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Douglas & McIntyre Secures Four Nominations at the BC Book PrizesDouglas & McIntyre salutes four of our authors nominated across the BC Book Prizes: Daniel O'Thunder, by Ian Weir, is nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; Savage Gods, Silver Ghosts, by Ehor Boyanowsky, is nominated for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize; All That We Say Is Ours, by Ian ... Read more >> |
Trauma Farm and Greystone Books Sweep the BC Book Prize Noms!Greystone managed to secure an impressive five nominations for this year's BC Book Prizes, with Brian Brett's Trauma Farm taking three of those: Small Beneath the Sky, by Lorna Crozier, is nominated for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize; A Thousand Dreams, by Larry Campbell, Lori Culbert & Neil ... Read more >> |
 Check out this all-star line up!The Darwin's Bastards List of Contributors selected and edited by Zsuzsi Gartner Jay Brown’s fiction and non-fiction have appeared in many publications across Canada, including Vancouver Review, This Magazine, The Globe & Mail, and Grain, among others. He lives in Victoria. Story: Gladiator Paul Carlucci ... Read more >> |
Olympic gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser to publish a behind-the-scenes look at the Vancouver 2010 Winter OlympicsOlympic gold medalist and Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser will continue to capture the country’s attention with the publication of her forthcoming book, Gold Medal Diary: Inside the World’s Greatest Sports Event. Armed with her own insider’s experience of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Wickenheiser ... Read more >> |
 Debut novel ist Ian Weir ’s star is on the riseTwo weeks after Ian Weir’s first award nomination from the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Daniel O’Thunder is in the limelight again as a finalist for the Amazon.ca Annual First Novel Award. The book will now compete against 5 other finalists, including Come, Thou Tortoise, by Jessica Grant; No Place ... Read more >> |
Araxi and Blue Water Cafe Seafood Cookbook take home winning prizes at the Cordon d’Or Gold Ribbon International Cookbook AwardDouglas & McIntyre is thrilled to announce that two of their recently published cookbooks have won in the Cordon d’Or Gold Ribbon International Cookbook Awards. Araxi: Seasonal Recipes from the Celebrated Whistler Restaurant by James Walt, has won in the Illustrated Cookbook category, and culinary ... Read more >> |
Commonweal th Writers’ Prize Best First Book Award nominates Ian Weir’s debut novel Daniel O’ThunderD&M Publishers is thrilled to announce that Ian Weir’s debut novel Daniel O’Thunder has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best First Book Award in the Canada & the Caribbean category. This prize, now in its 24th year, has a strong track record of discovering new international literary ... Read more >> |
 Dany Laferrière Speaks about the Earthquake HaitiHaitian-born, Montreal-based writer Dany Laferrière happened to be in Haiti a few weeks ago when the devastating earthquake struck, killing thousands and leaving many more injured, homeless and orphans. Dany was able to leave in the first wave of Canadians coming back to Montreal, and was interviewed ... Read more >> |
 D&M EXTRAS: Wayson Choy and The Jade PeonyJen Sookfong Lee talks about the not-so-simple reason she loves The Jade Peony If I could say one thing about The Jade Peony, it would be simply this: it is a beautiful novel. Of course, every simple statement is actually a complicated one in disguise, and the beauty of The Jade Peony lies in its multi-layered ... Read more >> |
 Dig This: Lorraine Johnson is all over Ontario with her new book City FarmerCheck out the below listings to catch Lorraine Johnson, author of City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Food Growing, as she talks about how we can all cultivate our own gardens and grow our own food. She'll also be signing copies of the new book. Feb 8, 2010 Oakville Horticultural Society ... Read more >> |