You can help the Scotiabank Giller Prize select the titles for the longlist here: http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.com/canlit2011.html
Best of luck to Dundurn authors Lou Allin, Brenda Chapman, Farzana Doctor, Jill Downie, Don Easton, Barbra Fradkin, C.B. Forrest, d leonard freeston, Kenneth J. Harvey, John Moss, and Gregor Robinson, all of whom appear on the Scotiabank [...]
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Dead Ends is about gang warfare taking place in the lower mainland of British Columbia over control of the drug trade and the assorted criminal activity attached to it. In the novel, the protagonist, Jack Taggart, is an undercover RCMP operative who infiltrates one of the gangs with a quest to [...]
If you live in the Greater Toronto Area, chances are you found yourself in a pool of sweat this week. Humidity was ridiculous, sending a 30-degree temperature into the low forties. Eeesh.
If you’re like me, you silently thanked the meteorological gods that you work in an air conditioned office, and spent your nights listening to [...]
This past Tuesday marked my one year anniversary at Dundurn. My, how time flies!
As trite as this sounds, it really feels like yesterday I was starting here. Remember my very first blog post? Wow, so much has changed since then. I thought I’d take my post this week to reflect on some of the most [...]
Well, Labour Day weekend is upon us, and the ceremonial end of summer has arrived. Students will be back in class next week, and “fun in the sun” will soon become a phrase of the past.
And it is with Labour Day that we bring “Dundurn’s Summer of Murder and Mayhem” to an official close. It’s [...]
It’s quickly turning into Jack Taggart week here on Defining Canada, with so many great things to share with all our readers. Today is no exception!
We’re happy to announce that for a limited time, you can get the very first Jack Taggart Mystery, Loose Ends, in e-book format from Kobo for only $1.99. ONLY $1.99! [...]
It’s the last official giveaway of the Murder and Mayhem campaign — and it’s a doozy! You could win the entire Jack Taggart Mystery Series! ALL FOUR BOOKS!
All you have to do is tweet/Facebook/Post the correct answer to the following question:
What is the name of the biker gang that Jack Taggart investigates in Loose Ends [...]