by Becky Robertson

Rowda Mohamud and Brandon Trotter win inaugural Ross and Davis Mitchell Prizes

Two authors have been honoured with the first-ever Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith in Literature, administered by think-tank Cardus for its Faith in Canada 150 initiative. Judges this year included Parliamentary poet laureate ... Read More »

October 30, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daily Deals: Audiobook rights to Peter Wohlleben’s Inner Life of Animals sold to Novel Audio

By Becky Robertson

Novel Audio has acquired the North American audio rights toG erman ecologist Peter Wohlleben’s The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion –Surprising Observations of a Hidden World, the follow-up to his bestselling The Hidden Life of Trees. The ... Read More »

October 30, 2017

Book Links: Literary agency drops Bill O’Reilly; why David Lagercrantz won’t continue Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series

By Becky Robertson

Bill O'Reilly is dropped by his literary agency, William Morris Endeavor. (Business Insider) How Harvey Weinstein used his book imprint to exert influence. (The Hollywood Reporter) Clea DuVall joins cast for The Handmaid's Tale season 2. (Metro) David ... Read More »

October 30, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Crowdfunded Indigenous Voices Awards formally launches, with focus on emerging talent

By Becky Robertson

The Indiegogo campaign that began in May as a response to a group of Canadian media professionals who publicly joked on Twitter about backing a prize for cultural appropriation in literature has brought about a ... Read More »

October 30, 2017

Daily Deals: NeWest Press to publish Bruce Cinnamon debut, The Melting Queen

By Becky Robertson

NeWest Press general manager Matt Bowes has acquired The Melting Queen by Bruce Cinnamon, a debut novel about a genderfluid student who challenges a centuries-old coronation ceremony in a fantastical version of Edmonton. The novel will appear under ... Read More »

October 26, 2017

Book Links: Unseen Proust letters to go online; AI writes terrifying horror

By Becky Robertson

Former New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier accused of sexual harassment. (BuzzFeed News) Former NFLer Colin Kaepernick signs $1 million (U.S.) book deal with Random House. (Mashable) MIT creates Shelley, an AI that writes horror fiction. (Newsweek) ... Read More »

October 26, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian historian Christopher Goscha among $75,000 Cundill Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

McGill University has revealed the finalists of its newly rebranded Cundill History Prize. In its 10th year, the international $75,000 prize honours the best English-language history writing. A jury chaired by Margaret MacMillan has selected ... Read More »

October 26, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

By Becky Robertson

The City of Ottawa has honoured three of its authors with its annual literary awards, offering $7,500 in each of three categories for titles that are most evocative of the nation's capital. The prolific John ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Why the Alias Grace adaptation was perfectly timed; Hunter S. Thompson series in the works

By Becky Robertson

Why the screen adaptation of Alias Grace came at the right time. (The New York Times) Get ready for a TV series about the life of writer Hunter S. Thompson. (Rolling Stone) Actor Griffin Dunne, director of the ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: Penguin to publish standalone essay on masculinity by Vivek Shraya

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Canada managing editor David Ross has acquired world rights to I’m Afraid of Men by Toronto transgender author Vivek Shraya. The standalone essay will reflect on the damaging ideas and behaviours Vivek adopted when she ... Read More »

October 24, 2017

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Rowda Mohamud and Brandon Trotter win inaugural Ross and Davis Mitchell Prizes

Daily Deals: Audiobook rights to Peter Wohlleben’s Inner Life of Animals sold to Novel Audio

Book Links: Literary agency drops Bill O’Reilly; why David Lagercrantz won’t continue Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series

Crowdfunded Indigenous Voices Awards formally launches, with focus on emerging talent

Daily Deals: NeWest Press to publish Bruce Cinnamon debut, The Melting Queen

Book Links: Unseen Proust letters to go online; AI writes terrifying horror

Canadian historian Christopher Goscha among $75,000 Cundill Prize finalists

Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

Book Links: Why the Alias Grace adaptation was perfectly timed; Hunter S. Thompson series in the works

Daily Deals: Penguin to publish standalone essay on masculinity by Vivek Shraya

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