Agnes, Murderess wins $10,000 Vine Award
Congratulations to Sarah Leavitt, who won the Vine Award (Fiction) for Canadian Jewish literature for her graphic novel, Agnes, Murderess! The jury said, “Sarah Leavitt …
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Universal Disorder on CBC’s Saskatchewan Weekend
Bernice Friesen appeared on CBC Radio’s Saskatchewan Weekend to chat about her newest book, Universal Disorder, and how her father’s inventiveness and sense of play …
Recording of Bernice Friesen’s book launch for Universal Disorder
If you missed the book launch for Bernice Friesen’s novel Universal Disorder, you can catch it on McNally Robinson’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mijOfXNs-Mw. Thanks to …
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One Madder Woman in the Globe and Mail
Dede Crane’s One Madder Woman has been selected as one of the Globe and Mail‘s best independent reads to pick up this fall. Dede Crane’s One …
Review of If Sylvie Had Nine Lives in Pickle Me This
“Okay, imagine the craft and form of Caroline Adderson’s Ellen in Pieces, a premise and scope like Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life, and an attention to the …
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Sarah Leavitt nominated for a Joe Shuster Award
Sarah Leavitt has been nominated for the Joe Shuster Award for Best Cartoonist for Agnes, Murderess! Congratulations to Sarah and to her fellow nominees: Brigitte …
If Sylvie Had Nine Lives in Chatelaine
Chatelaine included Leona Theis’s If Sylvie Had Nine Lives in their list of 6 New Lighthearted Books to Read This Fall. Thanks to Casey Plett …
One Madder Woman on CBC’s Fall Fiction List
Dede Crane’s novel One Madder Woman, which explores the life of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot, has been included on CBC’s list of 60 works of …
Freehand Books shortlisted for four Alberta Book Publishing Awards
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta announced the shortlist for the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards, and Freehand is nominated for four awards. The award …
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Season of Fury and Wonder by Sharon Butala wins The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize
Sharon Butala’s Season of Fury and Wonder is the winner of The 2019 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize! Congratulations, Sharon. The award, with …
Toronto Star reviews Watershed
Robert J. Wiersema reviews Doreen Vanderstoop’s Watershed in the Toronto Star: …the novel as a whole is powerful and thought-provoking. The book is based on …
This Has Nothing to Do with You awarded the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction
Congratulations to Lauren Carter, whose novel This Has Nothing to Do with You has been awarded the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction! Lauren Carter was …
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