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Two Canadian novels among Commonwealth Book Prize finalists

On a shortlist dominated by Australian and Indian writers, two Canadians have been named finalists for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize for best first novel. Naomi Benaron's Running the Rift (HarperCollins Canada) and Vincent Lam's ... Read More »

April 9, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (7)

By Sue Carter

Lawrence Hill takes three spots on this week's list for Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending July 8, 2012: 1. The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427) 2. Room, Emma Donoghue ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (6)

By Katie Gowrie

Tanis Rideout makes her debut on this week's list with her first novel, Above All Things. For the two weeks ending June 24, 2012: 1. The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427) ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Alice Munro leads literary programming at this year’s Luminato

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Luminato, one of Toronto's biggest annual cultural festivals, has announced a rare appearance by Alice Munro, who will be interviewed onstage June 10 by Deborah Treisman, fiction editor for The New Yorker. Running from June ... Read More »

March 14, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Spring preview 2012: Canadian fiction, poetry, and graphica

By Steven W. Beattie

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. NOVELS Vincent Lam won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut, the short-story collection Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures. His follow-up is ... Read More »

January 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Atwood goes to Scotland “ and you can, too!

By Nathan Whitlock

Adventure Canada is currently offering a week-long cruise of the Scottish Isles in the company of Margaret Atwood and her husband, Graeme Gibson. There is no information given on Adventure Canada's website as to what ... Read More »

March 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

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