Move over, Wii -- Electronic book readers poised to become this holiday's hot ticket

Move over, Wii -- Electronic book readers poised to become this holiday's hot ticket

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2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize announces longlist

TORONTO, Sept. 21 /CNW/ - The 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury today announced its longlist of books in the running for this year's prize. The jury selected 12 titles out of 96 books, submitted by 39 publishers from every region of Canada. From a highly competitive field, the Scotiabank Giller jury has selected the following titles for this year's longlist:

Margaret Atwood for her novel THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD, published by McClelland & Stewart

Martha Bailie for her novel THE INCIDENT REPORT, published by Pedlar Press

Kim Echlin for her novel THE DISAPPEARED, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada

Claire Holden Rothman for her novel THE HEART SPECIALIST, published by Cormorant Books

Paulette Jiles for her novel THE COLOUR OF LIGHTNING, published by HarperCollins Publishers

Jeanette Lynes for her novel THE FACTORY VOICE, published by Coteau Books

Annabel Lyon for her novel THE GOLDEN MEAN, published by Random House Canada

Linden MacIntyre for his novel THE BISHOP'S MAN, published by Random House Canada

Colin McAdam for his novel FALL, published by Hamish Hamilton Canada

Anne Michaels for her novel THE WINTER VAULT, published by McClelland & Stewart

Shani Mootoo for her novel VALMIKI'S DAUGHTER, published by House of Anansi Press

Kate Pullinger for her novel THE MISTRESS OF NOTHING, published by McArthur & Company


This year's jury is made up of celebrated American novelist and short story writer Russell Banks, acclaimed UK author and journalist Victoria Glendinning, and distinguished Canadian writer and professor, Alistair MacLeod. Of the longlist, the jury writes: "Though they vary stylistically and structurally and connect with and extend a range of novelistic traditions, every one of these twelve books is an excellent, beautifully crafted work of fiction with a cast of vividly realized, memorable characters. We were particularly impressed by the authors' broad and deep visions of society and their profound affection for humanity and the natural world. Equally impressive is their imaginative engagement with history, from that of ancient Greece to yesterday's breaking news, and even in a few cases, to the history of a dystopian future."

Two thousand and nine marks the 16th year of the prize. The shortlisted finalists will be announced at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday, October 6th. See previous year's coverage on 2008 Movingstories.TV and 2007 MovingStories.TV

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Behind the Scenes at Anthony E. Zuiker's Digi-Novel

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Anthony Zuiker's Digi-Novel = book/movie/website

According to Reuters, "Zuiker has created a crime novel that also invites readers to log on to a website about every 20 pages using a special code to watch a 'cyber-bridge' -- a three-minute film clip tied to the story."

Of course, this could mean big things for the future of BookShorts, particularly combined with the technology for "video pages" which Entertainment Weekly just launched (Sep 18 issue). A slim piece of hardware is embedded right in the magazine's printed pages. Content includes trailers of the about-to-air TV series, sponsor commercial, and a custom-produced how-to-use intro. The possibilities and potential have us all abuzz.

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