Results tagged “cityman”

We bet few of you have been to the Toronto Archives. We didn’t even know where it was until last night, when we attended theToronto Book Awards. But stepping into the foyer to be greeted by a room covered in photos and maps of our city’s history, it struck us at just how fitting it is to hold the ceremony here -- books honoured for their fluent portraits of Toronto stories in a building that houses the same.

Coach House books had a huge fall season with books like uTOpia and the City Man. The spring season is a more poetic affair including a Thorstein Veblen inspired book by John Paul Fiorentino. There are also novels and new work by writers such as Darren O'Donnell and a translated work from two-time GG winner Nicole Brossard.

Things are going great for previous Torontoist interview subject Howard Akler. His debut novel the City Man has been getting rave reviews and was recently nominated in the first-time authors category for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize (Caribbean and Canada Region). Akler joins a list which includes long-time poet and writer, but first-time novelist George Elliot Clarke and Calgary author Jacqueline Honnet. The winner of the regional prize goes on to compete against other fine books from the Commonwealth.

Tall Poppy Interview - Howard Akler, Author