6 eReaders for the Bookworm On Your List

Are you looking for an eReader?  The article "6 eReaders for the Bookworm On Your List," from The Globe and Mail, evaluates six popular e-Readers.  Go to

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/2011-tech-gift-guide/apps-mobile/gift-guide-6-ereaders-for-the-bookworm-on-your-list/article2243655/

The Globe 100: The Very Best Books of 2011

Check out The Globe and Mail's article, "The Globe 100:  The Very Best Books of 2011" at

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/the-globe-100-the-very-best-books-of-2011/article2248133/

CBC Canada Reads Program Top 10

The Canada Reads Top 10 (CBC) will be revealed at 10:30 ET on Tuesday, November 1, 2011.

For information on how to participate in the Canada Reads program go to

http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/

The debates will rage in February 2012 on CBC.

Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011 was won by Julian Barnes for The Sense Of An Ending, published by Jonathon Cape.

For details go to

http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/thisyear/winner

Finalists for the Governor-General's Literary Awards 2011

Check out the nominees for the 2011 Governor-General's Literary Awards.

Go to

http://987321654.canadacouncil.net/en/archives/2011/Finalists.aspx

The library has the following nominees:

A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk - Ian L
Blink and Caution - Tim Wynn-Jones
This Dark Endeavour - Kenneth Oppel

Vancouver International Writers Festival 2011

Coming up is the Vancouver International Writers Festival 2011 on Granville Island  from October 18-23, 2011.  You can download a program of this year's festival at
http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/
Many great events!  Check it out!

Giller 2011 (Book) Prize Longlist Announced

The 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury  announced its longlist of books in the running for this year’s award. The jury selected 16 titles out of 143 books – a record-setting number of submissions – put forward by 55 publishers from every region of Canada.

Here is a list of this year's longlist:

David Bezmozgis for his novel, THE FREE WORLD, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd


Clarke Blaise for his short story collection, THE MEAGRE TARMAC, Biblioasis

Lynn Coady for her novel, THE ANTAGONIST, House of Anansi Press

Michael Christie for his short story collection, THE BEGGAR’S GARDEN, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Patrick DeWitt for his novel, THE SISTERS BROTHERS, House of Anansi Press

*Myrna Dey for her novel, EXTENSIONS, NeWest Press

Esi Edugyan for her novel, HALF-BLOOD BLUES, Thomas Allen Publishers

Marina Endicott for her novel, THE LITTLE SHADOWS, Doubleday Canada

Zsuzsi Gartner for her short story collection, BETTER LIVING THROUGH PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES, Hamish Hamilton Canada

Genni Gunn for her novel, SOLITARIA, Signature Editions

Pauline Holdstock for her novel, INTO THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Wayne Johnston for his novel, A WORLD ELSEWHERE, Knopf Canada

Dany Laferrière for his novel, THE RETURN (translation, David Homel), Douglas & McIntyre

Suzette Mayr for her novel, MONOCEROS, Coach House Books

Michael Ondaatje for his novel, THE CAT’S TABLE, McClelland & Stewart

Guy Vanderhaeghe for his novel, A GOOD MAN, McClelland & Stewart

Alexi Zentner for his novel, TOUCH, Knopf Canada

Check out the Giller website at

http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/

Books Apps: A Reading Revolution or the End of Reading?

Check out the article "Book Apps:  A Reading Revolution or the End of Reading?" from the July 23, 2011 issue of The Globe and Mail. 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/book-apps-a-reading-revolution-or-the-end-of-reading/article2106480/

An excerpt from the article--

"To understand the new big thing in publishing, the magic that promises to move put-upon paper pushers from the back of the digital bandwagon into the driver’s seat, you do what the lady said: Just put your lips together and … blow.

Specifically, you do that to your Apple iPad in the middle of chapter four of Our Choice, an app built from the bones of a recent book on global warming by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore. Then watch as the little windmill pictured on the screen starts spinning."

