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Sep 26, 2024 | 
lapresse.ca | Sarah Bernstein |Suzette Mayr |Omar El Akkad |Madeleine Thien |Sean Michaels |Lynn Coady
Le 4 septembre, le prix Giller a annoncé sa liste préliminaire pour l’année 2024. Depuis plus de trois décennies, cette annonce, suivie du dévoilement des cinq finalistes un mois plus tard et ultimement de l’écrivaine gagnante ou l’écrivain gagnant, est une source de grande joie collective pour la littérature canadienne.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
quillandquire.com | Cassandra Drudi |Emma Donoghue |Suzette Mayr
Canadian novelists Emma Donoghue and Suzette Mayr have been shortlisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. The annual award celebrates excellence in world literature, and the winner receives a €100,000 prize ($147,000 CAD). Books are nominated for the award by libraries around the world. The award is sponsored by Dublin City Council. Donoghue was shortlisted for her 2022 novel Haven, and Mayr for her Giller-winning The Sleeping Car Porter.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
cbc.ca | Suzette Mayr
The finalists for the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction | CBC Books LoadedBooksThe $25,000 prizes recognize the best Canadian books of the year. The $25,000 prizes recognize the best Canadian books of the yearHere are the finalists for the 2023 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. The Governor General's Literary Awards are one of Canada's oldest and most prestigious literary prizes.
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
cbc.ca | Suzette Mayr |Kyo Maclear |Eli Baxter |Conor Kerr
Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards | CBC Books LoadedBooksThe prizes, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, are awarded in seven English-language categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature — text, young people's literature — illustration, drama and French-to-English translation.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
pajiba.com | Kayleigh Donaldson |Sarah Weinman |Suzette Mayr
I get many publicist emails about upcoming book releases, particularly romance novels, and I’ve noticed a trend over the past few months. I’ve received many eager PR hype around books like My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine, the works of Ali Hazelwood, and Forget Me Not by Julie Soto. It seemed like standard stuff before it dawned on me that these are all Reylo fanfictions.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
themeafordindependent.ca | Suzette Mayr
Ollie Bodnar passed away peacefully at the Meaford Hospital on Saturday, August 12, 2023, still proudly living on her own at the age of 90. Born in Mayfair, SK, on a rural farm on January 1, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Mary Marie (1896-1988) and Michael Earnest (1893-1970) Bodnar, who immigrated from Ukraine in 1923 to find a better life. Predeceased by her sister, Mary Marie, and her brothers Bill, Tony, Nick, and John, as well as her son, Arthur MacLeod.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
themeafordindependent.ca | Suzette Mayr
Doug Smith passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side at Chapman House Hospice in Owen Sound on Sunday, August 13, 2023, one day after his 90th birthday. Born in Meaford on August 12, 1933, a son of the late James Robert Smith and Ida May (nee Clugston) Smith. Doug was predeceased by his first wife Helen in January 2000, after 40 years of marriage.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
themeafordindependent.ca | Suzette Mayr
The Grey Bruce County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in the Civic Holiday Weekend Campaign from August 4 to August 7, 2023. The campaign focused on traffic moving over for emergency vehicles and tow trucks, as well as the ‘Big Four’, which include: distracted driving, alcohol/drug – impaired driving, speeding/aggressive driving, and lack of occupant restraint.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
themeafordindependent.ca | Suzette Mayr
It took a year to get the BrokerLink Insurance Lawn Bowling Tournament completed after being cancelled twice last summer due to inclement weather. August 8 of this summer proved perfect for the event, with some sunshine, a little bit of cloud, and a breeze. This annual tournament is ‘Open Triples’, which means teams are made up of three players of any gender combination. This year there were teams made up of three men, three women, two men and one woman, and two women and one man.
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May 3, 2023 | 
cbc.ca | Iona Whishaw |Michael Christie |Michelle Good |Suzette Mayr
Here are the bestselling Canadian books from April 23-29, 2023. Bestseller lists are compiled by Bookmanager using weekly sales stats from over 260 Canadian independent stores. Canadian fiction (Anick Violette, Touchewood Editions)To Track a Traitor: A Lane Winslow Mystery by Iona Whishaw is the #1 Canadian fiction book this week. To Track a Traitor is a transatlantic tale of espionage and rivalry.
