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Northern chills: authors pick their essential Canadian horror reads

Don't be afraid: eight authors and experts recommend their essential Canadian horror titles. Gemma Files AUTHOR, THE HEXSLINGER SERIES AND MORE Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Bloodshift (Tor) Anne Hébert, Children of the Black Sabbath (Crown Publishers) Margaret ... Read More »

March 16, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

New Patrick deWitt novel slated for simultaneous international publication

By Becky Robertson

Award-winning B.C.-born author Patrick deWitt is coming out with his third novel, Undermajordomo Minor, this fall. The novel follows a young man named Lucien Minor during his employment as "undermajordomo" at the disquieting Castle Von ... Read More »

March 9, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Bestsellers, Book news

Seventeen Canadian authors nominated for Lambda Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for the 27th annual Lambda Literary Awards, which recognize excellence in LGBT literature published the year prior, have been announced. Seventeen* Canadian authors were shortlisted in 12 of 27 categories. A record number ... Read More »

March 4, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Cozy Classics creators find “the Force” with Star Wars books

By Dory Cerny

Three years after introducing their highly successful and innovative board-book series, Cozy Classics (Simply Read Books), Vancouver-born twin brothers Holman and Jack Wang are setting their sights on a galaxy far, far away with a ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

Madeleine Thien a finalist for U.K.’s 2015 EFG Short Story Award

By Becky Robertson

B.C. author Madeleine Thien has been named one of six finalists for The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the world's richest prize for a work of short fiction, for her story "The Wedding Cake." ... Read More »

March 3, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Writers’ Trust of Canada wins $25,000 in funding through RBC’s public vote

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has won $25,000 in funding thanks to the RBC Emerging Artists Project. RBC, which sponsors the Writers' Trust RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, conducted a public poll asking ... Read More »

March 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Q&A: author Erika Ritter on her fascination with dogs in literature and art

By Sue Carter

Erika Ritter’s fascination for our canine friends is no secret. The author of five fiction and non-fiction titles, including the 2009 Writers’ Trust finalist The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of ... Read More »

February 25, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, People

Ayelet Tsabari wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

By Becky Robertson

The U.S. Jewish Book Council has announced Ayelet Tsabari as the recipient of the 2015 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature (Fiction) for her collection The Best Place on Earth: Stories (HarperCollins Canada). Established in ... Read More »

February 23, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Previously unpublished Dr. Seuss picture book due from Random House in July

By Becky Robertson

An original manuscript and sketches uncovered in the La Jolla, California, home of Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) will be published posthumously as a new picture book by Random House Children's Books on July 28. The ... Read More »

February 18, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Deals

Dennis Lee’s Melvis and Elvis has landed

By Dory Cerny

The wait is over, Dennis Lee fans. Today marks the official release date of Lee's first collection of original poems for children in more than a decade. Melvis and Elvis (HarperCollins Canada) features illustrations by ... Read More »

February 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

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Northern chills: authors pick their essential Canadian horror reads

New Patrick deWitt novel slated for simultaneous international publication

Seventeen Canadian authors nominated for Lambda Literary Awards

Cozy Classics creators find “the Force” with Star Wars books

Madeleine Thien a finalist for U.K.’s 2015 EFG Short Story Award

Writers’ Trust of Canada wins $25,000 in funding through RBC’s public vote

Q&A: author Erika Ritter on her fascination with dogs in literature and art

Ayelet Tsabari wins $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature

Previously unpublished Dr. Seuss picture book due from Random House in July

Dennis Lee’s Melvis and Elvis has landed

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