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Canada Reads day three: On a Cold Road is frozen out, more protests

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

Marina Nemat: “Bullying hurts and it’s a crime”

By Sue Carter

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

Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater

By Sue Carter

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

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Even though Marina Nemat's Prisoner of Tehran was voted off CBC Canada Reads today, it still charts on this week's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 29: 1. The Looneyspoons Collection, ... Read More »

February 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 3-9

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

It's another busy week for literary events. Here's a sample of what's going on across the country: Dinner and reading with Pico Iyer, Grano, Toronto (Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., $100) Ron Stevens signs Much Ado ... Read More »

February 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Book events slideshow: Canada Reads, Ottawa’s first all-women’s poetry slam championship, and more

By Sue Carter

Every Tuesday Quillblog rounds up photos of book-related events across Canada. If you would like your event photos to be ... Read More »

January 31, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Slideshow: Introducing the 2012 Canada Reads finalists

By Sue Carter

If yesterday's CBC Canada Reads public meet-and-greet in Toronto was any indication, the non-fiction contest, which airs in February 2012, will be a battle fuelled by strong personalities. Canada Reads host Jian Ghomeshi introduced the ... Read More »

November 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Canada Reads announces non-fiction nominees

By Stuart Woods

The first ever non-fiction edition of CBC Canada Reads features five titles that chronicle everything from a cross-Canada musical tour, a woman's harrowing experience in an Iranian prison, the hunt for a Siberian tiger, a ... Read More »

November 23, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Fall preview 2011: Canadian fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Public to vote on Giller longlist: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

This year, the Scotiabank Giller Prize is moving from CTV, its official broadcast partner for the past five years, to CBC. In conjunction with the move, the CBC has announced a new Readers' Choice contest, ... Read More »

August 2, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Canada Reads

Canada Reads day three: On a Cold Road is frozen out, more protests

Marina Nemat: “Bullying hurts and it’s a crime”

Marina Nemat demands public apology from Anne-France Goldwater

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian non-fiction (2)

Canadian literary event roundup: Feb. 3-9

Book events slideshow: Canada Reads, Ottawa’s first all-women’s poetry slam championship, and more

Slideshow: Introducing the 2012 Canada Reads finalists

Canada Reads announces non-fiction nominees

Fall preview 2011: Canadian fiction

Public to vote on Giller longlist: UPDATED

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