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Robert Sawyer to Be Writer in Residence
by Kent Pollard - Wednesday Jan 07 2009 6:25 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, Authors, SciFi & Fantasy, Saskatoon

Canadian Light Source announced January 7th that Canadian author Robert J. Sawyer would become their first-ever writer in residence as of June 1, 2009.

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2009 Charles Taylor Finalists Announced
by Ryan McBride - Wednesday Jan 07 2009 6:22 pm permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Awards

The finalists for the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction have been announced...

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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
by McNally Robinson - Monday Jan 05 2009 10:34 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: Reviews

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McNally Robinson bookclub facilitator Wendy MacDonald reviews a classic novel of the American Old West.

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The Left Hand of Darkness Optioned for Film
by Chadwick Ginther - Monday Jan 05 2009 10:05 am permalink Post a comment
Posted in: buzz, SciFi & Fantasy, movies

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Screenwriter and director Will Phillips has optioned the feature film rights to Ursula K. Le Guin 's Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel, The Left Hand of Darkness. The novel tells the story of Genly Ai, a human emissary to the planet Winter, a world where people are of no gender -- or both.

January / February Bookseller Now Online
by Cory Beal - Friday Jan 02 2009 1:36 pm permalink Post a comment

The January/February issue of our Newsletter, The Bookseller, is now available online. The Bookseller is for all people who enjoy books and everything about them. Events taking place in our local Winnipeg and Saskatoon stores are also highlighted. The Bookseller online is a worthy read for all booklovers.

Click here to view The Bookseller, Winnipeg.
Click here to view The Bookseller, Saskatoon.