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Richard Gwyn wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize

Richard Gwyn's Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867 - 1891 (Random House Canada), the second volume in the two-part biography of Canada's first Prime Minister, is the recipient of ... Read More »

April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Ezra Levant wins Best Political Book contest

By Natalie Samson

The Writers' Trust of Canada, in collaboration with Samara, has named Ezra Levant's Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights (McClelland & Stewart, 2009) the Best Canadian Political Book ... Read More »

August 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links round-up: booksellers charging for events, nasty author-on-author insults, and more

By Sue Carter

You can meet your favourite author, but you'll have to buy a ticket Ouch, that hurts: 30 of the nastiest author-on-author insults Contrary to media reports, Lady Gaga and philosopher Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek are not caught ... Read More »

June 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Writers’ Trust turns spotlight on political books

By Natalie Samson

Spurred by the recent federal election, The Writers' Trust of Canada has partnered with Samara, a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen citizen engagement in Canada's democratic system, to launch a project called The Best ... Read More »

June 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: political books

Richard Gwyn wins $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen prize

Ezra Levant wins Best Political Book contest

Book links round-up: booksellers charging for events, nasty author-on-author insults, and more

Writers’ Trust turns spotlight on political books

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