
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Apr 21 2008 5:24 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News
will be launching his new novel Valley of Day-Glo, a post-apocalyptic comedy, at our Grant Park location May 17th in a joint launch with fellow science fiction authors and . , who previously held a science fiction/fantasy writer's workshop event for us, was kind enough to answer a few of my questions via email.
by Lynn Popham - Thursday Apr 03 2008 11:19 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, Authors, Winnipeg, Publishing News
Winnipeg writer Martha Brooks has won the Vicky Metcalf Award. The $15,000 national literary award honours Martha's entire body of work. The award was presented on Tuesday night in Toronto.
by Ryan McBride - Thursday Apr 03 2008 9:26 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, Winnipeg
The Manitoba Book Awards Committee has announced the shortlists for the 2008 Manitoba Book Awards.
by Ryan McBride - Thursday Apr 03 2008 9:10 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, Winnipeg
Jurists for the 23rd John Wesley Dafoe Book Prize have released their shortlist.
- At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916 by
- Why Mexicans Don't Drink Molson by
- Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson's Bay Company by
- The Persons Case: The Origins and Legacy of the Fight for Legal Personhood by and
- The Life of Yousuf Karsh: Portrait in Light and Shadow by
The book prize memorializes John Wesley Dafoe one of the most significant Canadian editors of the 20th century. It is one of the richest book awards for good non-fiction about Canada, Canadians and the nation in international affairs. In his tenure at the Manitoba Free Press, later renamed the Winnipeg Free Press, from 1901-1944, Dafoe was known for his advocacy of western development, free trade and national independence. His case for adoption by Britain of the Statute of Westminster in 1931 severed formal ties with Empire and created the dominions which became the nucleus of the Commonwealth.(From the press release.)
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday Mar 27 2008 3:44 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards, buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg
This year the Prix Aurora Awards, Canada's science fiction and fantasy award will be announced at Keycon 25 in Winnipeg. This year's shortlist features strong contenders from , whose Rollback was just shortlisted for The Hugo Award, and The New Moon's Arms, which was previously shortlisted for The Nebula Award. Will the small press titles be able to upset two of Canada's genre giants?
The selections for best long form work in English follow after the jump.
by Chadwick Ginther - Friday Feb 29 2008 7:52 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News
By day, paranormal romance author works as an editor for a major publishing house in New York. With her second novel The Boundless Deep just released, Kate was kind enough to answer some questions for our website prior to her March 22nd reading and signing at our Grant Park location.
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Feb 27 2008 8:09 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Interview, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News
I recently had the pleasure of conducting a brief interview with fantasy author . David will be at our Grant Park location with his wife and fellow author , March 22nd for a dual launch of In a Time of Treason, and The Boundless Deep.
Previously: The Boundless Deep By Kate Brallier
by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Jan 30 2008 7:56 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg, Event News, New Releases
With his novels In the Eye of Heaven, and the forthcoming In a Time of Treason, has delved deeply into myth, folklore and history to create Errest the Old, a world both strikingly familiar, yet tantalizingly strange. I have stated before that In a Time of Treason was one of my most anticipated books of 2008, and it didn't disappoint.
When writes about knights and tournaments you can smell the armour, feel the horses thunder across the lists and you shudder with the impact of lance on shield. The quieter moments of the novel are equally powerful, as Durand Col must choose between staying true to his Lord Lamoric, or his love, Lamoric's young wife Deorwen.
by Chadwick Ginther - Friday Dec 21 2007 11:41 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Winnipeg
Fantasy author (and former Winnipegger) was ambushed by Jeff Vandemeer on the subject of fame and obscurity.
second novel, In a Time of Treason will be out in February, and he will be returning to McNally Robinson's Grant Park location to launch the book in March. The reading for David's first novel, In the Eye of Heaven was fantastic, so I encourage Winnipeg fantasy fans to make it down for this one too.
Previously:
In a Time of Treason Hits the Pipeline
In the Eye of Heaven: A Review
by david pensato - Monday Dec 10 2007 1:49 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Discussions, Authors, Winnipeg
Back in November, the lovely launched her book Two Foot Punch at our Grant Park location in Winnipeg. In the book, gymnastic and free-running skills can make the difference between life and death. The scheduled parkour demonstration for the event, unfortunately had to be cancelled. But now, you can see one online.
The Dangerous Ground Project put on by No More Landmines, UK is an awareness campaign designed to show that in many parts of the world, the ground is a dangerous place to walk. Traversing 50,000 m/sq through London's south bank, without touching the ground, this parkour demonstration is impressive.
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