Carmen Aguirre came out victorious at this year's CBC Canada Reads. The B.C.-based author and playwright's memoir, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (Douglas & McIntyre), about growing up in the underground among South ... Read More »
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Canada Reads author Dave Bidini performs with the BidiniBand at the Toronto Reference Library (Photo: Tanja-Tiziana Burdi) Dave Bidini's rock memoir, On a Cold Road, is the latest title to be voted off CBC's Canada ... Read More »
February 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Although CBC Canada Reads celebrity defender Stacey McKenzie shed a few tears, day two of the book contest was a more civilized affair than yesterday's bloody match. But the fisticuffs are ongoing outside of the ... Read More »
February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Jian Ghomeshi, Marina Nemat, and Arlene Dickinson during happier times at the Canada Reads launch event in November When Canada Reads resident blogger Terry Fallis (who won last year for his novel The Best Laid ... Read More »
February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book news