Summer Reading: 15 Authors Make Book Recommendations

From the June 10, 2011 issue of The Globe and Mail

"Books I Must Read This Summer"

Fifteen writers choose the work they can’t wait to crack open, preferably on a sun-drenched porch or dock, with a cool quaff at hand.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/the-book-i-must-read-this-summer/article2055874/

Say Bye to Vampires

Check out the article

"Appetite for destruction: Say bye to vampires and hello to Hell-on-Earth in Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games Trilogy"

from the June 8, 2011 issue of The Globe and Mail

http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/06/08/appetite-for-destruction-say-bye-to-vampires-and-hello-to-hell-on-earth/






Earth may not have ended this past May 21, as a small-but-confident group of religious zealots had hoped, but our planet fares much worse in a new crop of teen fiction: Thanks to Suzanne Collins’ mega-selling Hunger Games trilogy, dystopian and post-apocalyptic kid lit has replaced vampires as the biggest thing in YA publishing

2010/2011 Winner Announced for the Stellar Book Awards--BC Teen Readers' Choice Award

The winner of this year's Stellar Book Awards--BC Teen Readers' Choice Award (2010/2011) is
Kelley Armstrong's The Summoning.  Available in the library.

Nominations have also been announced for next year's awards (2011/2012). They are

Shadow Boxing by Sherie Posesorski*
thinandbeautiful.com by Liane Shaw
Dreamfire by Nicole Luiken
Living Outside the Lines by Lesley Choyce
My Parents are Sex Maniacs by Robyn Harding
Not Suitable for Family Viewing by Vicki Grant*
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Pop by Gordon Korman*
The Gryphon Project by Carrie Mac*
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones*

*available in the library
Others will be purchased for the next school year.

Arthur Ellis Awards (Crime Writers of Canada) 2011

The finalists for the Arthur Ellis Awards, for excellence in Mystery and Crime Writing,  have just been announced.  For information about the awards go to
http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/
Winners will be announced on June 2, 2011, in Victoria, B.C.

The library has the following nominated books: 

Borderline, Allan Stratton
Pluto's Ghost, Sheree Fitch
The Vinyl Princess, Yvonne Prinz
The Worst Thing She Ever Did, Alice Kiupers
Victim Rights, Norah McClintock

If you know who Arthur Ellis is, let Mr. Chafer know in the library and you will win a mystery book.

BC Book Prizes 2011 Winners Announced

The 2011 BC Book Prizes Winners were announced on April 21.


Go to

http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2011

for winners and nominees.

The Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize

winning book is available in the library:

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
by John Vaillant

It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren’t random: the tiger is apparently engaged in a vendetta. Injured, starving, and extremely dangerous, the tiger must be found before it strikes again. John Vaillant’s first book was the national bestseller The Golden Spruce, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and children

and

The Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize winning book is available in the library

Hunger Journeys

by Maggie de Vries

During WWII in Amsterdam, 19-year-old Lena leaves her starving family to travel by train with her friend, Sofie, to Almelo, a town close to the German border. It’s a risky plan. They have false papers and are quickly pulled off the train by German soldiers. Only with the help of Albert, one of the soldiers, do they make it back on the train. Lena soon fears her new friendship with the helpful Albert may lead her into more danger as Sofie befriends a soldier too, resulting in a relationship that quickly turns serious and has unforeseen consequences for both girls. Maggie de Vries is a writer, editor, teacher, and the award-winning author of several children’s books.

Impact of E-Books

More articles on the impact of e-books.


Victoria Times Colonist: 2011 April 9

E-Book Rush Challenges Our Libraries

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Ebook+rush+challenges+libraries/4588619/story.html

The demand for electronic books in public libraries has rocketed and is expected to continue rising, but their popularity is giving librarians a headache.


The Globe and Mail: 2011 April 9

Indigo's Health Reisman Faces Digital Reckoning

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/indigos-heather-reisman-faces-digital-reckoning/article1977785/

Heather Reisman is, as usual, clutching a new book in her hand. But this one isn’t just another bestseller to tout as one of “Heather’s Picks” on the shelves at Indigo Books & Music Inc. It’s a book that may hold a blueprint to the chain’s survival.

