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M.G. Vassanji launches The Assassin's Song

Two-time Giller winner M.G. Vassanji launched his new novel, The Assassin's Song (Doubleday Canada), within the cramped-yet-stylish confines of Xacutti in Toronto's Little Italy on Sept. 10. Andrew Pyper chats with Doubleday Canada publisher Maya ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Launch for Mary Novik's novel Conceit

By Q&Q Staff

Author Mary Novik celebrated the launch of her first novel, Conceit (Doubleday Canada), at Cafe TrafiQ in West Vancouver on Sept. 8. (Photos courtesy of Keir Novik) Mary Novik reads from Conceit. The assembled crowd ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Events

CanLit authors let loose in discussion on empathy

By Stuart Woods

When novelist Catherine Bush got to thinking about the role of empathy in the creative process, she found the idea so compelling that she queried a number of other Canadian authors. The resulting discussion – ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Naomi Klein's "fevered" prose

By Stuart Woods

In case you haven't noticed, Naomi Klein's new book, The Shock Doctrine, tends to divide critics and political pundits into two camps: those who support her contentious thesis – basically, that Chicago School neoliberals capitalize ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

The Coach House open house

By Q&Q Staff

Coach House Books held its annual open house on Thursday, Sept. 6, inviting all and sundry to a get-together at its editorial/printing offices in downtown Toronto. Coach House owner Stan Bevington celebrates good times. Author ... Read More »

September 7, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Watch this space: Q&Q on Klein

By Leigh Anne Williams

You may have heard that Naomi Klein has a new book out this week, The Shock Doctrine. Watch the reviews section of the Q&Q website tomorrow for contributor Dan Rowe's review of the book. The ... Read More »

September 7, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Toronto Book Awards

By Q&Q Staff

Michael Redhill's novel Consolation was the winner at this year's Toronto Book Awards presented at the Toronto Reference Library. (Photos by Michaela Cornell) Sally Gibson, whose book Inside Toronto was shortlisted, is congratulated by David ... Read More »

September 6, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Surviving the MFA

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the Dooney's Cafe site, John Harris offers a survey of the career of Canadian author Robert Harlow, who was also the head of UBC's creative writing program. The piece argues that too much exposure ... Read More »

September 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

The dawn of e-books, no, really, for sure this time

By Leigh Anne Williams

The New York Times looks at a couple of new e-book platforms set to launch soon. One of them is Amazon's Kindle, which "will be priced at $400 to $500 and will wirelessly connect to ... Read More »

September 6, 2007

Make every day a Labour Day

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: General Manager - Wordfest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival (Calgary, AB) Associate Editor, Travel - John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. (Toronto (Etobicoke)) Designer - Key Porter (Toronto, ON) Production ... Read More »

September 5, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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