Paul Beatty has become the first ever American to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his book, The Sellout. Established in 1969, the winner of the Man Booker receives £50,000 or currently $81,465.81 Canadian dollars to be exact. For those authors that were shortlisted, £2,500 or $4,073.94 is awarded to each of them. The five… Continue reading THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
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Book Club: From Boring To Bestseller
The best-selling novel The Girl on the Train, which spent 16 weeks at the top of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers list, is about to hit the silver screen. The gripping thriller follows that of a woman who is battling alcoholism and depression sees something unthinkable happen in a house she passes while… Continue reading Book Club: From Boring To Bestseller
Own A Piece of Potter’s World
Hold onto your broomsticks, Harry Potter’s house has just come up for sale. Okay, technically Potter just lived in a cupboard under the stairs (thankfully, later he got a bedroom all to himself) at Four Privet Drive, but nevertheless the house played an important part in Potter’s life, and now it can be all yours.… Continue reading Own A Piece of Potter’s World
Author Talk: Ernie Louttit
Date: September 20, 2016 Time: 3:00PM-3:45PM Location: Caleb Village, 60 Stevenson Crescent, Kindersley Sponsored by the Kindersley Library. Everyone is welcome.
Ottawa woman's little free library to be shut down over city bylaw
By Jackie Dunham, CTV New, September 9, 2016 “It’s been a great pleasure to wander the neighbourhood and watch people stand here and pick up books,” Golding told CTV Ottawa. Mimi Golding stocks the cabinet-sized mini-library in front of her house with a handful of favourite books. The three outdoor book boxes are approximately half… Continue reading Ottawa woman's little free library to be shut down over city bylaw
A BOOK-LOVER’S DREAM COME TRUE!
Have you ever fantasised about running your own bookshop? If so, you’re in luck: a new Airbnb apartment lets you do just that. Called ‘The Open Book’, the apartment is located above a traditional bookshop nestled by the sea in the literary-loving location of Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town. Guests who rent the apartment take… Continue reading A BOOK-LOVER’S DREAM COME TRUE!
20 MINUTES IS ALL IT TAKES
20 minutes — not much time if you stop and think about it. You could spend 20 minutes scrolling through your newsfeed, reading emails, watching an episode of friends (minus the commercials) or you could spend it reading a non-fiction book thanks to a new app called Joosr. Joosr offers summaries of the most inspiring… Continue reading 20 MINUTES IS ALL IT TAKES
CHILDREN READ TO SHELTER DOGS
An innovative new idea, called the Shelter Buddies Reading Program, is making a huge difference for animals at the Humane Society of Missouri. The idea is simple: children read to shelter dogs as a way to prepare the animals for life in a forever home, while helping to instill a greater sense of empathy in… Continue reading CHILDREN READ TO SHELTER DOGS
Author Talk – Ed Olfert
Date: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 Time: 2:00-3:00PM Location: Caleb Village, 60 Stevenson Crescent, Kindersley, SK And It Was Very Good: Everyday Moments of Awe Join us to hear from Saskatchewan author Ed Olfert! Ed Olfert grew up and started a family in Kerrobert, until the early 1990’s when he relocated to Prince Albert. There, Ed wrote… Continue reading Author Talk – Ed Olfert
Beverly Cleary Turns 100!
Happy Birthday Beverly Cleary! As if turning 100 years old wasn’t amazing enough, try adding in the fact that this amazing woman has sold over 91 million copies of her books. She’s a Library of Congress “Living Legend” award recipient, has received the National Medal of Arts award (in the Oval Office), is a Newbery… Continue reading Beverly Cleary Turns 100!