Tales from The Man Who Forgot How to Read

Novelist Howard Engel's latest book, The Man Who Forgot How to Read (HarperCollins Canada), is not one of the Benny Cooperman mysteries for which he has become known. It is a memoir of the 2001 ... Read More »

September 5, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Arthur Miller's untold story

By Nathan Whitlock

Despite all the fame and publicity in Arthur Miller's life, the story of his son Daniel – who was born with Down-syndrome, institutionalized as an infant, and essentially cut out of the family – remained ... Read More »

September 5, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The very model of a modern author website

By Leigh Anne Williams

Authors and publishers who are still wondering what kind of information they should be putting on this thing called the Internet should take a look at the website D.F. Bailey has built for his new ... Read More »

August 30, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

CanLit galore at Toronto's film fest

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off next week, and the lineup features a healthy array of CanLit tie-ins. There's already been much ballyhoo about Jeremy Podeswa's adaptation of Anne Michaels' Fugitive Pieces, and about ... Read More »

August 30, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Jobs for Everyone

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Associate Editor, Travel - John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. (Toronto (Etobicoke)) Designer - Key Porter (Toronto, ON) Production Manager - Random House of Canada (Toronto) Sales and Marketing ... Read More »

August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

You can't take it with you

By Nathan Whitlock

Alastair Campbell's memoir The Blair Years, about his work as communications chief for former British prime minister Tony Blair, has topped a list he would probably rather it hadn't. The hotel chain Travelodge reports that ... Read More »

August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

MtvU names first poet laureate

By Nathan Whitlock

MtvU, a branch of MTV that broadcasts on 750 U.S. college campuses, announced this week that it has chosen its first poet laureate, The New York Times reports. And while names such as Bob Dylan ... Read More »

August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Puff's creator comes to Canada

By Q&Q Staff

"Puff, the Magic Dragon" co-writer Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and Mary) was in Toronto in late August to promote a new picture book based on the classic song. Canadian distributor Canadian Manda Group squired ... Read More »

August 27, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Guiness World Records comes to Toronto

By Q&Q Staff

To launch the Guiness World Records 2008 edition (distributed by Canadian Manda Group), editor Craig Glenday and Neil Fingleton, the U.K's tallest man, came to Toronto in mid-August to look for Canada's tallest man. (Photos ... Read More »

August 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Toronto's new gay lit fest

By Leigh Anne Williams

A new Toronto literary fest focused on gay and lesbian literature kicks off this Sunday. Writing Outside the Margins, organized by Xtra magazine, features a day-long lineup of readings by various authors, including Nalo Hopkinson, ... Read More »

August 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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