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Awards: Jeannette Armstrong and Andrew MacLeod win 2016 Woodcock and Ryga Awards, respectively

Two B.C. writers have been honoured with provincial literary awards. First Nations author, artist, and activist Jeannette Armstrong has won this year's George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, a $5,000 prize recognizing a B.C. author's outstanding ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Literary event listings: June 13–19

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT Canadian Writers’ Summit June 15–19 Writers from across the country come together this week for the inaugural conference, organized by the Writers' Union of Canada with support from regional associations. The event includes ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Awards: Joan M. Roberts wins 2016 Alison Prentice Award

By Becky Robertson

Joan M. Roberts, former Bell Canada phone-operator union organizer, has won this year's Alison Prentice Award. Administered by the Ontario Historical Society, the prize honours the best book on women's history in Ontario published in ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Susan Juby wins 2016 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

By Becky Robertson

The Leacock Associates have named Susan Juby the winner of this year's Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour for Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm (HarperCollins Canada). The book is a follow-up to the ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Book Links: Rowling honours Harry Potter world employee killed in Orlando; Indigo launches book-sharing app; Akhil Sharma wins Dublin Award

By Becky Robertson

J.K. Rowling pays tribute to Wizarding World of Harry Potter employee killed in Orlando massacre. (Salon) Indigo launches Reco app to share booklists with friends. (Good E-Reader) Akhil Sharma wins €100,000 Dublin International Literary Award. ... Read More »

June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Inaugural Canadian Writers’ Summit event highlights

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Harbourfront Centre is hosting the first-ever Canadian Writers' Summit from June 15–19, organized by a collection of home-grown writing groups that includes the Writers' Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, and the League of ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

Book Links: BookCon merges with Comic Con; Lisa McInerney wins Baileys prize; Odenkirk to play David Carr

By Becky Robertson

BookCon merges with New York Comic Con. (Good e-Reader) Glorious Heresies author Lisa McInerney wins 2016 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. (BBC) Kobo releases Canadian ebook report. (Good e-Reader) Kobo parent company Rakuten shutters European retail ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Awards: Brendan Bowles wins 2016 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced on June 8 that Toronto writer Brendan Bowles has won this year's $5,000 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, presented to authors under the age of 35 who ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Spaces: Halifax’s new central library is engaging readers of all ages

By Stephanie Domet

“Is this the new library?” a child asked one recent afternoon as she crossed the threshold into the Halifax Central Library. “It’s awesome!” The kid’s not wrong. The five-storey glass structure, built to resemble a ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Libraries

Books for Young People Fall Preview 2016

By Dory Cerny

What I am is what I am Multiple Lambda Literary Award nominee Vivek Shraya tells the story of a young South Asian boy whose mother nurtures his curiosity and burgeoning self-expression in The Boy and ... Read More »

June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

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