As we roll into the final month of 2012, it's a reminder that this is also the final month for the current exhibit at the Fisher, "The John H. Meier, Jr. Governor General's Literary Award for English Fiction Collection." So please come to visit and enjoy this rare opportunity to see unique copies of every novel that has won Canada's most prestigious literary award, from the first winner in 1936, Bertam Brooker's Think of the Earth, to last year's Cool Water, written by Dianne Warren. Also on display are various archival papers from the Fisher collections - including photos and correspondence from William Arthur Deacon, who was instrumental in founding and promoting the awards in the 1930s - which add and complement the book collection.

Below are two audio clips recorded when John Meier was in Toronto for the official launch. One is the complete audio from the opening of the exhibit on November 23, 2012 - it coincided with the very first Governor General's Award presentation, held at the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall on November 24, 1937 - featuring the Fisher's Acting Director Anne Dondertman, University of Toronto English Professor Nick Mount, John H. Meier, Jr., and a special reading from Brooker's Think of the Earth by his grandson, John Brooker. The second clip is from an interview conducted with Meier Jr. about the genesis of his GG collection. Also below are photos from the launch.

The exhibit runs until 5 pm, Dec. 21, 2012. The next exhibit, "From No Where: utopian and dystopian visions of our past, present, and future," opens on January 20, 2013.

Final month for current exhibit