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Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

Two Canadian novelists few people had heard of before this summer continue rack up acclaim from international prize juries. Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt “ authors of the novels Half-Blood Blues and The Sisters Brothers, ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Book links round-up: scathing reviews, foggy plot lines, and more

By Jason Spencer

An excerpt from Eva Gabrilsson's book about her life with Stieg Larsson How much do we actually retain from reading? Slate explains h0w not to write a book review Stephen King's The Dark Tower will not be ... Read More »

July 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

HÃ©lÃ¨ne Dorion named Officer to the Order of Canada

By Natalie Samson

In a ceremony Friday morning, Governor General David Johnston bestowed the honour of Officer of the Order of Canada on francophone poet, novelist, and essayist HélÃ¨ne Dorion. In a press release issued by the Governor ... Read More »

May 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Finalists announced for B.C. Book Prizes

By Natalie Samson

CanLit heavy-hitters and a few breakthrough newcomers mix it up as finalists for this year's B.C. Book Prizes. The nominees across seven categories include Douglas Coupland, George Bowering, John Vaillant, and Maggie de Vries, as ... Read More »

March 10, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

GG winner Allan Casey on Saskatchewan’s vibrant literary scene: “We’re serious about football and books”

By Stuart Woods

This year's Governor General's Literary Awards was a prize bonanza for Saskatchewan's writing and publishing community, with the fiction and non-fiction prizes going to a pair of prairie authors, Dianne Warren and Allan Casey. Meanwhile, ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Diane Warren, Allan Casey win GG awards

By Scott MacDonald

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the winners of the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards, each of whom receives $25,000. The winners, in both English and French, are: Fiction: Dianne Warren, Cool Water ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

By Scott MacDonald

On Nov. 26 at Rideau Hall, Governor General of Canada MichaÃ«lle Jean presented the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards. Below are some of the highlights: Kate Pullinger, winner in the fiction category for The Mistress ... Read More »

November 27, 2009 | Filed under: Events

“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

Bookmarks: The Tao of Wu, zombie hunter S. Thompson, and St. Anne of Green Gables

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: Following in the footsteps of Kanye West and 50 Cent, NPR reports that The Wu-Tang Clan's Robert F. Diggs (aka The RZA) is the latest rap artist to pen ... Read More »

October 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood snubbed by GG Awards jury, too

By Scott MacDonald

[This post has been updated. For Q&Q's complete coverage of the 2009 GG shortlists, see here.] The shortlists for the Governor General's Literary Awards were announced this morning at Ben McNally Books in Toronto, and ... Read More »

October 14, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

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Search Results by tag: Governor General's Literary Awards

Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

Book links round-up: scathing reviews, foggy plot lines, and more

HÃ©lÃ¨ne Dorion named Officer to the Order of Canada

Finalists announced for B.C. Book Prizes

GG winner Allan Casey on Saskatchewan’s vibrant literary scene: “We’re serious about football and books”

Diane Warren, Allan Casey win GG awards

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

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

Bookmarks: The Tao of Wu, zombie hunter S. Thompson, and St. Anne of Green Gables

Atwood snubbed by GG Awards jury, too

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