Adderson, CAROLINE

Caroline Adderson is the author of two internationally published novels (A History of Forgetting, Sitting Practice), two collections of short stories (Bad Imaginings, Pleased To Meet You), as well as several books for young people. Her work has also received numerous prize nominations including the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Rogers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. A two time Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and three-time CBC Literary Award winner, Caroline lives in Vancouver. Visit Caroline at carolineadderson.com (Photo credit: Erich Saide)


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The Sky Is Falling

From the winner of the 2006 Marian Engel Award comes a funny, absorbing and timely novel about fear in our time. 


On a spring day in 2004, Jane Z. a physician’s wife and mother of a teenage son, opens her morning newspaper and is ...


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Pleased to Meet You
These nine razor-sharp stories herald the return of one of Canada’s most accomplished writers to the short story form.

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Sitting Practice
Three and a half weeks after his wedding, Ross Alexander is driving home from a tennis game with his new bride when a wayward tennis ball rolls under his feet. As his wife Iliana removes her seatbelt to retrieve the ball, a truck slams into the car, ...

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THE SKY IS FALLING featured in Fashion Magazine
Caroline Adderson's new novel, THE SKY IS FALLING, is featured in the "Read Hot" section of the September issue of Fashion magazine (on stands now). THE SKY IS FALLING will publish September 4, 2010.

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Caroline Adderson at IFOA 2010
Join Caroline Adderson as she reads from her latest novel, THE SKY IS FALLING, at the International Festival of Authors. When: Saturday, October 30, 2010 Time: 4:00 pm Where: Lakeside Terrace, 235 Queens Quay West (Photo credit: Erich Saide)

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Caroline Adderson at IFOA Orilla
Join author Caroline Adderson as she reads from her new novel, THE SKY IS FALLING, in Orillia as part of the International Festival of Authors Ontario tour. When: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Time: 7:30 pm Where: Stephen Leacock Museum (Photo ...

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Caroline Adderson at IFOA Barrie
Join author Caroline Adderson as she reads from her new novel, THE SKY IS FALLING, in Barrie as part of the International Festival of Authors Ontario tour. When: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Time: 7:30 pm Where: Gryphon Theatre (Photo credit: ...

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Caroline Adderson at VIWF - "The Alma Lee Opening Night Event"
Drum roll: it’s opening night at the Writers Festival, and Artistic Director Hal Wake introduces seven fine writers, including Vancouver treasure Caroline Adderson, who will read from her new novel, THE SKY IS FALLING. Open the Festival in grand ...

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Caroline Adderson at VIWF - "Home Grown"
It's easy to become blasé about the reams of great writing coming out of Lotusland each year when in fact we should be marveling at the incredible literary prowess of our home grown talent. Well now's the time to slough off our nonchalance and ...

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{REVIEW} THE SKY IS FALLING in the Globe and Mail
"Caroline Adderson is one of the few major Canadian writers equally adept at short stories ("Bad Imaginings", "Pleased to Meet You") and novels ("A History of Forgetting", "Sitting Practice"). In both, her writing is swift and accurate, always ...

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Caroline Adderson at Vancouver Public Library
Join award-winning author Caroline Adderson as she reads from her new novel, THE SKY IS FALLING. A story for our own age of paranoia and terror, Adderson’s witty, accomplished novel returns the reader to another fearful era, when the world teetered ...

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THE SKY IS FALLING Named a Book of the Year
THE SKY IS FALLING by Caroline Adderson has been named a 2010 Book of the Year by Quill and Quire. “Caroline Adderson deftly conveys modern anxiety in her third novel, about a university student whose involvement with a group of anti-nuke ...

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Caroline Adderson Longlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2013
Congratulations to Caroline Adderson! Caroline is the ONLY Canadian on the longlist for the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2013! The award is the world’s richest short story prize, with the winner receiving 30,000 ...

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W2 Real Vancouver Writers and Culture Series
We’re delighted to announce that Caroline Adderson and Larissa Lai will be taking part in the W2 Real Vancouver Writers and Culture Series. Running all through the month of February, the series consists of 4 weekly events showcasing local ...

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Word on the Street This Sunday!
Come out and meet everyone’s favourite monkey, Curious George, this Sunday, September 26, as Thomas Allen & Son and Mable’s Fables celebrate his 70th birthday at Toronto’s Word on the Street. Word on the Street is Canada’s largest consumer book ...

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