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At Rideau Hall

December 7, 2016 By Ying 7 Comments

Hello, friends! Last week, I attended the fanciest party of my life: the Governor General's Literary Awards gala at Rideau Hall. (Non-Canadians: Rideau Hall is the residence of the Governor General, the Queen of England's representative in Canada.) Here's what it looks like in daylight: We arrived after dark. Because the hall is under renovation, I was directed around the side of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Do Tagged With: GGs, Governor General's Awards, Martine Leavitt, Rideau Hall, Things I Do

And the winner is…

October 26, 2016 By Ying 2 Comments

Warmest congratulations to Martine Leavitt on winning the 2016 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature (Text category) for her astounding novel, Calvin! Here's our jury citation: In Martine Leavitt’s Calvin, a boy newly diagnosed with schizophrenia makes a pilgrimage across a frozen Lake Erie. Told in spare, beautiful prose, this transcendent exploration of reality and truth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Do, Things I Read Tagged With: GGs, Governor General's Award, Martine Leavitt, Things I Do, Things I Read

Long road to a short list

October 5, 2016 By Ying Leave a Comment

Hello, friends. Since February, I've been bursting with a secret: I am a juror for the 2016 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature (Text category)!!!!!!!! (I will stop there, although there aren't enough exclamation points in Canada for how I feel about this.) You guys, it's been so difficult keeping this quiet. I'm used to talking about what I'm reading and why I'm reading it, any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Things I Read Tagged With: awards, E K Johnston, GGs, Governor General's Awards, Martine Leavitt, Mikaela Everett, reading, Things I Read, Tim Wynne-Jones, Trilby Kent

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