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Kit Pearson and Susan Vande Griek win Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

The kids have voted: Kit Pearson's Depression-era YA novel The Whole Truth (HarperCollins Canada) and Susan Vande Griek's picture book Loon (Karen Reczuch, illus., Groundwood Books) have won the 2012 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Q&A: Crime Writers of Canada president Garry Ryan

By Sue Carter

Tonight, crime writers and their fans will gather at the Toronto Hilton to find out whodunit “ the winners of this year's Arthur Ellis Awards. In advance of the big reveal, Quillblog spoke to Garry ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Slideshow: Dundurn’s 40th anniversary party

By Stuart Woods

On May 24, Dundurn Press celebrated its 40th anniversary with a well-attended party at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto. Founded as a niche publisher of Canadian history, Dundurn is now one of Canada's ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Summer festival roundup: Wolfe Island Scene of the Crime Festival

By Sue Carter

In the June issue of Q&Q, we tour five of the country's most intriguing literary festivals. Wolfe Island Scene of the Crime Festival August 11, Wolfe Island, Ontario sceneofthecrime.ca Wolfe Island is the scene of ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Book links roundup: Madeline Miller wins Orange Prize, subway readers receive free Kobos, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Madeline Miller takes home 2012 Orange Prize for The Song of Achilles Kobo gives free e-readers to subway readers OverDrive launches browser-based e-reader Penguin tells Department of Justice that Amazon is "predatory" Herman cartoonist Jim ... Read More »

May 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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Kit Pearson and Susan Vande Griek win Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards

Q&A: Crime Writers of Canada president Garry Ryan

Slideshow: Dundurn’s 40th anniversary party

Summer festival roundup: Wolfe Island Scene of the Crime Festival

Book links roundup: Madeline Miller wins Orange Prize, subway readers receive free Kobos, and more

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