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Children’s Book Links: A celebrity-penned Corduroy sequel; Ernest Hemmingway juvenilia

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will write a sequel to kidlit favourite Corduroy. (The New York Times) New illustrated edition of J.K. Rowlings's The Tales of Beedle the Barb will be illustrated by former U.K. children's ... Read More »

October 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Children's publishing

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

Book Links: Anne Frank cold case re-opened; Ishiguro on writing fiction

By Becky Robertson

The cold case about who betrayed Anne Frank has been reopened. (The Guardian) Cartoonists condemned for insensitivity after the attacks in Las Vegas. (Melville House) The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman to return with new ... Read More »

October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Author removed from 2017 Journey Prize shortlist

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada and McClelland & Stewart have announced that Richard Kelly Kemick, one of three finalists for this year's Writers’ Trust of Canada/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, has been taken out of ... Read More »

October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

By Steven W. Beattie

The Swedish Academy returned to form this year, at least somewhat. After taking some heat last year for its unconventional choice of Bob Dylan as the Nobel laureate in literature, this year the academy named Japanese-born ... Read More »

October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: National Book Award finalists; Who will win this year’s Nobel in Literature

By Becky Robertson

The 2017 National Book Award finalists have been revealed. (HuffPost) This year's Nobel Prize in Literature winner will be announced on Oct. 5. (The Guardian) Who's really in the running for this year's literary Nobel? ... Read More »

October 4, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes included in stylistically diverse Governor General’s fiction list

By Steven W. Beattie

It's official. There is no one title that has emerged as a favourite for English-language literary award juries in Canada. This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the nominees for the Governor General's ... Read More »

October 4, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Peter Behrens, Matti Friedman among 2017 Vine Award recipients

By Becky Robertson

The winners of this year's Vine Awards for the best in Canadian Jewish literature, administered by the Koffler Centre of the Arts, were announced at a ceremony at Toronto's Park Hyatt Hotel on Oct. 3. ... Read More »

October 3, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

2018 RBC Taylor Prize Jury announced

By Becky Robertson

The three-member jury for next year's RBC Taylor Prize, honouring the country's best non-fiction titles, has been named. Judging the award will be Christine Elliott, an Ontario patient ombudsman, lawyer, and former Progressive Conservative MPP; ... Read More »

October 3, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Catherine Leroux wins 2017 John Glassco prize

By Becky Robertson

The Literary Translators’ Association of Canada has named Catherine Leroux the winner of this year's John Glassco Literary Translation Prize, given for the best translation into English or French. The Montreal author was recognized for Corps ... Read More »

October 3, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

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