstrÃ¶mer wins Nobel Prize

Edugyan, deWitt among fresh faces on Giller shortlist

Writers’ Trust shortlist trumpets unsung Canadian talent

Edmonton book award renamed in honour of Robert Kroetsch

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