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Giller Prize jurors offer insight into their selection process

Less than 24 hours before the Scotiabank Giller Prize reveals this year's five shortlisted authors, the three judges “ Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem, and Esi Edugyan “ discussed the jurying process in front of a ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller jury to speak publicly for the first time in the prize’s history

By Steven W. Beattie

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, currently the country's richest prize for fiction. To mark the occasion, the Giller administration is making some changes, including one that will likely come ... Read More »

September 10, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Scotiabank Giller Prize jury announced

By Natalie Sequeira

The jury for the 20th anniversary of the Scotiabank Giller Prize was revealed today. The three-member panel will include Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood, 2011 Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan, and American author Jonathan Lethem. ... Read More »

February 13, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: 2011 Canadian bestsellers, Apple self-publishing rumours, and more

By Sue Carter

Random House of Canada and Penguin Canada lead Canadian entries on the 2011 Globe & Mail bestsellers' list Is Apple launching a digital self-publishing program? Kitty lit: reimagined classics from The Sound and the Furry ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Larsson would’ve made bad celebrity; Kobo featured on new BlackBerry tablet; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Stieg Larsson wouldn't have taken well to celebrity, says friend Kobo featured on new BlackBerry PlayBook But ... Read More »

September 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

By Steven W. Beattie

In a July 9 Wall Street Journal article, Tony Woodlief argues that current practices for securing permission to reprint copyrighted material are too intricate and costly to survive. He cites his own experience writing a ... Read More »

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Brooklyn one step closer to becoming centre of the universe

By Stuart Woods

Love it or hate it, Brooklyn has long been the stomping ground of young(ish), hip American writers. Now, it seems to be the preferred locale of indie publishers, too. According to New York Times reporter ... Read More »

February 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Love letters by CanLit icons are for adults only

By Stuart Woods

Canadian authors are well represented in a book of fictional love letters, titled Four Letter Word, which is being published by Knopf Canada in 2008. Prior to its release, Times Online is inviting readers to ... Read More »

October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

The school of rocklit

By Leigh Anne Williams

It may be true, as Michael Hearst claims, that "all writers want to be rock stars." But do they truly have rock within them? That's one question posed by this Carl Wilson feature in the ... Read More »

August 16, 2004 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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