From a piece in the North Shore News by Friend of Q&Q Caroline Skelton: If only literary awards could be more like the Grammys. The organizers of that famed event don't seem to give a ... Read More »
April 29, 2008 | Filed under: Awards
In recent weeks, the font nerds over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones have taken readers on an exciting adventure in kerning and answered their burning questions about the origins of the pilcrow. This week, they recount ... Read More »
April 29, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Vancouver is gunning to be named the second UNESCO City of Literature, after Edinburgh was named as the first in 2005. It'll have to beat out competition from Amsterdam, Alexandria, and Krakow. Alma Lee, founder ... Read More »
April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Some book-related links: Mike Huckabee to publish post-election book (Reuters) U.S. Congress pushing for greater transparency in textbook pricing (New York Times) Vladimir Putin gets a library to preserve his legacy, following in the footsteps ... Read More »
April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
Philip M. Parker is the (computer-aided) author of more than 200,000 books. And, thanks to the wonders of print-on-demand, he has yet to lose money on a single one. His work represents the tip of ... Read More »
April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries
In the face of all-too-obvious problems, small publishing houses and modern printing facilities are popping up throughout the Arab world (Bookseller.com) Dubai adds a literary festival to its cultural boom (Kipp Report) Iraq's National Library ... Read More »
April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book links
According to Ben Kaplan of the National Post, the Canadian publishing industry is crazed with envy, obsessively checking up on their rivals' deals and sales numbers: Resentment among authors has been around since the first ... Read More »
As part of the U.K. publishing industry's eco-kick, Dorling Kindersley has released a series of green books “ greener than all those that have come before. The four new titles are printed using non-toxic glue ... Read More »
April 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Library Thing, a social networking website for booklovers, is offering, for your browsing pleasure, the libraries of such luminaries as James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, and Adam Smith, mostly compiled from collections held by museums and ... Read More »
From CBC.ca: When Canadian troops liberated western Holland from Nazi rule in May 1945, a 21-year-old Dutch artist named Mart Kempers was among the cheering throngs who greeted them. Before the year was out, Mr. ... Read More »
April 1, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
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