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Ten Questions with Michael Lewis MacLennan
Open Book talks to award-winning playwright Michael Lewis MacLennan about writing, Canadian culture and his latest play, The Good Egg (Playwrights Canada Press).OBT: Tell us about your latest book, The...
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Ten Questions with Cary Fagan and Dušan Petričić
He’s back… the boy with two ears and two eyes and two arms and two feet and two shoes. He had two older sisters, Emma and Marfa, and two older brothers, Daniel and Noah. The late Mordecai Richler had...
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Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
Elizabeth Hay (McClelland & Stewart, 2007) I was standing at an airport bookstore, in search of a book for a transatlantic flight. In a moment of nationalism, I opted for this one instead of...
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Ten Questions with Jane Lind
Writer and artist Jane Lind talks to Open Book about writing, reading and her book, Joyce Wieland: Writings and Drawings 1952-1971 (The Porcupine's Quill). Her other recent publications include Perfect...
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Canadians in New York: The Chelsea Hotel
By rob mclennanDespite parboiling myself in the shower a few times I began to like the hotel, or at least some of the residents, or denizens as some liked to call themselves. You could get high in the...
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Craig Poile’s True Concessions nominated for an Ottawa Book Award
From our friends at Goose Lane EditionsGoose Lane Editions is deeply honoured to announce that author Craig Poile has been nominated for a 2010 Ottawa Book Award for English Fiction for his acclaimed...
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The Verdict Is In: The Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade Revealed
From our friends at Canada Reads:Canada has spoken! You were asked for your nominations for the Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade and did you ever answer. Canadians around the world sent...
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Luminato Announces Impressive Literature and Illuminations Line-up for 2011
Every year, we are so impressed with the events, excitement and presence of the still-young Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity and we have been eagerly anticipating the 2011 literary...
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Alone in the Classroom
Elizabeth Hay (McClelland & Stewart, 2011) For more information about Alone in the Classroom, please visit the McClelland & Stewart website.
View ArticleOn Curating and Writing, an Interview with Devyani Saltzman
April 14, 2011Open Book: Toronto:Tell us about Luminato's Literature and Illuminations Programs.
View ArticleLuminato and Illuminating the Review
By Becky ToyneThis past weekend, Globe Arts ran a piece by John Barber about the proliferation of literary awards. The piece came on the heels of the announcement of a new prize for Canadian...
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May 2011 Top Tens
Not sure what to pick up for your summer reading? Have a look at the May 2011 Top Ten lists to see which Canadian books were the top sellers last month in four of Toronto's finest bookstores, Bakka...
View ArticlePreliminary Line Up for IFOA 2011 Announced
From our friends at Authors at Harbourfront Centre:Authors at Harbourfront Centre is delighted to announce the preliminary line-up for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors (IFOA), October...
View ArticleThe News of the World of 1812
By Becky ToyneYou can’t believe everything you read: a truth universally acknowledged and one that grows seemingly more true (yes, I snuck a pinch of doubt into that on purpose) by the minute.
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The Ottawa International Writers Festival
By rob mclennanThe Ottawa International Writers Festival runs from October 20–25, 2011. Originally founded in 1997 by father-and-son team Neil and Sean Wilson, the now semi-annual Ottawa International...
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