Search Results by tag: Alice Munro

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

The cover star of the September issue of Q&Q is the Haitian-born, Montreal-based author Dany LaferriÃ¨re, who came to national attention in the 1980s with his first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro ... Read More »

September 4, 2009 | Filed under: Opinion

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

By Steven W. Beattie

Anyone who was champing at the bit for an awards-season showdown between the two reigning CanLit deities “ Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood “ must be feeling a bit disappointed following the news that Munro ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: offensive books, William Golding, and Alice Munro country

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Where the Brooklyn Public Library hides the offensive books William Golding was not the lord of his own fly Travels in Alice Munro country How John Grisham helped free the Norfolk Four ... Read More »

August 19, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

IFOA goes XXX with Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Eoin Colfer and more

By Nathan Whitlock

The International Festival of Authors has just announced the preliminary lineup for this year's edition, which will mark the festival's 30th anniversary. (In the press release, the festival is dubbed "IFOA XXX," which suggests the ... Read More »

June 22, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Events

The New Yorker slobbers over Alice Munro

By Nathan Whitlock

Among the many reactions to Alice Munro's well-deserved winning of the Man Booker International Prize, one of the more interesting is that of The New Yorker, the magazine that has published the lion's share of ... Read More »

May 29, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Bookmarks: International booklists, textual absurdity, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Over at The Guardian, Rawi Hage's De Niro's Game, Joseph Boyden's Through Black Spruce, and Alice Munro's short-story collection Carried Away, were mentioned as some of the best books of 2008. Publishing big-wigs have had ... Read More »

December 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

The scents of CanLit

By Nathan Whitlock

Following up on our earlier post about the new Danielle Steel perfume, we thought we'd offer some fragrance suggestions for our own literary stars: Wayne Johnston's Terre Neuve “ Cod oil, salt water, and seal ... Read More »

October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Banned books

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

It's the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, and their website features lists of frequently challenged books covering various eras on their website. Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale is 37th on the ALA's list of the ... Read More »

September 30, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Phil Marchand lands at the National Post

By Nathan Whitlock

Longtime Toronto Star book critic Phil Marchand, who switched jobs with former Star film critic Geoff Pevere at the beginning of this year, has now begun what is being promised as a weekly books column ... Read More »

September 29, 2008

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Halifax's Invisible Publishing profiled* (The Chronicle Herald) Critics pick their most-hated books (Times Online) New story from Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Nerd-thieves swipe Hulk statue from book store (2 News.tv) Argentinian ... Read More »

June 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: Alice Munro

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

Bookmarks: offensive books, William Golding, and Alice Munro country

IFOA goes XXX with Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood, Eoin Colfer and more

The New Yorker slobbers over Alice Munro

Bookmarks: International booklists, textual absurdity, and more

The scents of CanLit

Banned books

Phil Marchand lands at the National Post

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

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