UK release!
German release!
Second in the series!
Mass paperback (Canada and US)!
Trade paperback (Canada)
Norwegian edition!
Dutch version!
My first advance from Penguin!
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Category Archives: Book Awards
Booklist’s Top 2013 Crime Novels (and there are Canadians on the list!)
Wow, this is just incredible news, and completely unexpected. Booklist has put out its list of the best crime novels published in the US in 2013, and The Beggar’s Opera is on it– how absolutely wonderful! (The other books on the list … Continue reading
Arthur Ellis Awards 2013 shortlist!
Huge thanks to the judges who chose TBO for the shortlist for the Arthur Ellis award for Best First Novel! Deryn Collier and Peter Kirby are friends of mine so I’m very happy to see their names on the same … Continue reading
CBC Books – Q and A with Peggy Blair
Very kind of CBC Books to do a Q and A with me on their website: here’s the link! http://www.cbc.ca/books/scotiabankgillerprize/2012/09/qa-peggy-blair.html
The 2012 Giller Prize Longlist!
The Beggar’s Opera, I’m thrilled to announce, won the 2012 Reader’s Choice for the Giller Prize, and thanks so much to everyone who voted! There were over 10,000 votes cast, as well as thousands of nominations! The fact that so … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, CBC Books, Giller longlist, Giller Prize, Penguin Canada, Reader's Choice, The Beggar's Opera
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Updates – The Giller Reader’s Choice and Cheating
Yesterday, a reader (“Guest”) commented extensively in the comments section of yesterday’s post about what he perceived as cheating in the Giller Reader’s Choice. His comments, which you can see below yesterday’s blog, included a description of how he had … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Ma, CBC Books, cheating, Giller's Prize, Reader's Choice
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Literary Fiction vs. Genre – what’s the difference?
There are three genre novels up for the Giller Prize Reader’s Choice. Two are mysteries, one is science fiction. All these books were identified by their publishers as “eligible” literary fiction. A genre novel has never won the Giller. Elana Rabinovitch, … Continue reading
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Tagged difference between literary and genre fiction, genre, Giller Prize, Oryx and Crake, The Road, The Room
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The Giller Prize Reader’s Choice Top Ten: What are all those books about?
The one thing I’ve noticed about the CBC website that sets out the top ten books for the Giller Prize Reader’s Choice is that it doesn’t post any information about the books themselves, only the book covers. I haven’t read most of … Continue reading
CBC Reader’s Choice/Giller Top Ten
I was happy/thrilled/excited to see that The Beggar’s Opera is one of ten titles nominated by readers across Canada in the CBC Reader’s Choice Awards. All of the nominated titles are on the Giller Eligible List this year. Thanks to all … Continue reading
