Chester Brown went to church to launch a new graphic novel reinterpreting the role of prostitution in the Bible

The Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields is a brick structure located to the east of Toronto’s Little Italy. The original architecture of its current building dates back to 1865, though various renovations and reconstructions have left ... Read More »

May 25, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Personnel changes: Frye Festival

By Conan Tobias

The Board of Directors of the Frye Festival, Atlantic Canada’s bilingual book celebration, has appointed Suzanne Cyr as interim chair. Cyr replaces Dawn Arnold, who resigned after being recently elected mayor of Moncton. Cyr has been a ... Read More »

May 25, 2016

Personnel changes: Michelle Meade joins Figure 1 Publishing

By Conan Tobias

Michelle Mead has joined Figure 1 Publishing as senior editor. Originally from Vancouver, Meade spent the past 15 years working for publishing houses in New York and London, most recently as senior editor at Phaidon Press. ... Read More »

May 24, 2016

Literary event listings: May 23–29

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, MAY 24 Art Bar Poetry Series: Holly Painter, Phillip Crymble, Patrick Connors. Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave., Toronto. 8 p.m. PWYC Farzana Doctor: Doctor discusses her novel All Inclusive. North York Central Library, ... Read More »

May 24, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Personnel changes: McGill-Queen’s University Press

By Conan Tobias

Effective May 20, Khadija Coxon will join McGill-Queen's University ... Read More »

May 24, 2016

Book Links: Singer-author Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal cancer; the cost of closing London’s libraries; an all-nude Tempest

By Conan Tobias

Singer-author Gord Downie diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. (CBC) London libraries cost more to keep closed than open. (The Independent) TED-Ed lesson explores whether grammar matters. (GalleyCat) There's a nude, all-woman production of The Tempest in ... Read More »

May 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Book Links: 10 outdoor reading nooks; 7 authors with a species named after them

By Conan Tobias

Ten awesome outdoor reading nooks. (Book Riot) An interview with Steve Potash, Overdrive CEO. (TeleRead) Judy Blume on why indie bookstores are thriving in the U.S. (The Guardian) It's spring, the perfect season to announce the Bram ... Read More »

May 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Daily Deals: TNB and Shanghai 99 acquire rights to Macleod works

By Conan Tobias

Theatre New Brunswick has acquired non-exclusive rights to perform an adaption of Alistair Macleod's short story "The Boat," from Island: The Collected Stories of Alistair Macleod. The deal was arranged by Ron Eckel of Cooke International on behalf of ... Read More »

May 19, 2016

Book Links: Ta-Nehisi Coates Black Panther sees early success; do kids need paper books?

By Conan Tobias

Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther is the best-selling comic so far this year. (The Independent) Do kids need paper books in the home? (TeleRead) Why does it seem like CBS's Nancy Drew reboot was cancelled when it ... Read More »

May 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book links

Backlist: 40 years ago in Quill & Quire

By Conan Tobias

The Toronto Public Library’s Bloor and Gladstone branch is one of the system’s architectural gems. The square building was designed by Chapman and McGiffin Architects and contains elements of classical, Italian Renaissance, and Ancient Greek ... Read More »

May 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

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