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Penguin Random House Canada fiction dominates GG awards

The Governor General's Literary Awards announced its 2013 finalists this morning, Mega-publisher Penguin Random House Canada has swept the fiction-category nominations, including a nod for first-time novelist Kenneth Bonert, whose book, The Lion Seeker, was ... Read More »

October 2, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Linda Spalding, Ross King, and Julie Bruck winners at Governor General’s Literary Awards

By Steven W. Beattie

Any chance for consensus among the big three fall literary fiction prizes in Canada was scuppered today with the announcement that Linda Spalding is the recipient of the 2012 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language ... Read More »

November 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Dobozy, Spalding, Lam vie for GG award

By Sue Carter

The Governor General's Literary Awards announced its 2012 finalists this morning, adding several first-time nominees to the betting pool. In the fiction category, Tamas Dobozy and Linda Spalding, both shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust ... Read More »

October 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 10-12

By Katie Gowrie

Lit lovers who spent the long weekend in cottage country needn't fear they've missed out. There's plenty of bookish happenings across the country this weekend, like these ones selected from Q&Q's events calendar: The Fish ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

By Sue Carter

Yesterday at San Diego's international Comic-Con convention, two generations of Canadian cartoonists, Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and Lynn Johnston (For Better or for Worse), shared the stage for a discussion about the craft of ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Bestsellers list: poetry

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

From Tupac Shakur to Don McKay, this week's bestsellers list honours National Poetry Month. For the two weeks ending March 25: 1. The Iliad, Homer; Stephen Mitchell, trans. (Simon & Schuster Canada, $35 cl, 9781439163375) ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: romance

By Natalie Samson

Revving up for Valentine's Day? One of these best-selling romance titles may be just what Cupid ordered. For the two weeks ending Feb. 5: 1. The Next Always, Nora Roberts (Penguin, $18.50 pa, 9780425243213) 2. ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Foran, deWitt add GGs to literary accolades

By Stuart Woods

Two of the most high-profile winners of the 2011 Governor General's Literary Awards have already won major literary prizes this season. Charles Foran won the non-fiction prize for Mordecai: The Life & Times (Knopf Canada), which ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Canada Council defends GG poetry shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Canada Council for the Arts has responded to allegations of a conflict of interest with this year's Governor General's Literary Award for poetry shortlist. Small Toronto publisher BookThug surprised many with three entries on ... Read More »

October 14, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Ondaatje declines Governor General’s Literary Award consideration

By Sue Carter

Although there's been much buzz over award newbies Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt's impressive hat trick of nominations, another story unfolded today as Michael Ondaatje's well-received The Cat's Table was noticeably absent from this morning's ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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