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Saskatchewan Book Awards announces winners

University of Regina assistant professor James Daschuk was the big winner at this year's Saskatchewan Book Awards, which were handed out at a ceremony in Regina on April 26. His book Clearing the Plains: Disease, ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Nominees announced for First Nation Communities Read

By Stuart Woods

First Nation Communities Read has announced the finalists for its 2014–15 selection. The winner will be promoted at First Nation public libraries across Canada as part of the FNCR initiative. For the first time this ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Libris shortlists announced

By Courtney Harper

The Retail Council of Canada has announced the finalists for the 2014 Libris Awards. Nominated and selected by members of the Canadian book industry, the awards recognize excellence among authors, publishers, editors, sales representatives, and ... Read More »

April 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Thomas King gets second big win for The Inconvenient Indian with RBC Taylor Prize

By Emma Renda

After winning two major literary prizes in less than a month and seeing Joseph Boyden's The Orenda win CBC's Canada Reads, author Thomas King is calling 2014 "the year of the native." The Inconvenient Indian: ... Read More »

March 10, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Hage, Boyden face off on Canada Reads, L.A. Times Festival of Books partners with Amazon, and more

By Emma Renda

CBC Canada Reads contenders down to Cockroach, The Orenda Local booksellers upset by L.A. Times Festival of Books' partnership with Amazon Anne Rice signs petition protesting "anti-author" Amazon bullies Women writers to watch in 2014 Vasilly Aksyonov's 1979 novel predicted ... Read More »

March 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Tales of diversity: are children’s presses doing enough to give voice to Canada’s multicultural population?

By Vimala Jeevanandam

Author Kyo Maclear has noticed a pattern when visiting schools to read from her picture books, which include Virginia Wolf and Spork (both published by Kids Can Press). "Often, I'll go to a classroom and ... Read More »

December 20, 2013 | Filed under: Children's publishing

B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction longlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

The longlist has been announced for the 10th annual B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction, worth $40,000. The jury, comprising The Globe and Mail books editor Jared Bland, journalist and author Daphne Bramham, and publishing veteran ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Children’s Literature Award winners announced

By Julie Baldassi

The winners of the 2013 Canadian Children's Literature Awards, presented by TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, were announced Tuesday night at an event in Toronto. B.C. authors Polly Horvath and ... Read More »

October 23, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

By Becky Robertson

The winners of CODE's inaugural Burt Award for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Literature were announced last night at a gala in Ottawa. Hosts Shelagh Rogers and Waubgeshig Rice presented the first prize of $12,000 ... Read More »

October 3, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Boyden, Messud land on Giller longlist that also contains some surprises

By Stuart Woods

The awards season is officially underway with this morning's announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. The list includes the fall's most buzzed about Canadian novel (Joseph Boyden's The Orenda), as well as past nominees Lynn ... Read More »

September 16, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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