The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »
Ten places Toronto writers go for inspiration The protest literature that inspired Russian band Pussy Riot Pan Macmillan to publish parody of J.K. Rowling's forthcoming The Casual Vacancy Amazon testing local delivery system using Collect+ ... Read More »
August 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Canadians can celebrate the fusion of fiction and poetry with history, science, and other art forms at events across the country this weekend, featured on Q&Q's events calendar: Experience 1912 “ from vaudeville to horse-and-buggie ... Read More »
August 16, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children to open Calgary Film Festival What writers need to know about Twitter blogging platform, Medium Couple at the centre of Dave Eggers' Zeitoun see darker days In ... Read More »
August 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Dartmouth has joined the ranks of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver with the launch of the first Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival, thanks to local comic bookstore Strange Adventures, which will host the event on Aug. 19 ... Read More »
August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Events
Giller Prize longlist announcement postponed one week YA author Moira Young on creating strong female heroes Salty Ink relaunches with book giveaway Word Alliance to help source funds for major international book festivals For Books' ... Read More »
August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Ang Lee's adaptation of Life of Pi to open New York Film Festival 7 Generations author David Robertson on using ... Read More »
August 14, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
After cutting expenses and selling Kobo, Indigo losses decrease to $5.5 million Apple, Kobo considering sponsorship of Women's Prize for Fiction Fans flock to Chicago Harry Potter convention, LeakyCon, even after series conclusion Amazon to ... Read More »
August 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
The Blondes, In the Skin of a Lion, and other "natal novels" James Patterson tops Forbes' 2012 list of richest authors Henry Holt to publish Billy Crystal memoir in 2013 Agatha Christie memorial to be ... Read More »
August 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Lit lovers who spent the long weekend in cottage country needn't fear they've missed out. There's plenty of bookish happenings across the country this weekend, like these ones selected from Q&Q's events calendar: The Fish ... Read More »