Search Results by tag: Michael Redhill

Michael Redhill wins the Giller Prize

In 2001, Michael Redhill walked onto the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize stage as a finalist, for his debut novel Martin Sloane. Sixteen years later, on Nov. 20, he was declared winner of the $100,000 prize, for his ... Read More »

November 21, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Cusk, Redhill, and Robinson make Giller’s shortlist; Chariandy shut out

By Steven W. Beattie

Two left-field contenders and one notable omission characterize this year's shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. David Chariandy, longlisted for his sophomore novel, Brother, and considered by some to be a favourite to win the ... Read More »

October 2, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Why do so many genre authors adopt pseudonyms?

By Sarah Treleaven

This summer, Michael Redhill came clean about his secret identity. The Canadian author of the literary novels Martin Sloane and Consolation revealed that he is also Inger Ash Wolfe, creator of the three-book Hazel Micallef ... Read More »

February 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Is millionaire Twilight fan-fiction writer Sylvain Reynard hiding in Toronto?

By Sue Carter

Last week, Michael Redhill revealed he has been writing detective novels under the pseudonym Inger Ash Wolfe. Now, there's speculation surrounding the identity of author Sylvain Reynard, who just received a sweet seven-figure deal from ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Michael Redhill outs himself as Inger Ash Wolfe

By Natalie Samson

Last week, Michael Redhill brought some closure to a case of hidden identity that has intrigued mystery readers for years. In a first-person essay published in Friday's Globe and Mail, Redhill revealed that since 2008, ... Read More »

July 31, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

CanLit grows hair, raises money for Movember

By Sue Carter

It's halfway through Movember, and even some of Canada's literary talent are sporting new upper-lip hair, raising money for prostate cancer research. Q&Q discovered The Cat's Mustache, a hirsute team of Canadian authors and poets, ... Read More »

November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Bookmarks: closing libraries, rewarding booksellers, and filming Chabon

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related (but not Valentine's Day-themed, alas) links: Victoria library locks out workers, shuts down all branches (Victoria Times Colonist) California bookseller gets $500k MacArthur grant (MSNBC) The Coen Brothers to filmify Michael Chabon's The ... Read More »

February 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

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