AGP Executive Report
Last update: 42 minutes agoBookstores: Ottawa readers formed a human chain to move 7,400 books into The Spaniel’s Tale’s new Hintonburg shop, turning a relocation into a community event. Canadian Literary Awards: The Leacock Medal for Humour, Canada’s national prize for humour books, will hold its annual meeting Nov. 15 as it prepares to mark its 80th year in 2027. Two authors with B.C. connections are among the 2026 Giller Prize finalists. Indigenous Stories: Cree author and hoop dancer Sandra Lamouche will share picture books, language and culture at Red Deer Public Library on Oct. 22. International Recognition: Canadian poet, essayist and classicist Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize in Literature has prompted celebrations at home, including Toronto bookstores. Her win puts renewed attention on a boundary-crossing body of work that draws on ancient Greek literature.
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