The Malaysian Insider :: Books
The Malaysian Insider :: Books |
| Top Canadian book prize awarded to humorist, travel writer Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:32 AM PDT  File photo shows a bookshop assistant at work. Will Ferguson's fictional tale about the inner workings of Nigerian email scams has won him Canada's most prestigious literary prize. – Reuters pic Will Ferguson won the C$50,000 (RM152,340) Scotiabank Giller prize for his novel "419," published by Penguin Canada. "I'd like to raise a toast to the written word," Ferguson, said in his acceptance speech as he drank from a flask at the podium. Besides the cash prize, the award will likely to lead to a sharp boost in sales for the novel that is about a woman who hunts for those she believes are responsible for her father's death. The winner was chosen from a short list that included Alix Ohlin for "Inside," Nancy Richler for "The Imposter Bride," Kim Thúy for "Ru" and Russell Wangersky for "Whirl Away." In its 19th year, this year's Giller winner was chosen by a three-member jury: the Irish author Roddy Doyle, the Canadian publisher and essayist Anna Porter and the American author Gary Shteyngart. Ferguson's book was called a "fast-paced, impeccably plotted thriller that investigates the world of Nigerian email scams," by Globe and Mail critic John Barber, who had predicted the book was the odds on favourite to win. In the run-up to the competition the Giller jury extolled Ferguson as a "true travel writer" who was attuned to detail as well as dialogue and suspense. "It is tempting to put "419" in some easy genre category, but that would only serve to deny its accomplishment and its genius," the jury said. – Reuters |
| Kylie Minogue releases fashion book charting 25 years in style spotlight Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:37 AM PDT  The cover of the upcoming 'Kylie / Fashion' book. – Copyright Thames & Hudson The Australian pop star Kylie Minogue shot to fame 25 years ago with the smash hits "Locomotion" and "I Should Be So Lucky," and has had an enduring influence on the worlds of fashion and music ever since. Minogue has released 50 hit singles and 11 Platinum studio albums and won countless industry awards. The book will feature 400 images, including iconic shoots, fashion sketches, behind-the-scene details and tour outfits, and has been called the "ultimate celebration of Kylie the fashion muse and superstar" by publishers Thames & Hudson. Minogue has written the afterword and provides commentary to the images for the book, which was curated by her creative director William Baker and which will retail for £28.00 (RM137.07) when it hits shops before Christmas. Additional insights into her relationship with the last quarter of a century of fashion will come from designers Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Christopher Kane and Giles Deacon. According to Minogue: "This book charts my relationship with some of the most talented people in fashion throughout my career.... Looking through my personal archives has been a real trip down memory lane and it is the fashion that brings back moments and memories of the last twenty-five years." Read more: http://www.kylie.com/news/2012/07/kyliefashion/ – AFP/Relaxnews |
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