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.