HSS Book Club Meeting on Friday, November 5, 2010

HSS Book Club members will be meeting in the library on Friday, November 5, 2010 in X Block.
Please bring the book you have read and be prepared to speak briefly about the book. Looking forward to seeing you all!  Ms. Firbank and Mr. Chafer

Governor General's Literary Awards 2010

The Governor General's Literary Awards 2010 nominations have just been released.


Check the following link for nominees (with images)

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/imagegallery/rp129310231959891415.htm

Giller (Book) Prize 2010 Short List Just Announced

The Short List for the 2010 Giller (Book) Prize has just been released.

The five nominated selections are

David Bergen for his novel The Matter With Morris, Phyllis Bruce Books/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Alexander MacLeod for his short story collection Light Lifting, Biblioasis

Sarah Selecky for her short story collection This Cake is for the Party, Thomas Allen Publishers

Johanna Skibsrud for her novel The Sentimentalists, Gaspereau Press

Kathleen Winter for her novel Annabel, House of Anansi Press

For more detail, visit the Giller web site at

http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/scotiabank-giller-prize-2010-announces-its-short.html

10 Apps for Readers on the Go

Hi,

I recently discovered your blog, and I have become a frequent reader. I recently published an article “10 Apps for Readers on the Go” that dovetails well with your audience. Perhaps you would be interested in sharing with them? Here's the link to the article if you would like to take a quick look for yourself:

http://www.informationtechnologyschools.org/blog/2010/10-apps-for-readers-on-the-go/

Thanks again for the great content, and I hope the article I've linked primes your interest.

Regards,

Liz

Writers' Trust of Canada--Nominees for 10th Annual Writers' Trust Awards 2010

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the 10th annual Writers’ Trust Awards. Nominees for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize, and the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, for short fiction, were unveiled this morning at a press conference at Toronto’s Ben McNally Books. Nominees include a Man Booker Prize finalist, dueling brother and sister novelists, a husband and wife team, and – a first for the Writers’ Trust – the author of a graphic memoir.