It's Asian Heritage Month and the City of Guelph's bookstore The Bookshelf has a selection of books for adults and young adults readers. The books explore a variety of topics that include identity, culture, capitalist consumption and more.
KITCHENER Three Guelph authors are among the finalists for the 2020 Governor General Literary Awards. According to a news release, the finalists were announced Tuesday after the 2020 awards were postponed due to the pandemic. A total of 70 books across seven categories in both French and English are nominated. The awards are one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary award programs, offering a total of $450,000 in prizes. According to the news release, the themes of the books nominated this year are gender bending, boundary pushing and come from a diverse cohort of authors. The three Guelph finalists are nominated in three separate categories.