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Lee Win Top Prizes from Writers’ Trust of CanadaSouvankham Thammavongsa Wins 2020 Scotiabank Giller PrizeCanadian Culinary Legend Anita Stewart DiesNigerian Nobel Laureate Writing First Novel in 47 YearsTrump Critic Is Anonymous No MoreEdugyan, Chariandy and Lubrin to Judge Journey Prize for Black Writers2020 Writers’ Trust Fiction Finalists2020 Scotiabank Giller Short ListObama’s Promised LandScotiabank Giller Prize Announces Long ListHilary Weston Award for Nonfiction FinalistsNOVEL ENCOUNTERSThe Must-Reads of May / A satire from Thomas King, an origin story about Anne Shirley's mean mom Marilla and Leonard Cohen's Greek summer provides some great escapes>FIRST PERSONHunter Biden’s Cri de Coeur / In his memoir Beautiful Things, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son lays bare the root of his trauma and the depths of his addiction>FACTS & NON-FICTIONReal Life / From a meditation on baseball to the B.C. doctor Bonnie Henry’s account of the first days of COVID-19, we’ve got true stories, some of which are indeed stranger than fiction>ROYAL PAGES'Elizabeth & Margaret' / In a new Royal biography, Andrew Morton explores the dichotomy between the Queen and her younger sister, and draws parallels to other fractious relationships between “heir” and “spare” >SHELF LIFEEdward Burtynsky on “The Hidden Life of Trees” and how “Sapiens” changed his perspective / The award-winning photographer, filmmaker and author names "Last of the Curlews" as his favourite book of all time >> Style Guru Joe Mimran Loves to Read Ahead> Colette van den Thillart on the Royals, Bohemianism and Leslie BlanchWRITER'S ROOM>Maria Mutch, Interrupted: How the Pandemic Changed The Solitary Life of a Writer>Janet Skelsien Charles on the Canadian connection behind her historical novel 'The Paris Library'THE LISTICLESThrills and Chills/ New and Notable Novels of Crime, Misdemeanors and Suspense for Spring >Foodie Guides/ From cookbooks aimed at saving you time without sacrificing flavour to Anthony Bourdain's last food-inspired travel guide, we take a look at the top books about food.>Hollywood Confidential/ 10 New and Notable Recent Books Set in and Around LaLaLand >“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent”- Stephen KingREAD & RECOMMENDEDTop Shelf / To take the guesswork out of your next selection, here are the books Zoomer editors and writers loved and heartily endorse>> “A bit of spooky Sherlock on a boat.”> “In addition to a story about code breaking, it’s a story of female friendship.”> “There are some dark moments, but I promise this book will not ruin your day.” TAKE ME TOEVERYTHINGZOOMER.COM
