Washington Black by Esi Edugyen eBook The Scotiabank Giller Prize was presented to Esi Edugyan for her novel Washington Black at a gala on November 19, 2018. The novel tells the story of a boy born into slavery on a Barbados plantation and follows his escape from slavery and his subsequent adventures. In her acceptance […]
And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: "Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our children that it is, but it's a terrible thing to do. It's not only a lie, it's a cruel lie. Life is not fair, and it never has been, and it's never going […]
The winners of the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on October 30, 2018. The awards are given in 14 categories, for both adults and children and in both official languages. The full list of nominees is available on the official website. These are the winners in the Adult English categories: Drama: Botticelli in the […]
Milkman by Anna Burns The winner of 2018’s Man Booker Prize was announced on October 16 at a gala in London, England. The winning novel is Milkman by Anna Burns. Set in Belfast during the Troubles, the novel tells the story of a young girl and her relationship with a senior paramilitary officer. 2018 was […]
On October 10, 2018, the 44th annual Toronto Book Award was presented to David Chariandy for his novel Brother. The novel tells the story of two brothers growing up in a Scarborough housing project with their Trinidadian-born mother. Chariandy's novel won The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize […]
The Governor General's Literary Awards were launched in 1936 by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir, also known as John Buchan, author of The Thirty-Nine Steps. Finalists for the awards were announced on October 3, 2018. The awards are given in 14 categories, for both adults and children and in both official languages. The full list of nominees is […]
The finalists for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize were announced on October 1, 2018. At the announcement Elana Rabinovich, executive director of the prize called the selection "distinctive books that deserve to be read and read widely". Five novels books have been nominated for this year's 2018 The Scotiabank Giller Prize is one of Canada's […]
Five books have been nominated for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, which recognizes exceptional Canadian writers. The prize was established in 1997 and is sponsored by Rogers Communications, Inc. Although novels and short story collections are eligible for the award, this year all of the nominees are novels. Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage […]
Victoria author Esi Edugyan is one of six authors selected for the Man Booker Prize Shortlist. Her novel Washington Black, examines the horrors of slavery through the eyes of an 11-year-old slave. This is the second time Edugyan has been a finalist for the award; her Scotiabank Giller Prize winning novel Half-Blood Blues was on […]
The shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize was announced on September 19. This is Canada's most lucrative prize for nonfiction books. Finalists receive $5000 and the winning author takes home $60,000. Weston said that the 2018 finalists "focus on themes of coming together in the face of adversity, regardless of our differences". All […]