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Traveling exhibit challenges stereotypes about Muslim giving
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (952+ words) (RNS) " As politicians in Washington singled out Somali and Muslim immigrant communities in Minnesota last year, a familiar stereotype resurfaced: Muslims as outsiders and "takers." And amid a high-profile investigation into a pandemic-related fraud scheme in the state, advocates say…...
Giller Prize for best work of Canadian fiction to be handed out in Toronto tonight
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) Elana Rabinovitch the Executive Director of Giller Prize stands on stage during the awards ceremony in Toronto, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - Canadian book awards season will reach its apex tonight when the Giller Prize is set…...
Writers’ Trust announces fiction short list, increases prize pot
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) TORONTO - The Writers" Trust of Canada is deepening the purse for its fiction prize, increasing it to $100,000. The organization says the winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers" Trust Fiction Prize would receive $70,000, up from $60,000, while the runners-up will receive $7,500 instead…...
Graham Greene remembered as a ‘legend’ who brought nuance to characters
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (225+ words) Actor Graham Greene attends a red carpet for the movie "Through Black Spruce" during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill TORONTO - Graham Greene's friends and contemporaries are remembering the Canadian actor…...
Book Review: Katie Kitamura’s new novel about an actor explores idea that ‘all the world’s a stage’
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (223+ words) This cover image released by Riverhead shows "Audition" by Katie Kitamura. (Riverhead via AP) In her latest novel, "Audition," Katie Kitamura exploits all the tension and ambiguity inherent in that opening scene to craft a short, propulsive novel that suggests…...
Book Review: ‘Whack Job’ tells the story of a simple survival tool turned murder weapon
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder" by Rachel McCarthy James. (St. Martin's Press via AP) From the murder of a Neanderthal-like man to the infamous Lizzie Borden, "Whack Job: A…...
Debut novels about war, urban underground among finalists for Amazon award
11+ mon, 18+ hour ago (185+ words) Writer, poet and past soldier Benjamin Hertwig is among six finalists for the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award." Edmonton's Hertwig made the list for "Juiceboxers," about four young soldiers serving in Afghanistan, while Quebec's Val'rie Bah is in the running…...