Nobel Prize Ignoring Literature: Globe and Mail Article

Found this fascinating. Yes, it's from a very American perspective, but the discussion of college and MFA courses depriving a readership of true literature is an interesting one, as is the discussion on European prizes and American readers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/the-nobel-prize-as-a-snub-of-creative-writing/article21150354/

2014 Can. Lit. Nominees

I'm always interested in what books get nominated for our awards, and it does appear that we've hit a sort of Renaissance for Canadian Lit. The titles alone (Oil Man and the Sea, for real!) are awesome.

Governor General: http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/10/governor-generals-literary-awards-2014-the-finalists.html

Giller: http://www.cbc.ca/books/2014/10/scotiabank-giller-prize-2014-the-shortlist.html