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TODD BABIAK READS FROM TOBY: A MAN
Feb-01-10 - 02:32

OTHER NEWS

Feb-01-10 - 01:49

JANE URQUHART 'DOWN BY THE LAKE'

In this weekend's Globe and Mail, Jane Urquhart tells us what she's reading at her summer place on the shores of Lake Ontario: "Up at the house I have just finished reading Lisa Moore's February and Michael Crummey's Galore, both marvellous. I will bring a different self to these books when I reread them five or six years from now, but I know that I will reread them, likely here beside the lake where I've been reading all my life."
Jan-18-10 - 08:58

ORDER OF CANADA

On December 30th it was announced that author and screenwriter David Adams Richards has been named to the Order of Canada.
Jan-04-10 - 11:00

IMPORTANT

On December 8th, Canadian science fiction writer, Peter Watts, was beaten without provocation and arrested by US border guards.

Friend and fellow sci-fi writer, David Nickle, writes:

Peter, a Canadian citizen, was on his way back to Canada after helping a friend move house to Nebraska over the weekend. He was stopped at the border crossing at Port Huron, Michigan by U.S. border police for a search of his rental vehicle. When Peter got out of the car and questioned the nature of the search, the gang of border guards subjected him to a beating, restrained him and pepper sprayed him. At the end of it, local police laid a felony charge of assault against a federal officer against Peter. On Wednesday, he posted bond. He's home safe. For now. But he has to go back to Michigan to face the charge brought against him.

The charge is spurious. But it's also very serious. It could mean two years in prison in the United States, and a ban on travel in that country for the rest of Peter's life. Peter is mounting a vigorous defense, but it's going to be expensive - he's effectively going up against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and he needs the best legal help that he can get.

To help Peter, please send donations via PayPal at donate@rifters.com or through the PayPal link on the author's website.

Cheques made out to Peter Watts can be mailed to Bakka Phoenix Science Fiction Bookstore at this address:

Bakka-Phoenix Books / 697 Queen St. West / Toronto, Ontario / M6J 1E6
Dec-14-09 - 08:57

THE GLOBE 100

 

Congratulations to Jessica Grant, Lisa Moore, Michael Crummey, and Margaret Sweatman - all who had books chosen by The Globe and Mail as the best of the year!

Nov-30-09 - 09:43

BOOK SIGNING



Rob Wiersema and David Nickle sign copies of their new books, A World More Full of Weeping and Monstrous Affections at the ChiZine Publications launch at Bakka-Phoenix Books, November 14.
Nov-23-09 - 12:58

GG

Kate Pullinger's The Mistress of Nothing (McArthur & Company) wins Governor General's Award for fiction!!!!!!!

Nov-17-09 - 10:06

QUILL & QUIRE'S DECEMBER ISSUE

Lisa Moore's February (House of Anansi Press) named one of "The 15 Books That Mattered" in 2009.

"This is the work of an author unafraid to take risks, who continues to expand her scope with each outing."
--Quill & Quire
Nov-16-09 - 08:36

VANCOUVER BOOK AWARD

Lee Henderson's The Man Game (Penguin, Canada) wins the Vancouver Book Award!!!

Nov-10-09 - 02:11

NOMINATIONS

Congratulations to Joan Thomas (Reading By Lightning) and Fred Stenson (The Great Karoo), who have both been longlisted for the 2010 IMPAC award!

Another congratulations goes out to Andrew Westoll who was shortlisted for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for his book, The Riverbones: Stumbling After Eden in the Jungles of Suriname.
Nov-02-09 - 09:51

GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS
Congratulations to Michael Crummey and Kate Pullinger, finalists for this year's award!
Oct-14-09 - 09:07

MONSTROUSLY GOOD REVIEW

Congratulations to David Nickle on the starred review in Publisher's Weekly of his short story collection, Monstrous Affections (ChiZine).

"This ambitious collection firmly establishes Nickle as a writer to watch." PW


Sep-30-09 - 10:15

AMAZON.CA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

Congratulations to Joan Thomas, who won the Amazon.ca First Novel award for her book Reading By Lightning.
Sep-24-09 - 09:20

2009 GILLER PRIZE LONGLIST ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Kate Pullinger on her Giller Prize nomination!


