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Kim Fu, Plum Johnson among those shortlisted for inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Kobo has announced the shortlists for its $10,000 Emerging Writer Prize, launched earlier this year, which recognizes excellent debut titles published the year prior and available on the digital platform. A team of Kobo booksellers ... Read More »

May 20, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Man Booker International, $13,000 cookbook launched at Cannes, and more

By Becky Robertson

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins 2015 Man Booker International Prize USD $13,000 cookbook by Vikas Khanna becomes the first title to launch at Cannes Film Festival What the shuttering of City University's creative writing MFA ... Read More »

May 20, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Melanie Florence and Susan Currie win inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest

By Dory Cerny

Second Story Press has announced the winners of its inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest, launched in celebration of the publisher's 25th anniversary. Toronto journalist and author Melanie Florence, who is of Cree–Scottish heritage, and Brampton, Ontario, ... Read More »

May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Children's publishing

2015 Atlantic Book Awards winners revealed

By Monika Lemke

The winners of the 2015 Atlantic Book Awards were announced at the Atlantic Book Festival on May 14. At the ceremony, the Atlantic Books Pioneer Award was presented to 35-year publishing veteran Paul Robinson, who helped ... Read More »

May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Kathy Kacer, Gillian Newland, Kenneth Oppel win 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards

By Dory Cerny

The winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards were announced on May 15 at Alexander Muir/Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public School in Toronto. Students of the school in Grades 3–4 and Grades 7–8 ... Read More »

May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Chicago to house Obama library, Justin Marozzi wins Ondaatje prize, and more

By Becky Robertson

Chicago chosen to house Obama library and presidential centre Justin Marozzi wins Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje prize for Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood – A History in Thirteen Centuries Computer game channels ... Read More »

May 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: Michael V. Smith on public persona, gender in memoir, and writing with vulnerability

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Michael V. Smith’s two novels, Cumberland and Progress (Cormorant Books) both deal with small towns, sexual orientation and familial ties. In that sense, they are not unlike his new memoir, My Body Is Yours (Arsenal ... Read More »

May 15, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Summer literary festivals: June

By Monika Lemke

Summer literary-event season kicks off this month with the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts' inaugural Spoken Word Festival, running June 4–5 in Sechelt, B.C. The event features local students alongside their spoken-word mentors and artists. ... Read More »

May 14, 2015 | Filed under: Events

BookNet Canada data reveals successful Canadian Authors for Indies Day

By Becky Robertson

Last week, booksellers deemed the inaugural Canadian Authors for Indies Day on May 2 an overall success, and now BookNet Canada has revealed sales data to confirm that fact. The organization cites a substantial 18.5 ... Read More »

May 14, 2015 | Filed under: Bookselling

Children’s stories that inspired famous authors, Buenos Aires has most bookstores per capita of any city, and more

By Becky Robertson

Children's stories that inspired the careers of Margaret Atwood and other famous authors Buenos Aires found to have more bookstores per capita than any city in the world John Updike and Radiohead's Thom Yorke grace ... Read More »

May 14, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

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Kim Fu, Plum Johnson among those shortlisted for inaugural Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Man Booker International, $13,000 cookbook launched at Cannes, and more

Melanie Florence and Susan Currie win inaugural Aboriginal Writing Contest

2015 Atlantic Book Awards winners revealed

Kathy Kacer, Gillian Newland, Kenneth Oppel win 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Awards

Chicago to house Obama library, Justin Marozzi wins Ondaatje prize, and more

Q&A: Michael V. Smith on public persona, gender in memoir, and writing with vulnerability

Summer literary festivals: June

BookNet Canada data reveals successful Canadian Authors for Indies Day

Children’s stories that inspired famous authors, Buenos Aires has most bookstores per capita of any city, and more

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