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First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Tell us tales of Canada

Rawi Hage fills Matt Fleming in on his rapid rise to literary stardom, being shortlisted for prizes and his penchant for clowning aroundThere’s a fine tradition of talented Canadian writers who have earned universal literary appeal. Margaret Atwood, Leonard ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Time Out Hong Kong ]

Entities: Rawi Hage, Canada, Cockroach, Hong Kong

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Come join the SJU Library book club!

information please contact Lorna Rourke, University Librarian.Come and join the SJU Library Book Club in reading The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. The Book Club is a great summer activity where you can meet new people and enjoy the sunshine! Our first ... [ Published May 23 2012 by St. Jerome's University ]

Entities: Michael Ondaatje

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 2 Documents

Greg Keelor

Hallelujah, Cohen donates Glenn Gould Prize money

TORONTO -- Leonard Cohen humbly accepted the Glenn Gould Prize on Monday, but not the $50,000 prize that accompanied it, instead donating the cash to the Canada Council for the Arts.The 77-year-old Cohen struck a modest tone as he claimed the award, first ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Winnipeg Free Press ]

Entities: Leonard Cohen, Glenn Gould, Donations, Thomas Wyatt, Greg Keelor

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Jill Dawson on Lucky Bunny

The novelist reveals the inspiration behind her new novel about the women of crime, and discusses the joys of researchHow did you come to write Lucky Bunny?I've long been interested in writing about the appeal of risk-taking, destructive behaviours such ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Bethnal Green, Yacht, Beryl Bainbridge, Diana Dors

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Leonard Cohen

A look back at Leonard Cohen’s inspiring body of work

The musician is being honoured with the Glenn Gould Prize tonight at Toronto's Massey Hall.Songwriting legend Leonard Cohen will be awarded with the 9th Glenn Gould Prize for his substantial contribution to the arts tonight in Toronto.In memory of pianist ... [ Published May 14 2012 by 50plus.com ]

Entities: Leonard Cohen, Glenn Gould, Toronto, R. Murray Schafer

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately: This Week I'm...

The 'Lewis' actor shares what his week has in store Watching Steve McQueens film Shame, with Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, who give great performances. McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Kevin Whately, Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan Civil War, Robin Hoods

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Locating the books with the strongest sense of place

The Ondaatje prize shortlist includes novels from Rahul Bhattacharya and Teju Cole, but which are your favourite books which evoke 'the spirit of a place'?The shortlist for perhaps my favourite of the literary awards has just been announced: the Ondaatje ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Michael Ondaatje, Paul Farley, Graham Greene

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Norwich has been named as England's first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, UNESCO.

The Writers' Centre Norwich (WCN) said Norwich was where the first book in English by a woman and the first provincial newspaper were published.Author Ian McEwan, who backed the bid by WCN, was on the UK's first MA Creative Writing at the University of ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Manchester Wired ]

Entities: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul..., Ian McEwan, Lorna Sage, Rose Tremain, Julian of Norwich

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

Irving Channels 'Garp' With Transsexual Wrestler in New Novel

(c) 2012, Bloomberg News.Thirty-four years ago, in "The World According to Garp," John Irving created a transsexual for the ages in a former football player named Roberta Muldoon. (John Lithgow played her in the movie.)In his 13th novel, "In One Person," ... [ Published May 09 2012 by NOLA Live ]

Entities: John Irving, Michael Ondaatje, Phillips Exeter Academy, John Lithgow

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

10 books to reread this summer

KARACHI:With thousands of books being released every month by multiple publishing houses, it’s really hard to pick a good title from a bookshop. Sometimes, it just makes sense to reread a book that you loved instead of spending money on a new book that ... [ Published May 07 2012 by The Express Tribune ]

Entities: Kamila Shamsie, Bernhard Schlink, Karachi, Moth

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Chamber Orchestra Anglia’s 10th anniversary tour is visiting Norwich’s most inspiring buildings

