Search Results by tag: Aboriginal publishing

Joseph Boyden to publish YA novel

The fiction follow-up to Joseph Boyden's 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Through Black Spruce, will be a novel for young adults. Turtle Island, written from the perspective of a young aboriginal teen grappling with gangs, ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Fall preview 2011: Canadian crime fiction, graphica, and poetry

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. CRIME FICTION Perennial bestseller Linwood Barclay returns with another spine-tingler, this one about a Connecticut contractor who gets caught up in a ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

International Festival of Authors expands its Ontario touring program

By Sue Carter

IFOA Ontario, an offshoot of the International Festival of Authors, is expanding its touring program to 16 locations, with new stops in Brantford, Markham, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Woodstock. Box office and event details are ... Read More »

August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Doug Saunders, Tom Flanagan on Donner Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

The shortlist for the 2010“2011 Donner Prize, which awards excellence in Canadian public policy writing, has been announced. Selected from 69 submissions, the five finalists are: Pamela Blais, Perverse Cities: Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy, and ... Read More »

March 29, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian Heritage approves iBookstore Canada

By Scott MacDonald

It's official: Canadian Heritage has announced that Apple Canada has been granted approval under the Investment Canada Act to establish iBookstore Canada. From the news release: "Our Government is committed to strengthening Canada's economy through ... Read More »

December 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Carpenter, Birdsell among winners at Saskatchewan Book Awards

By Scott MacDonald

The 18th annual Saskatchewan Book Awards were held in Regina on Saturday. The winners were as follows: Book of the year: David Carpenter, A Hunter's Confession (Greystone Books) Fiction: Sandra Birdsell, Waiting for Joe (Random ... Read More »

November 29, 2010 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Martel, Boyden make cut for CBC Canada Reads

By Scott MacDonald

This morning, CBC Canada Reads host Jian Ghomeshi announced results of the second round of public voting, which saw a list of 40 titles reduced to a mere 10. At the risk of sounding biased, ... Read More »

November 9, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Prize-winning poet takes issue with prize’s namesake

By Scott MacDonald

Poet Shane Rhodes found himself in an awkward situation last weekend, after his collection The Bindery won the 2008 Lampman-Scott Award, given annually by Arc Poetry Magazine to a book of poetry by an Ottawa ... Read More »

October 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Ontario’s Lt-Gov to continue book drive

By Nathan Whitlock

This was announced last week, but it's worth mentioning. From the Toronto Star: Aiming for quality over quantity, Ontario Lieutenant- Governor David Onley is asking citizens to donate new children's books to help aboriginal kids ... Read More »

January 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

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