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Canada Reads 2012 has a winner by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday, Feb 09, 2012 at 11:26am

On the final day of the Canada Reads: True Stories debates Carmen Aguirre's darkly comic memoir Something Fierce knocked off Ken Dryden's lauded hockey book, The Game. This year marked the first time Canada Reads offered non-fiction.

This dramatic, darkly funny narrative, which covers the decade from 1979 to 1989, takes the reader inside war-ridden Peru, dictatorship-run Bolivia, post-Malvinas Argentina and Pinochet's Chile. Writing with passion and deep personal insight, Carmen Aguirre captures her constant struggle to reconcile her commitment to the resistance movement with the desires of her youth and her budding sexuality. Something Fierce is a gripping story of love, war and resistance and a rare first-hand account of revolutionary life.

Categories: Awards, Publishing News

The Newbery Award and More by Alexandra K - Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 at 11:26am

Some very prestigious kids and teen awards were announced this weekend.

The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature went to Jack Gantos' Dead End in Norvelt.

The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children went to A Ball for Daisy, illustrated and written by Chris Raschka.

Finally, the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults went to Where Things Come Back, written by John Corey Whaley.

Amongst the Printz Honor books are Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler, which was featured in our most recent newsletter, and The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, which our Be First Club absolutely loved.

For a full listing of more ALA award winners and honor books, see the ALA press release.

Congratulations to all the authors involved!

Categories: Awards, buzz, Publishing News

Governor General's Literary Award Shortlists Announced by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:34pm

Patrick deWitt and Esi Edugyan continue their dominance of Canadian award lists by being among this year's fiction nominees for the 75th year of the Governor General's Literary Awards, .

The Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction

For a complete list of nominated works, click ***more*** below.

Categories: Awards, Poetry, Publishing News, Literature

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2011 Nobel Prize in Literature by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 at 10:02am

Congratulations to Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".

Categories: Awards, Authors, Publishing News, Literature

We will read, Pottermore! by Alexandra Kroeger - Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:07am

This morning, J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, announced the October launch of pottermore.com. Pottermore will offer an interactive reading experience for fans of the series, as well as Harry-Potter-related merchandise and ebooks. Fans will be able to visit Diagon Alley, get their own wand and be sorted into a house. Rowling has also promised additional information about various characters that fans will be able to access on the site - for example, the story of how Petunia and Vernon Dursley met, and what Professor McGonagall did before she came to teach at Hogwarts. Rowling says she's written about 18,000 new words on our favourite witches and wizards, and she's not even finished yet!

Registration begins on July 31st - Harry's birthday - and a million lucky registrants will be able to access the site early. Don't forget to submit your e-mail now so you can get a reminder when registration opens!

For more information, see J.K. Rowling's announcement and the Leaky Cauldron for all up-to-date news regarding Pottermore.

Categories: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, Publishing News

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