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B.C. bookseller Jim Munro dies at 87

Jim Munro‚ co-founder of the iconic Victoria, B.C., bookstore Munro's Books, died suddenly on Nov. 21 among family at home. He was 87. Munro established his eponymous store in 1963 with his then-wife, CanLit legend ... Read More »

November 23, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling

Alice Munro featured on new Canada Post stamp

By Becky Robertson

Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro has been honoured with a new stamp by Canada Post, released today in celebration of her 84th birthday. The stamp features a photograph of Munro taken by her daughter, Sheila, ... Read More »

July 10, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Q&A: AGO curator Andrew Hunter on Alex Colville’s literary connections

By Sue Carter

The Art Gallery of Ontario's masterful retrospective exhibition of Alex Colville's paintings may surprise visitors with its literary undertones. The exhibition features all of Colville's most iconic works, including "Horse and Train" (1953) and "To ... Read More »

August 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Charles Foran explores Munro Country, Slavoj Zizek accused of plagiarism, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Charles Foran explores Munro Country, the area in Southern Ontario that helped forge the Nobel Prize winner's literary sensibility Bert Archer on the places that helped shape other writers, including Hunter S. Thompson, Mary Shelley, ... Read More »

July 14, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Alice Munro honoured by Royal Canadian Mint

By Julie Baldassi

The Royal Canadian Mint has offered up a token of its appreciation for Canada's best short story writer and Nobel Prize for Literature winner Alice Munro with the release of a collector's edition $5 silver ... Read More »

March 24, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Western University commits $1.5 million to Alice Munro Chair in Creativity

By Sue Carter

Yesterday, while Alice Munro was being presented with the Nobel Prize for Literature, Western University in London, Ontario, announced it will honour the author with a new chair for its faculty of arts and humanities. ... Read More »

December 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Alice Munro and the Nobel sales effect

By Sue Carter

There were plenty of cheers on Oct. 10 when Alice Munro became the first Canadian resident (and the 13th woman) to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. But did the excitement translate to actual book ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Bookselling

Poor health keeps Alice Munro from attending Nobel ceremony

By Sue Carter

Nobel Prize for Literature winner Alice Munro will not attend the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec.10. On his personal blog, Swedish Academy secretary Peter Englund writes, "Her health is simply not good enough. All involved, ... Read More »

October 18, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature [UPDATED]

By Stuart Woods

Alice Munro has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first Canadian (and only the 13th woman) to win one of the world's top literary accolades in the prize's 113-year history. In ... Read More »

October 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Munro honoured with $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

By Julie Baldassi

The International Festival of Authors announced today that this year's recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize, worth $10,000, is Alice Munro. The perennial Nobel Prize contender will be honoured with the prize for her contributions ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Alice Munro

B.C. bookseller Jim Munro dies at 87

Alice Munro featured on new Canada Post stamp

Q&A: AGO curator Andrew Hunter on Alex Colville’s literary connections

Charles Foran explores Munro Country, Slavoj Zizek accused of plagiarism, and more

Alice Munro honoured by Royal Canadian Mint

Western University commits $1.5 million to Alice Munro Chair in Creativity

Alice Munro and the Nobel sales effect

Poor health keeps Alice Munro from attending Nobel ceremony

Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature [UPDATED]

Munro honoured with $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

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