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Gordon Korman, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon among 2017 Arthur Ellis Awards shortlisters

The finalists for this year's Arthur Ellis Awards, administered by the Crime Writers of Canada to recognize the country's best crime writing in one French-language and seven English categories, have been announced. Digital versions of the shortlisted ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Daniel J. Levitin wins National Business Book Award

By Becky Robertson

American-Canadian neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin was named winner of this year's $30,000 National Business Book Award on April 24. Levitin's book, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Allen Lane Canada), about discerning truth in ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Cormac McCarthy, scientist | Forgotten literary classics

By Becky Robertson

Margaret Atwood's surprising cameo in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale adaptation. (Entertainment Weekly) Which novelists are writing for TV this year? (Electric Literature) Cormac McCarthy on where language comes from. (Nautilus) U.S. theatre company launches 20-year ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Children’s author Gisela Tobien Sherman dies

By Dory Cerny

Canadian children's author Gisela Tobien Sherman died April 23 at the age of 69. Sherman suffered a heart attack while on one of the regular two-hour hikes she took near her home in Dundas, Ontario. Sherman was the ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing, People

Literary event listings, April 24–30, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, APRIL 24 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival: Now in its 19th year, featuring writers from around the world. April 24–30. Various locations. Full schedule: bluemetropolis.org Lisa See: Reading from The Tea Girl of Hummingbird ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Remembering Bill O’Reilly’s crimes against literature | Ivanka won’t tour

By Conan Tobias

Archie comic artist refused entry into U.S. (Bleeding Cool) Ivanka Trump won't do a book tour. #sad! (Entertainment Weekly) Are ebooks on e-readers environmentally friendly? (Good e-Reader) Ten things you don't know about authors on ... Read More »

April 21, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

ACP recognizes Dundurn founder Kirk Howard with President’s Award

By Becky Robertson

Dundurn president and founder Kirk Howard will be honoured with the Association of Canadian Publishers's President's Award at its annual general meeting on June 6. "Howard is a prominent and longtime publisher, much admired by ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Vancouver brings mixed-use library branch and community housing to the Downtown Eastside

By Sue Carter

The Vancouver Public Library’s nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona branch officially opened its doors on April 19, following a Coast Salish ceremony. The unique Downtown Eastside building – funded by the VPL, the City of Vancouver, and ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Libraries

Cassi Smith wins RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award

By Becky Robertson

Saskatchewan writer Cassi Smith has won this year's RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award, which grants $10,000 and a mentorship opportunity to a Canadian writer working on a forthcoming title. Smith is in the process of ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Darren Greer, Ami McKay, Erin Wunker among East Coast Literary Awards nominees

By Becky Robertson

The finalists for this year's East Coast Literary Awards, highlighting the best writing by Atlantic authors in the categories of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, have been announced by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia. Nominees are ... Read More »

April 20, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

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