Some of Norwich?s landmark venues have been transformed into concert halls as an orchestra marks its 10th anniversary with a tour of some of the city?s most inspiring buildings.Chamber Orchestra Anglia set itself the challenge of reflecting the Norwich ... [ Published May 03 2012 by EDP 24 ]

Entities: James Mill, Griff Rhys Jones, Michael Ondaatje

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Bruce Cockburn: Pacing the Cage

Tune into VisionTV on Friday, May 4th at 10pm ET to catch the new documentary on Canadian music legend Bruce Cockburn.Having just won his 12th Juno Award for Best Roots and Traditional Album Small Source of Comfort, Bruce Cockburn is still at the top ... [ Published May 02 2012 by 50plus.com ]

Entities: Bruce Cockburn, Bernie Finkelstein, Colin Linden, Sylvia Tyson, Sarah Harmer

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Stratford Shakespeare Festival Launches 60th Se... [ Published May 26 2012 by Broadway World ]
Tell us tales of Canada [ Published May 23 2012 by Time Out Hong Kong ]
Come join the SJU Library book club! [ Published May 23 2012 by St. Jerome's University ]
Good prose from bad guitar [ Published May 18 2012 by Sakaal Times ]
Hallelujah, Cohen donates Glenn Gould Prize money [ Published May 16 2012 by Winnipeg Free Press ]
CONCERT: Glenn Gould Prize Gala Concert in Hono... [ Published May 16 2012 by Exclaim! ]
Leonard Cohen: A specialist in longing, loving ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Globe and Mail ]
Leonard Cohen donates $50K from Glenn Gould Prize [ Published May 15 2012 by CBC ]
Jill Dawson on Lucky Bunny [ Published May 15 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Artistic community regales Cohen [ Published May 15 2012 by Jam! Showbiz Movies ]
Kevin Whately: This Week I'm... [ Published May 15 2012 by Telegraph ]
Cohen accepts Glenn Gould Prize in Toronto [ Published May 15 2012 by MSN Canada ]
Leonard Cohen accepts Glenn Gould Prize, gives ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Globe and Mail ]
Leonard Cohen accepts Glenn Gould Prize, donate... [ Published May 15 2012 by Rocky Mountain Outlook ]
A look back at Leonard Cohen’s inspiring body o... [ Published May 14 2012 by 50plus.com ]
RWB season-ender has a light touch [ Published May 11 2012 by Winnipeg Free Press ]
Locating the books with the strongest sense of ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
Norwich has been named as England's first City ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Manchester Wired ]
Irving Channels 'Garp' With Transsexual Wrestle... [ Published May 09 2012 by NOLA Live ]
May 3, 2012 At 66, Ottawa’s Bruce Cockburn plea... [ Published May 09 2012 by Cape Breton Post ]
10 books to reread this summer [ Published May 07 2012 by The Express Tribune ]
John Irving: Interview [ Published May 05 2012 by Toronto Star Online ]
Adrian Searle encounters … Luc Tuymans's Allo! [ Published May 04 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
At 66, Cockburn happy to be father again [ Published May 03 2012 by MSN Canada ]
Chamber Orchestra Anglia’s 10th anniversary tou... [ Published May 03 2012 by EDP 24 ]
Bruce Cockburn: Pacing the Cage [ Published May 02 2012 by 50plus.com ]
Lam’s tale woven out of family memories of Vietnam [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Toronto Star Online ]
This week in L.A.: Times Book Prizes, festival ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]
The Proust Questionnaire — People don't always ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by The Hindu ]
Columbias art community gives Charleston a run ... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Charleston City Paper ]

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Something Went Wrong on That Voyage: 'The Cat's... [ Published Feb 16 2012 by PopMatters ] Michael Ondaatje takes his readers to that mystifying time when we were aware of the grown-ups around us, and yet we really were oblivious to so many things that we didn’t have the ability to understand. ...
50 Movies That Are Better Than The Book [ Published Jan 06 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Passionate bookworms can be a protective bunch. Just behold their furious anger if a paperback-to-film adaptation's screenwriter changes even the slightest element of a beloved novel. And it's usually justified, since far too many Hollywood adaptations ...