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Georgette LeBlanc named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate

Acadian poet Georgette LeBlanc has been named Canada's next parliamentary poet laureate, taking the reins from George Elliott Clarke, whose term ended Dec. 31. LeBlanc, who was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and grew up in Baie ... Read More »

February 13, 2018 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Writer Nancy Richler remembered as a “generous person and a tremendously gifted novelist”

By Steven W. Beattie

When Nancy Richler's agent, Dean Cooke, telephoned to inform her that her third novel, The Imposter Bride, had been shortlisted for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the author was washing her floor. She "acknowledged the ... Read More »

January 25, 2018 | Filed under: Authors

Desmond Cole awarded $1,000 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize

By Sue Carter

Toronto journalist and activist Desmond Cole has won the 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize. The $1,000 annual award is presented to "an individual or group whose work has advanced freedom of expression in Canada." At ... Read More »

December 14, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Susan Orlean joins Banff Centre as literary journalism chair

By Sue Carter

The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has named U.S. journalist Susan Orlean the new Rogers Communications Chair in Literary Journalism. Orleans, who has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1992, is ... Read More »

November 23, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Margaret Atwood gets romantic with East Coast filmmakers

By Sue Carter

Margaret Atwood isn't the first author that comes to mind when one thinks of romantic comedies, but she does know a few things about telling stories on screen, as evidenced by her work as consulting ... Read More »

November 2, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

M&S to publish posthumous work from Leonard Cohen in 2018

By Steven W. Beattie

In the final years of his life, Leonard Cohen stopped work on an album he and producer Pat Leonard had been collaborating on. The fabled singer-songwriter had been felled by what he referred to as ... Read More »

October 6, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Toronto Book Garden, honouring Toronto Book Award winners, opens this weekend

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Harbourfront neighbourhood will be home to a new literary-themed garden commemorating past Toronto Book Award winners. Each recipient of the city's top literary accolade will be honoured with a paving stone engraved with their name ... Read More »

September 21, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Book news

Former Canadian poet laureate Pierre DesRuisseaux accused of plagiarizing Angelou, Bukowski

By Becky Robertson

The writing of the late poet Pierre DesRuisseaux, who served as Canada's poet laureate from April 2009 to 2011, is under examination after U.K.-based "poetry sleuth" Ira Lightman revealed a number of similarities between DesRuisseaux's 2013 ... Read More »

September 13, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Trudeau appoints author David Adams Richards to Senate

By Sue Carter

Author David Adams Richards has been appointed to the Canadian Senate, filling a vacancy for his home province of New Brunswick. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment on Twitter, stating, "David Adams Richards' work ... Read More »

August 30, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Tragically Hip bio and Candy Palmater memoir are in the works

By Becky Robertson

Two new non-fiction books focusing on Canadian pop-culture stars were announced this week. Toronto's ECW Press has acquired The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip, a biography of the band and frontman ... Read More »

August 16, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

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Georgette LeBlanc named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate

Writer Nancy Richler remembered as a “generous person and a tremendously gifted novelist”

Desmond Cole awarded $1,000 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize

Susan Orlean joins Banff Centre as literary journalism chair

Margaret Atwood gets romantic with East Coast filmmakers

M&S to publish posthumous work from Leonard Cohen in 2018

Toronto Book Garden, honouring Toronto Book Award winners, opens this weekend

Former Canadian poet laureate Pierre DesRuisseaux accused of plagiarizing Angelou, Bukowski

Trudeau appoints author David Adams Richards to Senate

Tragically Hip bio and Candy Palmater memoir are in the works

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