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Awards: Tamaki, Beaton make Eisner list in record year for female artists

Canadians Jillian Tamaki, Kate Beaton, and Ethan Rilly are among the nominees announced on April 19 for the 2016 Eisner Awards, highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels distributed in the United ... Read More »

April 20, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Hal Niedzviecki joins serialization trend with his new novel, The Archaeologists

By Becky Robertson

Taking a tip from Dickens, writers and publishers – including Toronto author Gare Joyce, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, and Stephen King, along with his publisher, Scribner – are heading a revival of serialized books. Toronto ... Read More »

April 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Awards: Wab Kinew, Tracey Lindberg, Emily Urquhart shortlisted for Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

By Becky Robertson

Rakuten Kobo has released the shortlists for its second annual Emerging Writer Prize, awarding $10,000 and book-marketing support to three self- or traditionally published Canadian authors. The shortlists were selected by a team of booksellers ... Read More »

April 19, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Isabelle Daunais wins $100,000 Killam Prize in Humanities

By Becky Robertson

McGill University has named Isabelle Daunais winner of this year's Killam Prize in Humanities. Daunais – a French-language and literature professor and Canada Research Chair in the Esthetics and Art of the Novel – is ... Read More »

April 19, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: David Huebert wins CBC Short Story Prize; Pulitzer Prize winners; Supreme Court rejects appeal against Google Books

By Becky Robertson

David Huebert wins 2016 CBC Short Story Prize. (CBC Books) Debut novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen among 2016 Pulitzer Prize winners. (GalleyCat) Supreme Court rejects Authors Guild's case against Google Books. (Computer World) Research shows ... Read More »

April 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Literary Event Listings: April 18–24

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, APRIL 18 Jennifer Manuel and Tricia Dower: Book launch for The Heaviness of Things That Float and Becoming Lin. Book Warehouse, 4118 Main St., Vancouver. 7 p.m. Free TUESDAY, APRIL 19 Anansi Poetry ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Awards: Alix Christie and Nicholas Ruddock among finalists for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

By Becky Robertson

Canadians Alix Christie and Nicholas Ruddock, along with four other international writers, including Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction longlister Petina Gappah, have been shortlisted for the £30,000 Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award. U.K.-based ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Awards: Bow, Oppel, Lawson, and Smith win 2016 Canadian Library Association Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Library Association has announced the winners of its annual book awards, judged by a selection of librarians from across the country. Kenneth Oppel won the Book of the Year for Children award for ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Posthumous Pratchett projects coming; world’s largest bookstore to open in Iran

By Becky Robertson

New Terry Pratchett projects revealed at author's memorial. (The Bookseller) Dame Judy Dench named honorary president of the Brontë Society. (BBC) World's largest bookstore to open in Iran. (GalleyCat) HarperCollins wins bid to house imprint ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Canadian Museum Association recognizes book on Emily Carr

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Museums Association recognized From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia with its Outstanding Achievement in Research – Art Award at a ceremony in Halifax April 14. The title, a collaborative ... Read More »

April 18, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

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Awards: Tamaki, Beaton make Eisner list in record year for female artists

Hal Niedzviecki joins serialization trend with his new novel, The Archaeologists

Awards: Wab Kinew, Tracey Lindberg, Emily Urquhart shortlisted for Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Awards: Isabelle Daunais wins $100,000 Killam Prize in Humanities

Book Links: David Huebert wins CBC Short Story Prize; Pulitzer Prize winners; Supreme Court rejects appeal against Google Books

Literary Event Listings: April 18–24

Awards: Alix Christie and Nicholas Ruddock among finalists for Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award

Awards: Bow, Oppel, Lawson, and Smith win 2016 Canadian Library Association Awards

Book Links: Posthumous Pratchett projects coming; world’s largest bookstore to open in Iran

Awards: Canadian Museum Association recognizes book on Emily Carr

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