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Paul Quarrington, 1953“2010

Paul Quarrington has died. According to a post on his website [Note: This link is no longer active], the author and musician died at his home in Toronto early this morning: Paul Quarrington's brave battle ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: the best book title of the year, Kim Echlin’s favourite tunes, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: The Los Angeles Times calls Judy Wearing's Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors (published this month by ECW Press) the ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

“High in antioxidants, low on caffeine”: Leah McLaren weighs in on CanLit

By Alison Potstra

Globe and Mail columnist Leah McLaren is the latest public figure to opine on the state of Can Lit. Prompted by this year's awards season, McLaren takes the discussion one step further (or, perhaps backward) by ... Read More »

October 27, 2009 | Filed under: Awards, Libraries

Ray Robertson on baiting the Giller

By Stuart Woods

Writing in the National Post books blog, novelist Ray Robertson says that while Alice Munro may have to forcibly remove her work from Scotiabank Giller Prize consideration, he doesn't even bother with the formality “ ... Read More »

October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Henighan responds to Rabinovitch responding to Richler responding to Glendinning

By Nathan Whitlock

First Victoria Glendinning, one of this year's Giller judges, weighed in on what she saw as some of the limitations of Canadian literature (too many grants, too many cottage settings, too many "flashbacks to Granny's ... Read More »

September 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Lisa Moore still “unreadably Canadian,” Barbara Kay says

By Stuart Woods

National Post columnist Barbara Kay really has it in for novelist Lisa Moore. The one-sided feud began last July, when Kay responded to Post reporter Katherine Laidlaw's "gushy" profile of the two-time Giller Prize nominee, calling Moore's most ... Read More »

September 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, 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

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

By Stuart Woods

As part of yesterday's Canada Day festivities, Governor General MichaÃ«lle Jean has announced 60 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Among this year's new members are BC-based novelist and short story writer Jack Hodgins ... Read More »

July 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Giamatti’s version

By Stuart Woods

Richard Dreyfuss played Duddy, James Woods was Joshua (from the novel Joshua Then and Now), and now actor Paul Giamatti “ best known for his starring roles in Sideways and American Splendor “ is set ... Read More »

April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood goes to Scotland “ and you can, too!

By Nathan Whitlock

Adventure Canada is currently offering a week-long cruise of the Scottish Isles in the company of Margaret Atwood and her husband, Graeme Gibson. There is no information given on Adventure Canada's website as to what ... Read More »

March 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: Giller Prize

Paul Quarrington, 1953“2010

Bookmarks: the best book title of the year, Kim Echlin’s favourite tunes, and more

“High in antioxidants, low on caffeine”: Leah McLaren weighs in on CanLit

Ray Robertson on baiting the Giller

Henighan responds to Rabinovitch responding to Richler responding to Glendinning

Lisa Moore still “unreadably Canadian,” Barbara Kay says

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

Stan Bevington, David Helwig, and Jack Hodgins named to the Order of Canada

Giamatti’s version

Atwood goes to Scotland “ and you can, too!

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