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GG Award winners include Cherie Dimaline, Joel Thomas Hynes

The winners of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards, the annual set of prizes recognizing the best Canadian books in English and French, have been announced. Newfoundland author and filmmaker Joel Thomas Hynes won the ... Read More »

November 1, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Children’s Book Links: The latest from Daniel José Older; Jane Eyre in space; and is Nevermoor the next Harry Potter?

By Shanda Deziel

YA star Daniel José Older (Shadowshaper) on becoming the Star Wars franchise's go-to author. (Syfy Wire) New research from the University of Alberta and McGill University on teaching kids to read is critically important, even ... Read More »

October 31, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Children's publishing

Rowda Mohamud and Brandon Trotter win inaugural Ross and Davis Mitchell Prizes

By Becky Robertson

Two authors have been honoured with the first-ever Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith in Literature, administered by think-tank Cardus for its Faith in Canada 150 initiative. Judges this year included Parliamentary poet laureate ... Read More »

October 30, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Literary agency drops Bill O’Reilly; why David Lagercrantz won’t continue Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series

By Becky Robertson

Bill O'Reilly is dropped by his literary agency, William Morris Endeavor. (Business Insider) How Harvey Weinstein used his book imprint to exert influence. (The Hollywood Reporter) Clea DuVall joins cast for The Handmaid's Tale season 2. (Metro) David ... Read More »

October 30, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Literary event listings, Oct. 30–Nov. 5, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 Gary Barwin, Terry Fallis, Grace O’Connell, and Jean E. Pendziwol: Reading from their latest works. Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1080 Keewatin St., Thunder Bay, Ont. 7 p.m. $15 Martha Baillie and Camilla ... Read More »

October 30, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Unseen Proust letters to go online; AI writes terrifying horror

By Becky Robertson

Former New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier accused of sexual harassment. (BuzzFeed News) Former NFLer Colin Kaepernick signs $1 million (U.S.) book deal with Random House. (Mashable) MIT creates Shelley, an AI that writes horror fiction. (Newsweek) ... Read More »

October 26, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian historian Christopher Goscha among $75,000 Cundill Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

McGill University has revealed the finalists of its newly rebranded Cundill History Prize. In its 10th year, the international $75,000 prize honours the best English-language history writing. A jury chaired by Margaret MacMillan has selected ... Read More »

October 26, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

The City of Ottawa has honoured three of its authors with its annual literary awards, offering $7,500 in each of three categories for titles that are most evocative of the nation's capital. The prolific John ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Why the Alias Grace adaptation was perfectly timed; Hunter S. Thompson series in the works

By Becky Robertson

Why the screen adaptation of Alias Grace came at the right time. (The New York Times) Get ready for a TV series about the life of writer Hunter S. Thompson. (Rolling Stone) Actor Griffin Dunne, director of the ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Famous authors tapped for Xerox story project; John McCain memoir coming in April

By Becky Robertson

Joyce Carol Oates, Roxane Gay, Jonathan Safran Foer among authors contributing to new fiction project from Xerox. (Publishing Perspectives) John McCain is publishing his memoir in April. (Los Angeles Times) Unseen, revealing Harper Lee letters ... Read More »

October 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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GG Award winners include Cherie Dimaline, Joel Thomas Hynes

Children’s Book Links: The latest from Daniel José Older; Jane Eyre in space; and is Nevermoor the next Harry Potter?

Rowda Mohamud and Brandon Trotter win inaugural Ross and Davis Mitchell Prizes

Book Links: Literary agency drops Bill O’Reilly; why David Lagercrantz won’t continue Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series

Literary event listings, Oct. 30–Nov. 5, 2017

Book Links: Unseen Proust letters to go online; AI writes terrifying horror

Canadian historian Christopher Goscha among $75,000 Cundill Prize finalists

Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

Book Links: Why the Alias Grace adaptation was perfectly timed; Hunter S. Thompson series in the works

Book Links: Famous authors tapped for Xerox story project; John McCain memoir coming in April

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