(October 10, 2018, Toronto) — Penguin Random House Canada author David Chariandy has been awarded the 2018 Toronto Book Award for his novel Brother. An exploration of the profound love between brothers, and the senseless loss of lives cut short, Brother has been deemed a must-read for all Torontonians, Canadians, and people everywhere.
Brother is published by McClelland & Stewart and edited by Martha Kanya-Forstner.
(October 3, 2018, Toronto) — The finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards — one of the most prestigious prizes in Canadian letters, with a $25,000 prize for each winner — have been announced and eight Penguin Random House Canada books have been recognized across five categories:
(October 1, 2018, Toronto) — Two Penguin Random House Canada authors, plus one Penguin Random House U.S. author, are in the running for the 25th-Anniversary Scotiabank Giller Prize, as finalists on the 2018 shortlist, announced on Monday.
(October 1, 2018. Toronto) — McClelland & Stewart is pleased to announce that it will publish the political thriller THE KINGFISHER SECRET by Anonymous. Ripped from the headlines and inspired by tales, speculation and whispers from within the intelligence community, the highly charged novel of intrigue and deception will be published simultaneously by McClelland & Stewart in Canada and the United States, Heyne in Germany and Century in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2018.
NOT QUITE A HAMBURGER and not quite a grilled cheese, this is a grilled cheese sandwich with a hamburger patty inside. It’s the best non-hamburger in Toronto, as voted unanimously by me. The grilled cheese is fried in butter and the burger is fried in butter and the onions are fried in butter. I can eat only one per year, but the fat kid in me eats it every day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
This is the dish Patrick Dempsey’s character tells Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones that he would have brought her on their imaginary second date in Bridget Jones’s Baby. “From Ottolenghi,” says Dempsey, “delicious and healthy!” And easy, we might add! What sounded like a bit of product placement on our part was in fact no such thing. The recipe didn’t even exist on our menu, so this is a retrospective acknowledgment.
I’ve never understood exactly why brining works so well on roast turkey, but it really does make it more moist and flavourful. What I do understand, and what stays with me, is the reaction I get from guests when I serve this bird. Hands-down, it’s the best turkey they’ve ever eaten. It’s turkey magic. This roast also looks spectacular, and is always the centrepiece of my Thanksgiving table. I serve it with easy sides like Make-Ahead Scalloped Potatoes (page 227) and Balsamic Roasted Vegetables (page 219). The bones also make terrific soup.
Dry-brining is much less complicated than wet-brining since you don’t need a vessel in which to submerge a turkey and keep it cold. It is absolutely critical that you use kosher salt for this, preferably Diamond Crystal. Regular salt is too fine and will permeate the fibres of the turkey, ruining everything.
Friday, September 28 (Toronto, ON) — One of the world’s foremost storytellers returns next spring with a compelling new novel, Machines Like Me, to be published in Canada by Knopf Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada.
Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.
I could have easily created 60 pasta recipes in this book, but I only have a few, so I need them to be special. Go to your local grocery store and get yourself the softest, creamiest goat cheese they have because this cheesy pasta recipe deserves it. It is a great meal for a nice springtime lunch with friends or family. I love this pasta dish because the goat cheese has a big presence, and as a no-sauce pasta, it is much lighter for the spring or summer heat.