Search Results by tag: Peter Robinson

Remembering Eric Wright: Peter Robinson recalls his friendship with the late Canadian mystery novelist

When I joined Crime Writers of Canada about 30 years ago, Eric Wright, who died this past Oct. 9, was one of the first people to welcome me, along with Tony Aspler, Howard Engel, and ... Read More »

October 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

2015 fiction fall preview

By Steven W. Beattie

Two sides of George Bowering One of Canada’s key postmodernists, co-founder of the influential literary journal TISH, Canada’s inaugural Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Governor General’s Literary Award winner, novelist, critic, historian, editor: there is very little ... Read More »

July 20, 2015 | Filed under: Preview

Peter Robinson, Ian Hamilton among winners of Arthur Ellis Awards

By Katie Gowrie

The winners of the Arthur Ellis Awards have been announced. The awards, presented by Crime Writers of Canada at a banquet in Toronto last week, recognize excellence in Canadian crime writing across six categories. And ... Read More »

June 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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

Peter Robinson wins $10,000 Harbourfront prize

By Scott MacDonald

The International Festival of Authors announced today that mystery author Peter Robinson is this year's recipient of the $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize, "based on the merits of his own published work and the time he ... Read More »

September 22, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

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