Boo(ooo)ks for Halloween

From a sleepy town afflicted by a strange epidemic in Tony Burgess's Pontypool to an abandoned greenhouse that holds a dark secret in Jordan Tannahill's suburban thriller Concord Floral we've got spooky reads for you fright seekers!

Here's a roundup of some of our Halloween-y reads:

1. Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld by Matthew Heiti
2. Blood: A Scientific Romance by Meg Braem
3. Concord Floral by Jordan Tannahill
4. The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Daniela Vlaskalic and Charlie Tomlinson
5. Flesh and Other Fragments of Love by Evelyne de la Chenelière, translated by Linda Gaboriau
6. The Hours That Remain by Keith Barker
7. Lion in the Streets by Judith Thompson
8. The Mill conceived by Daryl Cloran, written by Matthew MacFadzean, Hannah Moscovitch, Tara Beagan and Damien Atkins
9. Penny Plain by Ronnie Burkett
10. Pontypool by Tony Burgess

Colleen Murphy wins the 2016 GG for Drama

Congratulations to Colleen Murphy who won a Governor General's Literary Award for her play Pig Girl!

Here's what the jury had to say:

"Colleen Murphy weaves a masterfully structured examination of humanity within our most inhumane moments. Pig Girl forces us to relentlessly bear witness to a single night of horror that echoes the silenced ongoing violence against women. Difficult and harrowing, it asks us to acknowledge our collective responsibility. Arresting. Undeniable. Unforgettable."

Check out the full list of winners here.