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Edugyan, Gill, Davis win B.C. Book Prizes

Victoria author Esi Edugyan can add one more honour to her long list of achievements. Edugyan's 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers), was awarded the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize at the ... Read More »

May 14, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan makes Orange Prize shortlist

By Sue Carter

Esi Edugyan has made the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist. The award celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing. Edugyan's novel Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers) will compete against Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz, ... Read More »

April 17, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt nominated for Walter Scott Prize

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt will go head-to-head once again, this time for the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction, a U.K. literary award established in 2010. Last year, the duo dominated the Canadian award ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Esi Edugyan, Emma Donoghue make Orange Prize longlist

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan In honour of International Women's Day, the Orange Prize for Fiction, celebrating "excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing," has announced its 2012 longlist, which includes two celebrated Canadian authors. Emma Donoghue, whose ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Half-Blood Blues, remains on top of this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 22: 1. Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan (Thomas Allen Publishers, $24.95 pa, 9780887627415) 2. ... Read More »

January 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Toronto Public Library lists 2011’s most popular books, announces special guest for 2012

By Natalie Samson

The Grid has published a list of the most popular books at the Toronto Public Library in 2011. The number of holds placed by TPL patrons indicate that Toronto likes contemporary CanLit -- sorta. Canadian ... Read More »

December 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Books of the year 2011: fiction

By Q&Q Staff

What makes a book of the year? There's no formula for deciding. Some are critical darlings, some are word-of-mouth favourites. Some introduce us to important new voices, some represent the best work from established authors. ... Read More »

November 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Books of the Year

“Giller effect” boosts e-book sales of Half-Blood Blues

By Sue Carter

The so-called "Scotiabank Giller Prize effect" is already helping e-book numbers for Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers). Yesterday, Half-Blood Blues was listed 3,376 on Amazon's bestsellers list for Kindle e-books. As of noon ... Read More »

November 9, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Digital publishing and technology

Edugyan’s unpredictable year culminates in Giller win

By Stuart Woods

A novel that, less than a year ago, was without a Canadian publisher has won the country's most prestigious literary prize. Esi Edugyan's Half-Blood Blues, about a jazz musician who disappears in Nazi-occupied France, was ... Read More »

November 9, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

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