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2021 Governor General's Literary Awards Winners
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The winners of this year's Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on November 17, 2021. The awards are presented in 14 categories -- 7 in each of the official languages. The winner in each category receives $25,000 and each finalist is awarded $1,000. The complete list can be found at... Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2021 at The Buzz...About Books
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2021 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalists
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The Governor General's Literary Awards were created in 1936 by the country's 15th Governor General, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. Buchan was also an author best known for the adventure novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps. The awards are presented in 14 categories -- 7 in each of the official languages. The... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2021 at The Buzz...About Books
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Reading Challenge 2021: Innovation Council Suggestions
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What is the Innovation Council? TPL’s Innovation Council is an advisory group of leaders from the academic, creative and technology communities. Council members provide the library with feedback, ideas, and collaboration to help us develop new services. They also help connect the library to the technology and innovation spheres in... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2021 at The Buzz...About Books
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Desmond Cole wins Toronto Book Award
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The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole Desmond Cole has won this year's Toronto Book Award with The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. In it Cole documents his experiences as a Black Canadian in 2017 and the fight... Continue reading
Posted Dec 1, 2020 at The Buzz...About Books
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A Book You Previously Tried to Read and Gave Up On: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their picks for the category "A book you previously tried to read and gave up on." Quite possibly the most difficult challenge to complete! Pauline's pick: The Great Gatsby by F.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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A Book Adapted into a Movie or Show: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their recommendations for the category "A book that has been adapted into a movie or show". Alice's Recommendations: Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich All formats Why did Alice pick it?... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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2019 Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced
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This year's Booker Prize shortlist includes two previous winners. Margaret Atwood who has been nominated for The Testaments, her much anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, won the prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin. Salman Rushdie, a winner in 1981 for Midnight's Children has been nominated this time for... Continue reading
Posted Sep 3, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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A Book About Being a Newcomer, Refugee or Immigrant: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. These are some of their recommendations for the category "A book about being a newcomer, refugee or immigrant". Amy's recommendation: The Test by Sylain Neuvel All formats Why did Amy pick it? It's a sci-fi... Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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A Book on a Topic You Know Nothing About: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you participating in our reading challenge? So are library staff all across the city. Here are some of their recommendations for the category "A book on a topic you know nothing about," to expand their knowledge and yours! Myrna's Pick Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Why did Myrna pick... Continue reading
Posted Jul 29, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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Graphic Novels: TCAF Team & Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you taking our 2019 Reading Challenge? So are library staff all across the city. With the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) coming up next weekend, we decided to ask the TCAF team for some of their favourite graphic novel recommendations. Hosted annually in the Toronto Reference Library (and several... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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Non-Prose Books: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you taking our 2019 Reading Challenge? So are library staff all across the city. In honour of World Poetry Day on March 21, we decided to ask them about their favourite books for the category, "A non-prose book". Plus April is National Poetry Month! On the Reading Challenge webpage,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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Andrea Levy, 1952-2019
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Although she became an award-winning novelist, Andrea Levy was not a reader as a child. "Being a working-class girl," she told The Guardian, "I watched telly." Levy was born in 1952 in London to Jamaican immigrant parents who were part of the Windrush generation--West Indians who emigrated to the United... Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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Books about Mental Health: Staff Picks for the 2019 Reading Challenge
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Are you taking our 2019 Reading Challenge? Many staff members across our 100 branches are participating, and recently we asked them what their picks and recommendations are for "A book about mental health". We received a mix of answers, including children's books, young adult and adult books. Here are some... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2019 at The Buzz...About Books
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Esi Edugyan Wins 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize
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Washington Black by Esi Edugyen eBook The Scotiabank Giller Prize was presented to Esi Edugyan for her novel Washington Black at a gala on November 19, 2018. The novel tells the story of a boy born into slavery on a Barbados plantation and follows his escape from slavery and his... Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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William Goldman, 1931-2018
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And that's when she put her book down. And looked at me. And said it: "Life isn't fair, Bill. we tell our children that it is, but it's a terrible thing to do. It's not only a lie, it's a cruel lie. Life is not fair, and it never has... Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Governor General's Literary Awards Winners
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The winners of the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced on October 30, 2018. The awards are given in 14 categories, for both adults and children and in both official languages. The full list of nominees is available on the official website. These are the winners in the Adult... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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Man Booker Prize awarded to Anna Burns
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Milkman by Anna Burns The winner of 2018's Man Booker Prize was announced on October 16 at a gala in London, England. The winning novel is Milkman by Anna Burns. Set in Belfast during the Troubles, the novel tells the story of a young girl and her relationship with a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Toronto Book Award Goes to David Chariandy
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On October 10, 2018, the 44th annual Toronto Book Award was presented to David Chariandy for his novel Brother. The novel tells the story of two brothers growing up in a Scarborough housing project with their Trinidadian-born mother. Chariandy's novel won The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was longlisted... Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Governor General's Literary Award Shortlist
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The Governor General's Literary Awards were launched in 1936 by Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir, also known as John Buchan, author of The Thirty-Nine Steps. Finalists for the awards were announced on October 3, 2018. The awards are given in 14 categories, for both adults and children and in both official... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Scotiabank Giller Shortlist Announced
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The finalists for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize were announced on October 1, 2018. At the announcement Elana Rabinovich, executive director of the prize called the selection "distinctive books that deserve to be read and read widely". Five novels books have been nominated for this year's 2018 The Scotiabank Giller... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Finalists Announced
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Five books have been nominated for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, which recognizes exceptional Canadian writers. The prize was established in 1997 and is sponsored by Rogers Communications, Inc. Although novels and short story collections are eligible for the award, this year all of the nominees are novels. Beirut... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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Esi Edugyan on Man Booker Shortlist
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Victoria author Esi Edugyan is one of six authors selected for the Man Booker Prize Shortlist. Her novel Washington Black, examines the horrors of slavery through the eyes of an 11-year-old slave. This is the second time Edugyan has been a finalist for the award; her Scotiabank Giller Prize winning... Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Shortlist 2018
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The shortlist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize was announced on September 19. This is Canada's most lucrative prize for nonfiction books. Finalists receive $5000 and the winning author takes home $60,000. Weston said that the 2018 finalists "focus on themes of coming together in the face of adversity,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Revealed
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Twelve books have been nominated for this year's 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize, one of Canada's most lucrative literary prizes. The winning author receives a cash prize of $100,000; $10,000 is given to the remaining authors on the shortlist. Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage eAudiobook eBook French Exit by Patrick... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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RIP Ann Ireland, 1953-2018
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I like to think that silence is under rated and should be paid attention to. All silence, in my experience, leads to something interesting popping up. Ann Ireland Ann Ireland was born in Toronto in 1953 and studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia earning a BFA in... Continue reading
Posted Aug 29, 2018 at The Buzz...About Books
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