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Journalist Linden MacIntyre takes home the Giller

Stuart Woods — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:44 EST

Veteran investigative journalist Linden MacIntyre joined the ranks of the country’s top literary novelists Tuesday night by winning the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The 66-year-old...

Metcalf?Rooke shortlist announced

Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:41 EST

Biblioasis has just announced the five finalists for its 2009 Metcalf-Rooke Award for unpublished fiction. The finalists were selected from over 50 manuscripts, and Biblioasis...

Canadian Culinary Book Award winners

Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:28 EST

Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph have announced the winners of the 12th annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards, which are as follows: Canadian...

Indie booksellers name Annabel Lyon as Giller favourite

Scott MacDonald — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:11:46 EST

If indie booksellers could pick the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize, it would be Annabel Lyon stepping up to the podium Tuesday night. Of...

S&S Canada readies for Galley Grab debut this week

Alison Potstra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:53 EST

Simon & Schuster U.S. became the first major North American publisher to offer advance digital galleys of all its titles with the launch late last...

Internet pioneer Northwest Passages shuts down

Zoe Whittall — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:53 EST

Northwest Passages, the first online bookseller dedicated to selling Canadian literature, is closing up shop. The company’s three-person staff has announced plans to fold as...

BookNet bestsellers: mystery

Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:21 EST

As the days grow shorter and the weather colder, curl up with one of these bestselling mystery and detective titles. For the two weeks ending...

Distribution change: Tristan; Waldman House

Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:46 EST

Effective immediately, Thomas Allen & Son is the exclusive Canadian distributor for Tristan Publishing (including Tristan Outdoors) and Waldman House Press (ISBN prefixes: 978-0-931674, 978-0-9726504).

Introducing Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Canada?s overlooked IMPAC nominee

Zoe Whittall — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:48 EST

Toronto novelist Musharraf Ali Farooqi was among the authors longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award last Monday, but you would never have known...

Writers? Trust set to announce Non-fiction sponsor

Alison Potstra — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:11:29 EST

Late last September, when the Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the shortlists for its three major literary prizes, executive director Don Oravec made a public...