Sep-21-09 - 09:31

STEPHEN FINUCAN'S THE FALLEN

 

A review in The Toronto Star describes Stephen Finucan's "formidable job" in The Fallen:

" ... The Fallen feels broad and ambitious – but never overarchingly so, which is why it works so well. Finucan, who has previously published two story collections, has done his homework on a compelling period in history, but he wisely resists any temptation to flaunt it."

Sep-14-09 - 01:30

BESTSELLERS

 

Congratulations to Michael Crummey and David Adams Richards!

Galore and God Is. continue to sit on the national bestsellers' list.

Sep-14-09 - 01:18

Q&A WITH DAMIAN TARNOPOLSKY

The National Post sat down with Damian Tarnopolsky to discuss his new novel, Goya's Dog.

Sep-08-09 - 01:15

THE WORK OF DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS AND GOD IS.

God Is. by David Adams Richards was published last week by Doubleday Canada and received some thoughtful reviews over the weekend, many of them reflecting on the author's previous novels:

"As a storyteller, he has a better ear for speech patterns, a better eye for details of dress and manners, and a more realistic feeling for the effects of physical and emotional deprivation than any contemporary" -- The Globe and Mail 

"Author David Adams Richards is regarded as a rare voice of moral and spiritual certainty in the Canadian literary scene, rejecting the postmodern ambiguities of most of his fellow novelists and earning comparisons to Hardy, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy" -- The Toronto Star

"Richards has a knack for surprising fans with the unexpected, but his latest book is like a bolt from the blue" -- The Telegraph-Journal 

"David Adams Richards holds a peculiar place in Canada’s literary pantheon. Going by honours and recognition, he’s an insider’s insider ... But in just about everything truly important he’s as outside the tent as can be" -- Macleans

"A gut-wrenching psychological journey into his own heart" -- The Vancouver Sun

Read an excerpt of the book in The Globe and Mail.

Aug-24-09 - 11:23

MORE PRAISE FOR MICHAEL CRUMMEY

 

Galore

The acclaim keeps coming for Michael Crummey's new novel, Galore. Read a sample of rave reviews and profiles:

"One of those books that is so complete that it takes on a life of its own" - Steven Galloway, The Globe & Mail

"A gripping tale of outport Newfoundland" - Macleans

"Harsh realities of life on The Rock" - The Toronto Star

"Crummey soaks up his storied past" - The Globe & Mail 

Aug-19-09 - 02:16

AN EPIC, MULTI-GENERATIONAL, MAGIC LOOK AT NEWFOUNDLAND

 

Michael Crummey talks to The National Post about his wondrous new novel, Galore.

Aug-13-09 - 01:03

FEBRUARY: "A MARVELLOUS NOVEL," "A MIRACLE ON PAPER"

 

Rave reviews have been appearing for acclaimed author Lisa Moore's new novel February:

"Moore offers us, elegantly, exultantly, the very consciousness of her characters. In this way, she does more than make us feel for them. She makes us feel what they feel, which is, I think, the point of literature and maybe even the point of being human." - The Globe and Mail

"Moore never errs on the side of sentimentality; all of Helen's anxieties are revealed in concrete, everyday realities. Loneliness is hard to write about without becoming maudlin or clichéd. But Moore seems to understand this very human facility, describing the unconscious ways we sometimes try to avoid feeling overwhelmed by it." - The Ottawa Citizen

"Moore's writing resembles poetry in its frequent use of sentence fragments and the way she builds a scene through the accumulation of images. She expertly captures her characters' physical surroundings in sharp-edged fragments of colour and sensation." - Winnipeg Free Press

Also, listen to Lisa Moore speak with Shelagh Rogers on CBC Radio, and read profiles of the author and February in The Globe and Mail and the The Chronicle Herald.

Jun-29-09 - 12:51

THE WORLD MORE FULL OF WEEPING BY ROBERT WIERSEMA

Pre-order Robert Wiersema's novella, The World More Full of Weeping, published by ChiZine Pubications,
November 2009.


Jun-23-09 - 10:02

AMAZON.CA FIRST NOVEL AWARD FINALISTS
 

The shortlist for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award was announced, and included authors Claudia Dey for her novel Stunt and Joan Thomas for Reading By Lightning. Congratulations to all the finalists! 

