2010 Governor General's Literary Awards Nominees

Nominees for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced Wednesday in Toronto. The English-language finalists are:

FICTION

Waiting for Joe (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Sandra Birdsell, Regina

Room (HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Emma Donoghue, London, Ont.

Motorcycles & Sweetgrass (Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Drew Hayden Taylor, Curve Lake, Ont.

Cool Water (Phyllis Bruce Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Dianne Warren, Regina

Annabel (House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Kathleen Winter, Montreal

POETRY

Boxing the Compass (Signal Editions, an imprint of Vehicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo), Richard Greene, Cobourg, Ont.

Circus (Signal Editions, an imprint of Vehicule Press; distributed by LitDistCo), Michael Harris, Westmount, Que.

&: A Serial Poem (Fitzhenry & Whiteside; distributed by the publisher), Daryl Hine, Chicago, originally from New Westminster, B.C.

Exploding into Night (Guernica Editions; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Sandy Pool, Toronto

Deepwater Vee (McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House of Canada), Melanie Siebert, Victoria

DRAMA

Afterimage (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Robert Chafe, St. John's, N.L.

Scratch (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Toronto

Courageous (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Michael Healey, Toronto

Such Creatures (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), Judith Thompson, Toronto

Lady in the red dress (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), David Yee, Toronto

NON-FICTION

A History of Marriage (Penguin Group (Canada); distributed by the publisher), Elizabeth Abbott, Toronto

The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Search for His Disabled Son (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Ian Brown, Toronto

Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada (Greystone Books, an imprint of D&M Publishers; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Allan Casey, Saskatoon

Burmese Lessons: A Love Story (Random House Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), Karen Connelly, Toronto

Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000 (Alfred A. Knopf Canada; distributed by Random House of Canada), John English, Kitchener, Ont.

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: TEXT

Me, Myself and Ike (Orca Book Publishers; distributed by the publisher), K.L. Denman, Powell River, B.C.

Tyranny (Tundra Books; distributed by Random House of Canada), Lesley Fairfield, Toronto

Free as a Bird (Dundurn Press; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Gina McMurchy-Barber, Surrey, B.C.

Fishtailing (Coteau Books; distributed by Publishers Group of Canada), Wendy Phillips, Richmond, B.C.

Scars (WestSide Books; distributed by Chapters/Indigo), Cheryl Rainfield, Toronto

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: ILLUSTRATION

Uirapuru: based on a Brazilian legend text by P.K. Page (Oolichan Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press), Kristi Bridgeman, Victoria

Owls See Clearly at Night: a Michif alphabet text by Julie Flett (Simply Read Books; distributed by Publishers Group Canada), Julie Flett, Vancouver

I Know Here, text by Laurel Croza (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), Matt James, Toronto

Cat's Night Out, text by Caroline Stutson (Simon & Schuster/A Paula Wiseman Book; distributed by Simon & Schuster Canada), Jon Klassen, Los Angeles, originally from Niagara Falls, Ont.

The Quiet Book, text by Deborah Underwood (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; distributed by Thomas Allen & Son), Renata Liwska, Calgary

TRANSLATION: FRENCH TO ENGLISH

Sheila Fischman, Montreal, The Blue Notebook (Talonbooks; distributed by Publishers Group Canada), English translation of Le cahier bleu by Michel Tremblay (Lemeac Editeur/Actes Sud)

Sheila Fischman, Montreal, On the Proper Use of Stars (McClelland & Stewart; distributed by Random House), English translation of Du bon usage des étoiles by Dominique Fortier (Editions Alto)

Linda Gaboriau, Montreal, Forests (Playwrights Canada Press; distributed by the publisher), English translation of Forêts by Wajdi Mouawad (Lemeac Editeur/Actes Sud)

Liedewy Hawke, Toronto, High-Wire Summer (Cormorant Books; distributed by University of Toronto Press), English translation of L'été funambule by Louise Dupre (XYZ editeur)

Lazer Lederhendler, Montreal, The Breakwater House (House of Anansi Press; distributed by HarperCollins Canada), English translation of La maison des temps rompus by Pascale Quiviger (Les Editions du Boreal)

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Man Booker Prize Winner

Howard Jacobson wins Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question

Read more: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/10/12/man-booker-prize/#ixzz12BN93Qy0

Author Reading - October 20

The Lincoln Public Library is hosting an author evening on Wednesday October 20, at at the Lincoln Centre, 4361 Central Ave. Beamsville with William Connor, the author of Coleraine which has received many excellent reviews, and Robert Lindsey, author of Royal Spring.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for refreshments and the readings begin at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5 in advance from both the Fleming Library (4996 Beam St. in Beamsville)or the Moses F. Rittenhouse Library (4080 John Charles Blvd. Vineland) and $7 at the door.

2010 Giller Prize Finalists

The 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists are:

David Bergen for his novel THE MATTER WITH MORRIS, Phyllis Bruce Books/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Alexander MacLeod for his short story collection LIGHT LIFTING, Biblioasis
Sarah Selecky for her short story collection THIS CAKE IS FOR THE PARTY, Thomas Allen Publishers
Johanna Skibsrud for her novel THE SENTIMENTALISTS, Gaspereau Press
Kathleen Winter for her novel ANNABEL, House of Anansi Press

October Top Ten Lists

DVDs

Date Night
When in Rome
The Bounty Hunter
Leap Year
Invictus
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Avatar
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Valentine's Day


Books

Larsson, Stieg - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Larsson, Stieg - The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Reichs, Kathy - Spider Bones
Roberts, Nora - Happy Ever After
Collins, Suzanne - Mockingjay
Evanovich, Janet - Sizzling Sixteen
Sparks, Nicholas - Safe Haven
Connelly, Michael - Reversal
Patterson, James - Don't Blink
Roberts, Nora - The Search