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Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

Deux Voiliers Publishing open house featuring Brendan Ray, Stephen Lorne Bennett, Chris Turner, and Con Cu, Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa (June 1, 7 p.m., free) Niagara Literary Arts Festival kicks off with readings by Erno ... Read More »

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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

15 TIFF films for the literary-minded

By Sue Carter

You're not going to get close to Brad Pitt, in town this weekend for the premiere of Moneyball, the adaptation of Michael Lewis's baseball book of the same name, but if you're attending the Toronto ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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

Those bloody, author-thievin’ Irish

By Scott MacDonald

In response to the recent spat between Ukrainians and Russians over the true citizenship of Nikolai Gogol, The Guardian books blogger John Mullan questions the whole notion of countries laying claims of ownership on writers. ... Read More »

April 1, 2009

Speculation begins over Lapham's replacement at Harper's

By Scott MacDonald

Last week, Lewis Lapham announced his decision to step down from his 24-year-long post as editor-in-chief of Harper's, saying to The New York Times, "I have a certain number of years left and a number ... Read More »

November 23, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Literary history as an excuse for drinking

By Scott MacDonald

With heritage locales dedicated to the likes of Joyce and Wilde and guided literature-themed tours brimming with more foreign visitors than ever finished Ulysses, the Irish tourism industry makes a mint from its literary heritage. ... Read More »

November 9, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Banville beats Booker odds

By Scott MacDonald

Last night, in a ceremony in London's Guildhall, Irish novelist John Banville beat seven-to-one odds and brought home his first Man Booker Prize for a melancholy study on old age, love, and grief, The Sea. ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Irish

Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

15 TIFF films for the literary-minded

Books of the Year 2010: Fiction and Poetry

Those bloody, author-thievin’ Irish

Speculation begins over Lapham's replacement at Harper's

Literary history as an excuse for drinking

Banville beats Booker odds

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