Search Results by tag: Giller Prize

Random House Canada acquires new Linden MacIntyre novel

Random House Canada has acquired a new novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize“winner Linden MacIntyre. Why Men Lie is the third book in MacIntyre's Cape Breton trilogy, following the lives of the Gillis clan. Its main ... Read More »

March 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Canadian literary event round-up, March 11-17

By Sue Carter

Here are just a few literary/book events happening around the country in the next week: Author Steven Heine and poet Darren Bifford discuss the zen of Bob Dylan, March 12 (1:30 p.m., Alfred Dallaire Memoria, ... Read More »

March 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Books of the Year 2010: Fiction and Poetry

By Q&Q Staff

There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »

November 22, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Daily book biz round-up: Franzen has Bad Sex; back to normal at Gaspereau; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Sarah Palin tweets her displeasure re: leak of impending book Franzen up for Bad Sex Award alongside Annabel Lyon Scribd aims to change the act of writing via new, depressing analytics tool ... Read More »

November 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Jacob Scheier’s first rule of awards controversies: don’t talk about awards controversies

By Scott MacDonald

Governor General's Literary Award“winning poet Jacob Scheier has weighed in on the Ali Smith/Giller Prize controversy on Now Magazine's website. As you may recall, Scheier himself was at the centre of an awards scandal after ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

D&M unveils The Sentimentalists redesign

By Stuart Woods

Before Johanna Skibsrud's The Sentimentalists won the Scotiabank Giller Prize last week, publisher Gaspereau Press maintained that it wouldn't trump production values for expediency. But the tiny Nova Scotia press has found a compromise in ... Read More »

November 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Arthur Slade wins TD Canadian Children’s Lit Award

By Scott MacDonald

The Scotiabank Giller Prize wasn't the only big book event held in Toronto on Tuesday night “ the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards were handed out as well. The winners are as follows: TD Canadian ... Read More »

November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Johanna Skibsrud marks several firsts with Giller win

By Scott MacDonald

Johanna Skibsrud, the 30-year-old author of The Sentimentalists, became the youngest winner of the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize on Tuesday night, and publisher Gaspereau Press became the first small press to win the award in ... Read More »

November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

CTV launches Giller reading initiative

By Scott MacDonald

As part of its efforts to promote the upcoming Scotiabank Giller Prize broadcast, CTV has launched an online reading initiative that encourages the public to pledge to read one or more of the Giller nominees ... Read More »

October 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ali Smith among Giller jurors

By Scott MacDonald

Scotiabank Giller Prize founder Jack Rabinovitch announced the jurors for this year's prize this morning. They are: Michael Enright, host of CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition, Canadian-born U.S. author Claire Messud (The Emperor's Children), and ... Read More »

March 8, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

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