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Anita Rau Badami to chair 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury

The 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury has been announced. Montreal-based author Anita Rau Badami – a finalist for last year's Canada Reads competition and whose accolades include a Marian Engel Award win and longlist nods from the ... Read More »

January 16, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Literary event listings, Jan. 16–22, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, JANUARY 16 Peter Jennings: Speaking on his book Shark Assault. Best Western Hotel, 400 Memorial Ave., Orillia, Ont. 10 a.m. Free TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Art Bar Reading Series: With Claudio Duran, Vanessa Shields, Rosa ... Read More »

January 16, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Exorcist author William Peter Blatty dies; four-year-old reads 1,000 books

By Becky Robertson

U.S. politician and civil rights activist John Lewis sees his book sales peak after Trump tweet criticizes him of all talk, no action. (A.V. Club) The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty dies at 89. (Los ... Read More »

January 16, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: Get ready to steal a new Haruki Murakami novel; Percy Jackson author protests bathroom bill

By Becky Robertson

Haruki Murakami is releasing a new novel next month (Good e-Reader) ... for Canadians to steal. (Publishing Perspectives) Toronto poet Rupi Kaur's milk and honey named to USA Today's list of 100 books everyone’s reading right ... Read More »

January 12, 2017 | Filed under: Book news

Book Links: Trump aide accused of plagiarism; Canada’s high-brow book-stealing habit

By Becky Robertson

George R. R. Martin says long-awaited new Song of Fire and Ice book could appear this year. Maybe. (MashReads) Trump aide Monica Crowley has book pulled over plagiarism allegations – both in the book and her PhD ... Read More »

January 11, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Ross King‚ Diane Schoemperlen among 2017 RBC Taylor Prize finalists

By Becky Robertson

The five finalists vying for this year's RBC Taylor Prize‚ recognizing the best in Canadian-authored literary non-fiction with a $25,000 purse‚ were announced at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto this morning. Author Colin ... Read More »

January 11, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Ontario Arts Council launches new website and application system

By Becky Robertson

The Ontario Arts Council has revealed a newly redesigned website and grant application system‚ which aims to simplify the funding application process for the province's artists and authors. With a move to online-only applications comes ... Read More »

January 11, 2017 | Filed under: Industry news

Book Links: PRH to sell Penguin Singapore and Malaysia; Marlon James to write fantasy series

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Random House to sell Penguin Singapore and Malaysia. (The Bookseller) U.S. author groups band together against Simon & Schuster's publication of Milo Yiannopoulos book. (Melville House) Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James to pen ... Read More »

January 10, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

Literary Event Listings: Jan. 9–15, 2017

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 Rowers Reading Series: With Joan Crate, Adebe DeRango-Adem, Jacob McArthur Mooney, and Hoa Nguyen. Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto. 6:30 p.m. Free. rowerspubreadingseries.com Art Bar Reading Series: With Lucy Brennan, Jeff Cottrill, ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Book Links: Who wants Brexit fiction?; converting Seuss to Latin

By Becky Robertson

Watch the first official trailer for Hulu's adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. (BookRiot) Get ready for lots of Brexit novels this year. (The Guardian) The struggles of translating modern children's books to Latin. (Atlas Obscura) Meet ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Book links

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Anita Rau Badami to chair 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury

Literary event listings, Jan. 16–22, 2017

Book Links: Exorcist author William Peter Blatty dies; four-year-old reads 1,000 books

Book Links: Get ready to steal a new Haruki Murakami novel; Percy Jackson author protests bathroom bill

Book Links: Trump aide accused of plagiarism; Canada’s high-brow book-stealing habit

Awards: Ross King‚ Diane Schoemperlen among 2017 RBC Taylor Prize finalists

Ontario Arts Council launches new website and application system

Book Links: PRH to sell Penguin Singapore and Malaysia; Marlon James to write fantasy series

Literary Event Listings: Jan. 9–15, 2017

Book Links: Who wants Brexit fiction?; converting Seuss to Latin

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