by Safa Jinje

Groundwood releases 15th-anniversary editions of Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner series

In celebration of its milestone anniversary, Groundwood Books is releasing new editions of its most successful series Deborah Ellis’s groundbreaking 2000 novel, The Breadwinner, and its companion titles – Parvana’s Journey, Mud City, and My ... Read More »

May 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing

80 years of Q&Q: talking with The Great Black North editors Valerie Mason-John and Kevan Anthony Cameron

By Safa Jinje

In 2013, Frontenac House published The Great Black North, the first anthology to survey contemporary African Canadian poetry in all its forms. Edited by author Valerie Mason-John and spoken-word poet Kevan Anthony Cameron, the collection ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Canadian booksellers pick top LGBT books of 2012

By Safa Jinje

When asked about the top LGBT books of the year, Canadian booksellers offered many thought-provoking choices. Scott Dagostino, manager of Toronto's Glad Day Bookshop, says, "I could go on and on about the great books ... Read More »

December 19, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Canadian booksellers pick top science fiction and fantasy books of 2012

By Safa Jinje

Q&Q contacted independent booksellers across Canada to get their picks for the top science fiction and fantasy titles of 2012. Chris Szego, manager of Toronto's BakkaPhoenix Books, says sci-fi and fantasy are becoming mainstream genres. ... Read More »

December 18, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Canadian booksellers pick the top crime and mystery books of 2012

By Safa Jinje

Q&Q contacted booksellers across Canada to uncover the most popular crime and mystery ... Read More »

December 13, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Canadian booksellers pick the top non-fiction books of 2012

By Safa Jinje

Among Canadian booksellers contacted by Q&Q, there was a general consensus that 2012 was a conservative year for non-fiction. David Worsley, co-owner of Words Worth Books in Waterloo, Ontario, observed: "The big titles are spread out ... Read More »

December 12, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Canadian booksellers pick the top graphic novels of 2012

By Safa Jinje

According to booksellers contacted by Q&Q, graphic novels continue their move into the mainstream. Jason Grimmer, manager of Montreal's Librairie Drawn & Quarterly, says, "People are starting to look at graphic novels as literature." Calum ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Canadian booksellers pick the top cookbooks of 2012

By Safa Jinje

According to booksellers contacted by Q&Q, cookbooks that focus on ingredient-based specialty cooking have made a major resurgence. Mika Bareket of Toronto's Good Egg says, "Some of the biggest and best books of the year ... Read More »

December 7, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Bookselling

Early Christmas present for Random House employees, Mo Yan comments on censorship, and more

By Safa Jinje

Random House employees receive $5,000 Christmas bonus Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan says censorship is necessary Is the book always better than the film? New Whitney Houston biography tells the story of her rise to ... Read More »

December 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Drawn & Quarterly’s recipe for success, fake deaths in literature, and more

By Safa Jinje

Drawn & Quarterly's success in a tough publishing market Comedy writer David Nobbs on faked deaths in literature Great novels that received terrible reviews The book that taught Kurt Vonnegut about sex Hachette Book Group ... Read More »

December 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

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