Shortlisted Titles Announced for New Brunswick Book Awards
The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) and The Fiddlehead have announced the shortlisted titles for the 7th annual New Brunswick Book Awards.
Book Awards
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
How to Pronounce Knife establishes Souvankham Thammavongsa as one of the most important voices of her generation.
Atlantic Book Awards 2021
It was an enjoyable evening spent chatting with other authors and publishers online at the Atlantic Book Awards Gala on the evening of May 13th, 2021.
2021 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist
The much-anticipated Atlantic Book Awards shortlist has been announced and The Miramichi Reader has reviewed a good portion of them over the past year or so. Thirteen, to be exact! Here are all the categories with links to the reviews. Congrats to all those that made this list!
6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards Shortlist
The New Brunswick Book Awards judges have made their difficult decisions and selected the shortlisted titles for the 6th annual New Brunswick Book Awards!
Two Reviews of Canadian titles longlisted for Dublin Literary Award*
Of the four Canadian titles longlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award, two were previously reviewed here at The Miramichi Reader, both by long-time contributor Ian Colford.
Announcing the Complete 2020 “The Very Best!” Book Awards Shortlist!
The 2020 reading year was a little different this year at The Miramichi Reader. For the first part of the year, it contained reviews written by myself with the occasional guest post. Then, at the beginning of 2020, I made … Continue reading
Atlantic Book Awards 2020
As the Atlantic Book Awards have announced their shortlist, I thought it would be interesting to see how many we’ve been able to review here at The Miramichi Reader. Not as many as I have thought! Generally speaking, we can … Continue reading
Announcing the 2019 “The Very Best!” Book Award Winners!
It is time to announce the 2019 winners of The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards! It was another great year of reading, and some very good books written by new and established authors found their way into my … Continue reading
Summer Shortlisting 2019: Best Non-Fiction!
I can't wait any longer! Now that the Best First Book shortlist has been revealed, it is time to take a look at the Best Non-Fiction of 2019.
Summer Shortlisting 2019: Best First Books!
It’s time to start revealing the short-listed titles for the 2019 “The Very Best!” Book Awards!
This year, I thought I would streamline the entire process for selecting books for “The Very Best!” Book Awards. While maintaining a running … Continue reading
Announcing the 2019 “The Very Best!” Book Award Finalists!
the 2019 Atlantic Book Awards have been given out, it seemed like a good time to lock in my 2019 long list for the summer. Any books I am currently reading will be put on the 2020 long list (if … Continue reading
The 2019 Atlantic Book Awards Shortlist
The Atlantic Book Awards Society announced the shortlist for the thirteen different book prizes that make up the 2019 Atlantic Book Awards.
The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Books of 2018!
It is time to announce the winners of the 2018 “The Very Best!” Book Awards! For the first time, I have chosen to restrict the awards to three categories: Best First Book (fiction or non-fiction), Best Fiction, and … Continue reading
Announcing the 2018 Shortlist for “The Very Best!” Book Awards!
September is almost here and it is time to announce the shortlist for “The Very Best!” Book Awards. This year, to simplify things, I have narrowed down the categories to three:
- Fiction (Novel or Short Fiction)
- Non-Fiction
- First Book (Fiction