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National Post reveals finalists for Canada Also Reads competition

The eight books and panelists for the National Post's Canada Also Reads book competition “ created to put a spotlight on lesser-known books ignored by CBC's Canada Reads “ were announced today. Two Q&Q staffers, ... Read More »

February 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

By Stuart Woods

Douglas Coupland has called himself the world's worst worrier, and apparently the thing he's been fretting about lately is an inaccuracy that appeared in the National Post. In the article in question, crime novelist William ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

“High in antioxidants, low on caffeine”: Leah McLaren weighs in on CanLit

By Alison Potstra

Globe and Mail columnist Leah McLaren is the latest public figure to opine on the state of Can Lit. Prompted by this year's awards season, McLaren takes the discussion one step further (or, perhaps backward) by ... Read More »

October 27, 2009 | Filed under: Awards, Libraries

Lisa Moore still “unreadably Canadian,” Barbara Kay says

By Stuart Woods

National Post columnist Barbara Kay really has it in for novelist Lisa Moore. The one-sided feud began last July, when Kay responded to Post reporter Katherine Laidlaw's "gushy" profile of the two-time Giller Prize nominee, calling Moore's most ... Read More »

September 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

By Steven W. Beattie

Anyone who was champing at the bit for an awards-season showdown between the two reigning CanLit deities “ Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood “ must be feeling a bit disappointed following the news that Munro ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The undead of CanLit

By Steven W. Beattie

In the footsteps of Quirk Books' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and its just-announced follow up, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Coach House Books publicist Evan Munday wants to know which Canadian book would ... Read More »

July 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Authors challenge the idea of a national literature

By Suzanne Gardner

Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Anne Michaels, along with Britain's Monica Ali and Ireland's Joseph O'Neill, have contributed their thoughts on the idea of a national literature to The Atlantic's Fiction 2009 special issue, created ... Read More »

July 21, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Hot Docs meets CanLit

By Stuart Woods

Hot Docs, the annual documentary film fest in Tornto, has released its spring lineup of 150 films. A couple of films with CanLit tie-ins have caught Quillblog's attention: Inside Hana's Suitcase tells the story behind ... Read More »

March 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

More favourite books of 2008

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The L.A. Times has put together a special "Favorite Books of 2008" issue, and there are a few honourable mentions for CanLit. In fiction and poetry, Miriam Toews's The Flying Troutmans has a spot alongside ... Read More »

December 9, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

By Steven W. Beattie

In preparation for tomorrow's Scotiabank Giller Prize gala award ceremony, the National Post has recruited a cadre of industry insiders, authors, and commentators for a special online roundtable about literary awards and their effects on ... Read More »

November 10, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: CanLit

National Post reveals finalists for Canada Also Reads competition

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

“High in antioxidants, low on caffeine”: Leah McLaren weighs in on CanLit

Lisa Moore still “unreadably Canadian,” Barbara Kay says

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

The undead of CanLit

Authors challenge the idea of a national literature

Hot Docs meets CanLit

More favourite books of 2008

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

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