 

Jun-16-09 - 01:49

PASHA MALLA WINS THE TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD

 

Pasha Malla is the winner of the 2009 Trillium Book Award for The Withdrawal Method (House of Anansi). The Award is highly regarded nationally and internationally, and previous winners have included world renowned authors such as Margaret Atwood, Wayson Choy, Alice Munro, and Michael Ondaatje.

 

Jun-16-09 - 01:28

CAA LITERARY AWARDS

The 2009 Canadian Authors Association Literary Awards were announced on June 6. Congratulations to Nino Ricci, who won the CAA/MOSAID Technologies Award for Fiction for his novel, The Origin of Species (Doubleday Canada).

Jun-09-09 - 12:29

NINO RICCI & PASHA MALLA SHORTLISTED FOR TRILLIUM

The finalists for the 2009 Trillium Book Awards, which honour works by Ontario authors, have been announced. Nino Ricci's The Origin of Species and Pasha Malla's The Withdrawal Method are both contenders.

May-29-09 - 08:18

PASHA MALLA WINS DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD

Pasha Malla is the recipient of the $10,000 DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD for The Withdrawal Method (Anansi), judged the best English-language first collection of short fiction by a Canadian author published in 2008.



May-25-09 - 02:00

WATERSTONE'S UK HAVE REALLY TAKEN TO JESSICA GRANT'S COME, THOU TORTOISE!


Waterstone's, Picadilly Circus, London
May-08-09 - 01:13

SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD

Congratulations Pasha Malla whose short story collection, The Withdrawal Method, is among the nominees!



May-06-09 - 03:06

B.C. BOOK PRIZE

Congratulations Lee Henderson whose debut novel, The Man Game, was named the winner of the Ethel Wilson Prize for excellence in fiction Saturday April 25 at the 25th annual B.C. Book Prizes.
Apr-27-09 - 12:59

MANITOBA BOOK AWARDS

Congratulations Joan Thomas! Reading by Lightning has been shortlisted for the following awards:

the McNally Robinson Book of the Year
the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book

Congratulations Duncan Thornton! Shadow-Town has been shortlisted for the McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award.

Awards to be presented April 25th.
Mar-20-09 - 07:50

BC BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
Mar-12-09 - 07:47

COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE

Congratulations to Joan Thomas on winning Best First Book in the Canada and Carribean region for her novel,
Reading by Lightning.



Mar-11-09 - 02:51

HAMISH HAMILTON CANADA

Hamish Hamilton Canada launched with a bang on March 3, and we are pleased and proud that the new imprint will feature Damian Tarnopolsky's debut novel, Goya's Dog, and new titles by Michael Winter and Lee Henderson.


Mar-09-09 - 01:05

2009 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS

Stephen Kimber nominated for the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction.
 
Mar-03-09 - 01:21

LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to Roma Tearne and Sadie Jones, both of whom were nominated for the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction.
Mar-02-09 - 01:32

THE WALRUS, APRIL '09

The forthcoming issue of The Walrus contains a brilliant description of Struan Sinclair's new novel AUTOMATIC WORLD as well as a portrait of Struan, the writer.

'"Sinclair has written a dark, crackling, experimental novel."
Feb-26-09 - 03:10

SHORTCOVERS

Indigo has finally announced its initiative shortcovers! Learn more on their official website.
Feb-26-09 - 02:44

SHORTLISTS FOR COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE 2009

Congratulations to all our authors on the shortlist!


Best Book Award: Canada and the Caribbean

Nino Ricci, The Origin of Species
Fred Stenson, The Great Karoo

Best First Book Award: Canada and the Caribbean

Pasha Malla, The Withdrawal Method
Joan Thomas, Reading By Lightning

Feb-18-09 - 08:28

THE RIVERBONES GETS A GREAT REVIEW IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL



"Compelling. . . a freewheeling and vividly written essay on the mysteries and longings of what it is to be human in a world of cynicism and loss — and more significantly, what it is to be hopeful, to persevere, in the search for redemption and beauty."
-The Globe and Mail


Jan-26-09 - 09:04


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