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Category Archives: Giller Prize
5. Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Madeleine Thien)
“I assumed that when the story finished, life would continue and I would go back to being myself. But it wasn’t true. The stories got longer and longer, and I got smaller and smaller”. Do Not Say We Have Nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Do Not Say we have Nothing, Madeleine Thien
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Scotiabank Giller Prize Books
Thanks for the Scotiabank Giller Prize group which has donated a complete set of the 2017 short listed books to the Franklin Street Little Free Library! These books can be enjoyed by our community and will be greatly appreciated! Please … Continue reading
Michael Redhill: Grimsby Author Series
Now that my book review posts are all caught up, I have a number of events to write. It seems totally appropriate that I add a post about the September evening, at the Grimsby Author Series, when Michael Redhill inspired … Continue reading
93. Transit (Rachel Cusk)
Transit was the 4th book from the Scotiabank Giller Prize short-list. It is the second book in a trilogy including Outline which I reviewed recently. I really wanted to enjoy this book but struggled to retain focus. Every time that … Continue reading
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Tagged Giller Prize, Rachel Cusk, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Transit
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90. Bellevue Square (Michael Redhill)
As readers of this blog know, I am very excited about the Scotiabank Giller Prize event. As part of my preparation for attending the Between the Pages Event (held in Toronto November 6th), I have been reading through the short-listed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellevue Square, Giller Prize, Michael Redhill, Scotiabank Giller Prize
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Between the Pages Scotiabank Giller Prize Event
It was a fantastic evening with Rachel Cusk, Ed O’Loughlin, Michael Redhill, Eden Robinson and Michelle Winters at the Scotiabank Between the Pages Giller Prize event. Koerner Hall was packed with book lovers, anxious to hear about the novels and … Continue reading
87. Outline (Rachel Cusk)
In preparation to read Transit (as part of my Giller short-list reading), I chose to read Outline, the the first book of what will be a trilogy. It is a unique book, that reads like a series of linked short stories … Continue reading
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Tagged Giller Prize, Outline, Rachel Cusk, Scotiabank Giller Prize
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84. I am a Truck (Michelle Winters)
As we get ready to celebrate the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner, I am reading my way through the short-list including: Son of a Trickster (Eden Robinson, who I had the privilege to meet at a Laurier event in February), Transit … Continue reading
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Tagged Giller Prize, I am a Truck, Michelle Winters, Scotiabank Giller Prize
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Madeleine Thien – B/W The Pages (Giller) Event
By now everyone knows that Madeleine Thien has won the prestigious 2017 Giller Prize! Congratulations! I have been privileged to meet this writer of beautiful prose twice and when I sit down to read Do Not Say We Have Nothing … Continue reading
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