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!