Charles Foran was awarded this year's $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction for his biography Mordecai: The Life and Times (Knopf Canada) at a lunchtime ceremony in Toronto today. He beat out Stevie Cameron ... Read More »
Search Results by tag: Mordecai Richler
On Monday, Montreal city councillor Marvin Rotrand tabled a petition consisting of more than 2,500 signatures calling for a public space to be renamed after Mordecai Richler by July 3, a date marking the 10th ... Read More »
December 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
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 23, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year
Today's book news: Amazon announces the best books of 2010 Despite tantalizing embargo, Bush memoir yields little of interest Mordecai Richler's widow takes in film adaptation of Barney's Version Sales down at Harlequin Stop the ... Read More »
November 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Here's an excerpt from the interview Jhumpa Lahiri did with Mavis Gallant in the new issue of Granta. (We just thought it was funny...) MG: I remember one of the people around in that winter ... Read More »
July 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
Richard Dreyfuss played Duddy, James Woods was Joshua (from the novel Joshua Then and Now), and now actor Paul Giamatti “ best known for his starring roles in Sideways and American Splendor “ is set ... Read More »
April 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news
It's the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, and their website features lists of frequently challenged books covering various eras on their website. Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale is 37th on the ALA's list of the ... Read More »
Charles Foran, writing in The Walrus (subscription required), previews the TV adaptation of Mordecai Richler's St. Urbain's Horseman, which airs Sept. 19 and 20 on CBC. Foran also describes Richler's involvement with the film industry, ... Read More »
September 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
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