Canada Reads 2018 contenders
Saturday, Feb 03, 2018 at 1:16pm
The five finalists for this year's Canada Reads challenge have been decided.
Canada Reads, an annual competition run and broadcast by the CBC, pits books against each other to determine which book is the one all Canadians should read. Each of the contending books is championed by a media personality, who defends its merits through the rounds while panellists vote out titles one by one until the last remains.
The 2018 contenders and their champions are:
- The Boat People by Sharon Bala, defended by singer Mozhdah Jamalzadah
- American War by Omar El Akkad, defended by actor Tahmoh Penikett
- Precious Cargo by Craig Davidson, defended by severe weather expert Greg Johnson
- Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto, defended by stylist and editor Jeanne Beker
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, defended by singer Jully Black
The debates take place March 26 - 29, 2018. You can listen to them live on CBC Radio One, or stream them online through CBC's website.
Categories: Awards, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Literature, Canadian LitMichael Redhill wins the 2017 Giller Prize
Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017 at 4:21pm
Michael Redhill has won this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel, Bellevue Square, a darkly comic tale about a woman who fears for her sanity and her life when she learns that her doppelganger has appeared in a local park — Toronto's Bellevue Square.
The Giller Prize is Canada's richest literary award, with $100,000 given to the winner and $10,000 to each of the finalists, and is awarded annually to the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English. The award was founded by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch, who named the prize in honour of his wife, the late literary journalist Doris Giller.
The other shortlisted authors for the 2017 prize were Rachel Cusk for her novel Transit; Ed O'Loughlin for his novel Minds of Winter; Eden Robinson for her novel Son of a Trickster; and Michelle Winters for her novel I am a Truck.
So congratulations, Mr. Redhill! For more details about the 2017 Giller Prize, visit their website.
Categories: Awards, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, LiteratureThe Giller Prize 2017 shortlist
Tuesday, Oct 03, 2017 at 5:24pm
The five finalists for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize have been announced. They include:
- Eden Robinson for Son of a Trickster
- Michael Redhill for Bellevue Square
- Rachel Cusk for Transit
- Michelle Winters for I Am a Truck
- Ed O'Loughlin for Minds of Winter
The winner, who will receive a $100,000 prize, will be announced at a gala hosted by comedian Mary Walsh on November 20th, 2017.
To celebrate the evening, we will be hosting our annual Giller Light Bash inside of Prairie Ink Restaurant. Tickets are available for the event online or at the bookstore, and proceeds go to supporting Frontier College. For more information about the Bash, please visit this page.
Categories: Awards, Saskatoon, WinnipegThe Man Booker Prize 2017 longlist
Thursday, Jul 27, 2017 at 5:03pm
The nominees for this year's Man Booker Fiction Prize have been announced.
The Man Booker is one of the world's largest literary prizes, honouring the best original novel written in English and published in the UK. The winner receives £50,000.
The 2017 longlist does not, unfortunately, include any Canadian authors, however it nonetheless boasts impressive literary talent from across the world.
The longlist can be found after the jump...
Categories: Awards, Saskatoon, WinnipegLambda Literary Award winners for 2017
Wednesday, Jun 14, 2017 at 5:34pm
The winners of this year's Lambda Literary Awards have been announced.
The "Lammys" identify and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year, and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world. They are awarded annually, and 2017 marks their 29th year.
Congratulations to all of the winners! You can find a complete list of them after the jump.
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