General Interest

Oprah's Book Club     We are frequently asked if we have the latest book from Oprah's show.  This link provides a list of past selections (in case you missed one!).

New York Times Bestseller List  Probably one of the best known book lists, the New York Times also provides further links to in-depth information about many of the listed books, including past reviews and related articles.  Some may even include the first chapter!

The Globe Books section of the Globe and Mail provides an in-depth Canadian perspective on many new titles.  The bestseller lists in this section also include special Canadian Fiction and Nonfiction categories.

The National Post Books section  is a great place to visit for book news and reviews.

Award Winners and Nominees

Pulitzer Prize This American award site lists all the part winners and finalists by category.

Nobel Prize for Literature  This site lists the Nobel laureates in Literature.

Man Booker Prize This annual award is one of the most highly prized literary awards.  Featuring the current shortlisted nominees and/or winner.  The archives include a listing of winners since 1969.

Man Booker International Prize  This award recognizes one author for their achievement in fiction and any living author in the world may qualify.  It is presented every two years.  The site features the current nominees and/or winner.  The archives include a listing of past winners since 2005.

Canadian Awards

Stephen Leacock Memorial Award for Humour The site provides lists of winners all the way back to 1947.  I was pleasantly surprised to see how many of these Canadian books I had read, enjoyed and recommended to others.

Scotiabank Giller Prize (listing only)  This award is given to an author of a Canadian novel or short story collection published in English and must have been published in the previous year.  Unfortunately, the Scotiabank Giller Prize home page does not provide an extensive list of past winners.

Governor General's Award  This award is presented by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada for Canadian Literature in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature (text and illustration) and translation.