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Posted: Jun 01, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 1
The winners of the 2020 Governor General s Literary Awards were announced on June 1, 2021. The books above won in the English-language categories.(CBC, Canada Council for the Arts) comments
Among the winners is Cree writer Michelle Good for her debut novel
Five Little Indians and renowned Canadian American poet Anne Carson for her original work
The Governor General s Literary Awards are among Canada s oldest and most prestigious prizes. The awards, worth $25,000 each, annually recognize the best published books in Canada.
The seven English-language winners are:
Fiction: Intimate and ambitious, Michelle Good s
Five Little Indians is a heart-breaking account of lives shaped and destroyed by the residential school system. Here is powerful testimony, expertly crafted and wisely observed, tragic yet full of redemptive moments. An unflinching, compassionate and moving novel about the struggle to live and love in
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Books make great gifts. From history to fantasy and everything in between, here are some suggestions for your mom on Mother s Day.
If your mother likes mother/daughter stories, try
My Mother s Daughter is a memoir by Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien.(Martin Brown, Doubleday Canada)
Perdita Felicien s mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures poverty, domestic violence and even homelessness. However, she still encouraged and supported her youngest daughter s athletic dreams. Felicien would go on to be a world-class hurdler and one of Canada s greatest track athletes.
The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills and her work appears in the anthology
Borders is a story she has known for a long time, and has connected to personally as her partner is American and currently trying to navigate the same system. I ve been passionate about this story since I first read it in high school. It s funny and tender, in that quintessential Thomas King way, and it gracefully balances the absurdity and the heartbreak of arbitrarily imposed divisions, Donovan told CBC Books via email. While working onÂ
Borders, my American spouse and I were also getting to know the weird, frustrating world of immigration â in fact, the book is now finished, but my case is still unresolved. Working on this project in such a surprisingly relevant time was a huge privilege, and often a comfort. I have grown to love these characters immensely, and they have provided me with a lot of hope and happiness.
Moncton poet brings Black history to young francophone audience
Former Poet Flyée Josephine Watson s new French translation of Shauntay Grant s children s book about a historical Black community in Halifax is one of many readings planned for the next week at the Frye Festival in Moncton, alongside a number of nationally and internationally acclaimed writers.
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Posted: Apr 16, 2021 5:24 PM AT | Last Updated: April 16
Josephine Watson is one of the many authors you can find reading stories for children this week on the Frye Festival s YouTube channel.(Submitted by Josephine Watson)