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OBOC celebrates great Canadian literature and our choices are often drawn from winners of major awards in Canada. The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2011 was awarded to Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan. This novel was shortlisted for the Man Booker, the … Continue reading →

Looking for some great CanLit reading? The Scotiabank Giller Prize released its shortlist Oct. 4: David Bezmozgis – The Free World Lynn Coady – The Antagonist Patrick deWitt – The Sisters Brothers Esi Edugyan – Half-Blood Blues (also shortlisted for … Continue reading →

Tickets for lunch on Saturday October 15, 2011 can now be purchased at Medicine Hat Public Library and Medicine Hat College Vera Bracken Library. Tickets are $15/person and must be purchased in advance. Lunch is served at noon in the … Continue reading →

Enjoying Jessica Grant’s Come, Thou Tortoise? Maybe you’ve recently finished this year’s OBOC book and now you are contemplating some of the quirky themes uncovered? Check out the reader’s guide and and further reading list: Random House Reader’s Guide – A … Continue reading →

Venturing outside New Orleans’ tourist area is nerve-racking, but worth it, by Adam McDowell, National Post, Jan. 7, 2011. Thanks, Waterloo Region’s OBOC! Why we try to protect our land: Lessons from Barriere Lake, by Joseph Boyden, The Globe & … Continue reading →

Check out the Alberta Readers’ Choice Awards. The top five will be revealed in May 2011. Last year’s winner, Fishing for Bacon, by Michael Davie, is available at the Medicine Hat College Library and Medicine Hat Public Library. The long … Continue reading →