Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their picks for the category "A book you previously tried to read and gave up on." Quite possibly the most difficult challenge to complete! Pauline's pick: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald All formats and […]
On October 14, 2019 while Canadians were celebrating, or recovering from, Thanksgiving, The Booker Prize made history by awarding the prize to a woman of colour for the first time. Bernardine Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other is written from the perspectives of 12 primarily Black British women, straight, gay and non-binary, from different backgrounds whose […]
The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced on September 30, 2019. The award celebrates the best in Canadian fiction. Novels and short story collections are eligible for the $100,000 prize. Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist: Dual Citizens by Alix Ohlin All formats Immigrant City by David Bezmozgis All formats The Innocents by Michael Crummey All formats […]
Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their recommendations for the category "A book that has been adapted into a movie or show". Alice's Recommendations: Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich All formats Why did Alice pick it? Can it go either way? […]
On September 3, 2019 St John's, Newfoundland hosted one of Canadian literature's biggest annual events as the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist was unveiled. Twelve authors are in contention for the $100,000 prize. The award celebrates the best in Canadian fiction. Novels and short story collections are eligible for the prize. Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist: Days […]
This year's Booker Prize shortlist includes two previous winners. Margaret Atwood who has been nominated for The Testaments, her much anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, won’the prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin. Salman Rushdie, a winner in 1981 for Midnight's Children has been nominated this time for Quichotte. The Booker Prize is one […]
Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their recommendations for the category "A book about being a newcomer, refugee or immigrant". Amy's recommendation: The Test by Sylain Neuvel All formats Why did Amy pick it? It's a sci-fi novel set in the not-too-distant […]
Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. Here are some of their recommendations for the category "A book on a topic you know nothing about," to expand their knowledge and yours! Myrna's Pick Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Why did Myrna pick it? "I didn't read it […]
The longlist for the 2019 Booker Prize was announced on July 24, 2019. Called the Man Booker Prize between 2002-2019, the Booker Prize has been one of the world's most prestigious literary prizes since its inception in 1969. Until 2014, the award was eligible only to authors from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Commonwealth countries, South […]
Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. Here are some of their recommendations for the category "A book you've always meant to read": Alice has always meant to read: Stiff by Mary Roach Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay […]