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by Chadwick Ginther - Wednesday Oct 15 2008 9:34 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards
Defying the odds, and British bookmakers, The White Tiger was awarded the 2008 Man Booker Prize. The 33 year old first time novelist will receive fifty thousand pounds in prize money, and if past trends hold true, an international bestseller.
by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday Oct 14 2008 4:13 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, SciFi & Fantasy, Saskatoon
An asteroid dubbed the Fist of God has turned aside another, potentially planet killing asteroid, averting an Earth wide extinction event. But not before panicked souls take to the stars fleeing from both the asteroid, and the fundamentalist theology of the Body Purified.
by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday Oct 14 2008 4:09 pm permalink Post a comment
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Congratulations to of France who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize for Literature. ,the author of over thirty books, is also one of the most translated of modern French authors. The award, worth roughly 1.6 million dollars Canadian, was established by Alfred Nobel in 1901.
by Chadwick Ginther - Thursday Oct 09 2008 1:37 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, SciFi & Fantasy
's The Grin of the Dark has won the August Derleth Award for Best Novel at this year's British Fantasy Awards. American , who has been making waves with his Gentlemen Bastards series, won the Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer.
For a complete list of winners, click here.
by McNally Robinson - Tuesday Oct 07 2008 2:21 pm permalink Post a comment
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The five finalists for this year's are:
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Oct 06 2008 2:45 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, Staff Pick, Mystery & Crime
writes like no one else on the planet. While his novels often have a blend of crime and the supernatural, in his most recent work, Leather Maiden, otherworldly horror has been nudged aside by gritty suspense and the macabre.
by McNally Robinson - Monday Oct 06 2008 2:23 pm permalink Post a comment
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The recognizes Canadian writers of exceptional talent for the year's best novel or short-story collection.
The is given for a work that demonstrates highest literary merit.
Both awards will be handed out on November 17, 2008.
This year's finalists are....
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Oct 06 2008 9:59 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy
Canadian science fiction author has sold his novel Flashforward to ABC for development into a television series. The pilot script was written by and . Sawyer, who served as a consultant on the pilot (a role he will continue with the ongoing series) also plans to write a first season episode.
by Wendy Warkentin - Thursday Oct 02 2008 5:43 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews, buzz, Winnipeg, Graphic Novels
Join McNally Robinson Booksellers for the 2008 Manitoba Comic Convention at the Winnipeg Convention Centre October 11 & 12, 2008. We'll have tons of young adult fantasy books and graphic novels at the convention, but here are a few favourites on our shelves right now.
by McNally Robinson - Thursday Oct 02 2008 2:30 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, Authors
Winnipeg author made a recent appearance on , a web feature and podcast program hosted by the National Public Radio. Davidson can be heard reading from The Gargoyle, discussing his literary influences, and explaining how he researched the book.
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