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Word on the Street Toronto announces 2013 lineup

Word on the Street Toronto has revealed an early lineup for its 2013 festival. The annual event will take place at Queen's Park Sept. 22. This year's headliner is Scotiabank Giller Prize-winner Joseph Boyden, whose ... Read More »

July 30, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Shelagh Rogers’ multimedia Northwords project brings city-dwelling authors out of their comfort zone

By Matt Semansky

Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »

October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Joseph Boyden’s new novel to examine Canada’s formative years

By Safa Jinje

Joseph Boyden's writing interweaves the multifarious spirit of Canadian experiences by drawing upon a wealth of northern narratives. His first novel, Three Day Road (Penguin Canada), examines the trauma of the First World War through ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Deals

Sarah Polley to adapt Atwood novel

By Natalie Samson

Sarah Polley is one step closer to bringing Margaret Atwood's 1996 novel Alias Grace to the big screen. According to the Canadian Press, Polley's adaptation of the Giller Prize“winning book is one of 29 scripts ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

By Stuart Woods

The fiction follow-up to Joseph Boyden's 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Through Black Spruce, will be a novel for young adults. Turtle Island, written from the perspective of a young aboriginal teen grappling with gangs, ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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

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