Griffin Poetry Prize 2011

The shortlist of nominees for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize has just been announced. For a list of Canadian and international nominees go to http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/awards-and-poets/shortlists/2011-shortlist/ The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry aims to spark the public’s imagination and raise awareness of the crucial role poetry plays in our cultural life. You can click a poet’s name or picture for biographies, judges’ citations and poetry excerpts. April is National Poetry Month in Canada.

National Poetry Month in Canada April 2011

Canada celebrates National Poetry Month in April 2011.
For information about National Poetry Month go to
The League of Canadian Poets
http://www.poets.ca/linktext/npm.htm

Young Poet's Week runs from April 10-16, 2011.  Further information can be found at
http://www.youngpoets.ca/

Check out the display of poetry books in the library's Poetry Corner.

B.C. Book Prizes 2011 Finalists

The West Coast Book Prize Society has just announced the finalists for the 2011 BC Book Prizes.

For a list of the finalists in the different categories, go to

http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winners/2011

Freedom to Read Week, February 20-26, 2011

Freedom to Read Week is celebrated in Canada from February 20-26, 2011.

Freedom to read can never be taken for granted. Even in Canada, a free country by world standards, books and magazines are banned at the border. Books are removed from the shelves in Canadian libraries, schools and bookstores every day. Free speech on the Internet is under attack. Few of these stories make headlines, but they affect the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes the freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."— Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations (1948)

For more information about Freedom to Read Week go to

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/

Check out the display of banned books in the library.

Canada Reads Winner!

The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis was declared the book of the decade by CBC's Canada Reads today. The other four competitors were Essex County, a graphic novel by Jeff Lemire, which was the first book eliminated, The Bone Cage by Angie Abdou, which was the second book eliminated, and Unless by Carol Shields and The Birth House by Ami McKay.

Vancouver Sun: 2011 February 9

For information about CBC's Canada Reads go to

http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/

E-Books?

Are there any students or staff at Howe Sound reading e-books?  As well, are you purchasing and downloading e-books to a device such as Kindle or Sony Reader?  Would really be interested in hearing your thoughts about e-books and whether you think we are at the point where the library should be purchasing e-books.  If you are outside our school community, your thoughts are welcome as well.

Book Week 2011 Writing Contest for Kids and Teens

Calling all young writers and poets!
Book Week 2011 Writing Contest for Kids and Teens

Do you have a story or a poem about someone that is changing the world?
Are you in Grades 4 to 12?  If so, enter the Book Week 2011 Writing Contest!
This year Book Week celebrates global citizenship. The theme Changing the World, One Child at a Time
will focus on stories that highlight children and teens who are doing things to make the
world a better place in their community, country, or abroad.

One winner from each grade will receive a $250 gift certificate to the bookstore of his or her choice.
Winning entries will be posted on the Book Week website –

www.bookweek.ca.

Contest Details

§ Entries must be postmarked by February 18, 2011.
§ The story or poem must be written during the current school year.
§ Entrants must be in Grades 4 to 12 at the time of the contest deadline.
§ Entries must be written in English and must not exceed 1,500 words.
§ All entries must include a fully complete ENTRY FORM*, the form is available at:

www.bookweek.ca/book-week/2011/book-week-writing-contest.

§ No faxed or emailed entries will be accepted.
§ Due to the large volume of entries, we cannot acknowledge receipt of entry.
§ Contest open to residents of Canada only.

§ For more information on the Writing Contest, contact carolyn@bookcentre.ca

§ Winners will be announced on May 4, 2011.

* Please note that entries not accompanied by an ENTRY FORM will not be considered.

Mail entries to

Writing Contest
c/o The Canadian Children's Book Centre
Suite 101, 40 Orchard View Blvd
Toronto, Ontario M4R 1B9

HSS Book Club Meeting on Friday, January 14, 2011

The HSS Book Club meets during X Block on Friday, January 14, 2011 in the library.
Be prepared to discuss a book you have recently read.  New members are welcome.