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Canadian literary event round-up: April 8-14

Here are just a few literary events happening across the country in the next week: Day two of the gritLIT literary festival kicks off with readings by Trevor Cole, Kathleen and Michael Winter at the ... Read More »

April 8, 2011 | Filed under: 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

Martel’s musical flight of fancy

By Stuart Woods

Yann Martel is no doubt a busy man: not only is the Man Booker Prize“winning author of Life of Pi a new father, he's also promoting his latest novel, Beatrice & Virgil, and fending off ... Read More »

May 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Margaret Laurence fails to make “Lost Booker Prize” shortlist

By Scott MacDonald

The six finalists for the Lost Man Booker Prize, which was created to retroactively honour books excluded from Booker contention in 1970, have been announced, and Canada's one potential nominee “ Margaret Laurence's longlisted The ... Read More »

March 25, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Brit literary judges gone wild: the Man Booker edition

By Steven W. Beattie

Although it apparently comes as a surprise to some sensitive souls in this country, British literary types tend to be fairly plain-spoken; no less so when they are sitting on an award jury. Almost two ... Read More »

October 5, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

2009 Man Booker Prize longlist announced

By Suzanne Gardner

The 13 longlisted titles for this year's Man Booker Prize were announced today: The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt Summertime by J.M. Coetzee The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds How to Paint a Dead Man ... Read More »

July 28, 2009 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Gaiman to headline Luminato literary programming

By Scott MacDonald

The Toronto-based Luminato arts festival has announced its 2009 lineup, and fanboys the city over will be pleased to know that the theme for the literary programming is "fantasy, horror, and Gothic." They'll likely be ... Read More »

March 18, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Man Booker also-ran Sebastian Barry “entitled to be disappointed” … says Booker juror

By Steven W. Beattie

Horse-trading, you say? Compromise? The acceptable third choice? This would appear to be what adjudicating a major literary prize comes down to. Little more than a month after the Guardian published its exposé covering 40 ... Read More »

October 23, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Debut author wins Booker

By Scott MacDonald

In a surprise decision, the Man Booker jury chose yesterday to give this year's £50,000 prize to a relative unknown, 33-year-old debut author Aravind Adiga. His novel, The White Tiger, is published in North America ... Read More »

October 15, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The Booker Prize 2008 shortlisted novels have been announced: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant ... Read More »

September 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Man Booker Prize

Canadian literary event round-up: April 8-14

Books of the Year 2010: Fiction and Poetry

Martel’s musical flight of fancy

Margaret Laurence fails to make “Lost Booker Prize” shortlist

Brit literary judges gone wild: the Man Booker edition

2009 Man Booker Prize longlist announced

Gaiman to headline Luminato literary programming

Man Booker also-ran Sebastian Barry “entitled to be disappointed” … says Booker juror

Debut author wins Booker

2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

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