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Bookmarks: National Book Awards

Our neighbours to the south will be handing out The National Book Awards tonight. Before they do, here's some handy links to get you up to speed on some of the nominees: The full list ... Read More »

November 19, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Montreal resident picks up Man Asian prize

By Stuart Woods

The winner of the second annual Man Asian Literary Prize has a Canadian connection “ the 31-year-old Filipino author lives in Montreal, where he works as a copy-editor at The Gazette. Miguel Syjuco, who received ... Read More »

November 14, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

By Steven W. Beattie

In preparation for tomorrow's Scotiabank Giller Prize gala award ceremony, the National Post has recruited a cadre of industry insiders, authors, and commentators for a special online roundtable about literary awards and their effects on ... Read More »

November 10, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Man Booker also-ran Sebastian Barry “entitled to be disappointed” … says Booker juror

By Steven W. Beattie

Horse-trading, you say? Compromise? The acceptable third choice? This would appear to be what adjudicating a major literary prize comes down to. Little more than a month after the Guardian published its exposé covering 40 ... Read More »

October 23, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Stephen Harper vs. the Gillers

By Stuart Woods

Globe and Mail television critic John Doyle used his column yesterday to go after Prime Minister Stephen Harper for his quip about ordinary Canadians and the excesses of fatcat artists. While the issue is only ... Read More »

September 26, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

British lit prizes, reading habits, and more

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The shortlist for the Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced, and six young writers are in line to win the £60,000 (approximately $114,000 CAD) prize. The global award, given biennially, was established to promote writing ... Read More »

September 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Partisan publishing

By Stuart Woods

Slate columnist Timothy Noah takes on a new book by right-wing journalist Jerome R. Corsi, calling it an unambiguous smear-job against presidential hopeful Barack Obama. The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality, ... Read More »

August 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The Gargoyle‘s “positive” reviews

By Scott MacDonald

Both the Winnipeg Free Press and the Vancouver Sun ran stories this week claiming that the early reviews of Andrew Davidson's uber-hyped The Gargoyle are mostly raves, but did they really read those reviews? From ... Read More »

August 8, 2008

Books reborn!

By Sara Forsyth

Nicholas Jones is an artist and "book sculptor" working in Melbourne, Australia. According to the personal testimonial on his website, Jones claims his art is an extension of the book's life cycle, from wood pulp ... Read More »

July 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Haruki Murakami on translation

By Nathan Whitlock

Mainichi Daily News “ yes, we read 'em all “ has an interview with novelist Haruki Murakami on the recent work he's done translating some classic American novels into Japanese: Over the past few years, ... Read More »

May 27, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: CLA

Bookmarks: National Book Awards

Montreal resident picks up Man Asian prize

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

Man Booker also-ran Sebastian Barry “entitled to be disappointed” … says Booker juror

Stephen Harper vs. the Gillers

British lit prizes, reading habits, and more

Partisan publishing

The Gargoyle‘s “positive” reviews

Books reborn!

Haruki Murakami on translation

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