Literature

Stories About Storytellers: James Houston

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TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book, Stories About Storytellers. Enjoy an excerpt on author, hunter, and Igloo Dweller, James Houston.

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Stories About Storytellers: W.O. Mitchell

W.O. Mitchell

TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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Stories About Storytellers: Morley Callaghan

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TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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2011 GG Winners Announced

The Governor General Literary Awards

Congratulations to all the winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards for 2011! In the English category, those recognized for their superb publications this year are: Fiction – Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers (Anansi) Non-Fiction – Charles Foran, Mordecai: The Life and Times (Knopf) Poetry – Phil Hall, Killdeer (BookThug)

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Stories About Storytellers: Paul Martin

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TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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Edugyan Wins Giller

Congratulations to Esi Edugyan, winner of this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize! Edugyan’s win was announced at last night’s Giller gala. Half-Blood Blues, set amidst the jazz scene in Europe before and after the Second World War, has been greatly praised since its release

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Stories About Storytellers: Barry Broadfoot

Barry Broadfoot

TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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The Sisters Brothers Wins Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize

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Kudos to Patrick deWitt, whose second novel, The Sisters Brothers, has won 2011′s Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Nominated for numerous prizes this year, the book’s inventive characterization and genre-bending take on the Western are earning it acclaim from readers across Canada.

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Stories About Storytellers: Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney Stories About Storytellers

Douglas Gibson on his surprising relationship with Brian Mulroney, the Prime Minister that Canadians love to hate.

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Prize Pressure vs. the Pleasure of Meandering

At this time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in reader anxiety: why haven’t I picked up Book X yet? Friend Y has already read book Z and I haven’t! Zounds, I still haven’t read all the shortlisted books from last year’s Prize A! Some of this stress makes sense, as after all, [...]

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Stories About Storytellers: Mavis Gallant

Mavis Gallant

“I’ll kill him!” said Mavis Gallant. TCE Blog is proud to present an excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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Stories About Storytellers: Robertson Davies

Stories About Storytellers Robertson Davies

TCE Blog is proud to present the fifth excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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The GG Shortlists Appear

Hard on the heels of the other members of the “big three” English-language fiction triumvirate in Canada, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Literary Awards shortlists were announced today. In the English-language fiction category, the awaited shortlist reads:

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Stories About Storytellers: Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau

TCE Blog is proud to present the fourth excerpt from Douglas Gibson’s new book Stories About Storytellers, appearing every Friday.

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CanLit Awards Season Warms Up

Aaand they’re off! It’s the Rogers Writers’ Trust first out of the gate, with the Giller close behind and the Governor General’s Literary Awards coming up fast. Whatever you think of the growth of “prize culture,” in Canada autumn is the season of words on the page, Word on the Street, and the hope, speculation, [...]

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