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Book Links: What’s next for The Handmaid’s Tale; Trump inspires kiddie slang

What to expect from Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale. (HuffPost) North Korea's best American friend Dennis Rodman delivers books, including Trump's The Art of the Deal, to members of the country's government. (Los Angeles Times) Man Booker International Prize ... Read More »

June 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book links, Book news

Margaret Atwood recognized by German Publishers and Booksellers Association

By Becky Robertson

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association has announced that CanLit icon Margaret Atwood will receive its 2017 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The annual €25,000 award recognizes an influential member of the literary or arts ... Read More »

June 15, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Handmaids protest government buildings; Black Mirror coming to book form

By Becky Robertson

Protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid's Tale are becoming a common sight in U.S. government buildings. (HuffPost) Dystopian TV series Black Mirror is being made into a book anthology. (MashReads) Tracy K. Smith named new U.S. poet laureate. ... Read More »

June 14, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

M-E Girard, Zena Sharman, Jessica L. Webb, jia qing wilson-yang win Lambda Literary Awards

By Becky Robertson

Four Canadian authors have won 2017 Lambda Literary Awards, of the 13 nominated this year. The U.S.-based awards recognize the prior year's best English-language titles by LGBT authors in 24 categories. They were distributed at a ... Read More »

June 13, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: J.K. Rowling named third highest-paid celebrity; Donald Trump blocks Stephen King

By Becky Robertson

J.K. Rowling named third-highest paid celebrity by Forbes, right after Beyoncé. (Los Angeles Times) Donald Trump has blocked Stephen King on Twitter. (Twitter) Margaret Atwood on becoming a PEN Center U.S. lifetime achievement honoree. (Los Angeles Times) ... Read More »

June 13, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Sinclair, Ruthig, Halfe, anitafrika win 2017 LCP Poetry Awards

By Becky Robertson

The League of Canadian Poets announced the winners of its 2017 poetry awards at a ceremony during the organization's annual conference on June 10: Pat Lowther Memorial Award for an excellent book of poetry ($1,000) Sue Sinclair, Heaven's Thieves (Brick ... Read More »

June 12, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Gisèle Villeneuve, Richard Harrison among 2017 Alberta Literary Award winners

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Guild of Alberta has announced the winners of this year's Alberta Literary Awards. Winners were honoured June 10 at a gala held in conjunction with the guild's Edmonton conference. The following winners were ... Read More »

June 12, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Gary Barwin wins 2017 Leacock medal

By Becky Robertson

Gary Barwin was named this year's winner of the $15,000 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour on June 10. Barwin won the prize for his Scotiabank Giller–shortlisted novel, Yiddish For Pirates (Random House Canada), about a young Jewish boy's pirate-ship adventure, as narrated by ... Read More »

June 12, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: LeVar Burton launches literary podcast; what to expect at BookExpo 2018

By Becky Robertson

Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton has started a literary podcast. (The Digital Reader) Changes coming to BookExpo 2018. (Publishers Weekly) New York City launches Subway Library project offering six weeks of free ebooks on public transit. ... Read More »

June 12, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Literary event listings: June 12–18, 2017

By Conan Tobias

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Book Summit 2017: The panel Publish Well and Prosper will explore the ways the book industry can do just that: be socially aware and thrive economically. A day of stimulating and practical ... Read More »

June 12, 2017 | Filed under: Events

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Book Links: What’s next for The Handmaid’s Tale; Trump inspires kiddie slang

Margaret Atwood recognized by German Publishers and Booksellers Association

Book Links: Handmaids protest government buildings; Black Mirror coming to book form

M-E Girard, Zena Sharman, Jessica L. Webb, jia qing wilson-yang win Lambda Literary Awards

Book Links: J.K. Rowling named third highest-paid celebrity; Donald Trump blocks Stephen King

Sinclair, Ruthig, Halfe, anitafrika win 2017 LCP Poetry Awards

Gisèle Villeneuve, Richard Harrison among 2017 Alberta Literary Award winners

Gary Barwin wins 2017 Leacock medal

Book Links: LeVar Burton launches literary podcast; what to expect at BookExpo 2018

Literary event listings: June 12–18, 2017

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