Photos: IFOA pep rally

It's not often that you see a Scotiabank Giller Prize winner brandishing pom poms, but that's exactly what happened at this morning's pep rally for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors, which kicks off ... Read More »

October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover hopes memoir will clear his name

By Sue Carter

Conspiracy theorists, this is your week. Last night, everyone's favourite nicotine-driven villain, William B. Davis, better known as The X-Files "Smoking Man," launched his memoir, Where There's Smoke . . . Musings of a Cigarette ... Read More »

October 18, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Ontario Library Association announces Forest of Reading award shortlists

By Sue Carter

The Ontario Library Association has announced its shortlists for its 2012 Forest of Reading program. The winners, as chosen by Ontario school children, will be announced during the Forest of Reading Festival, May 15“16, 2012. ... Read More »

October 17, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Libraries

Quillcast coming soon

By Sue Carter

Quill & Quire's new podcast series, Quillcast, debuts at the end of October. Come back to the website for discussions on Canada's authors, books, and the publishing industry, with accompanying photo slideshows and videos. Quillcast ... Read More »

October 17, 2011 | Filed under: Quillcast

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include photos from the Signal imprint launch and street fashion from New York, Milan, and ... Read More »

October 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Council defends GG poetry shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Canada Council for the Arts has responded to allegations of a conflict of interest with this year's Governor General's Literary Award for poetry shortlist. Small Toronto publisher BookThug surprised many with three entries on ... Read More »

October 14, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

By Sue Carter

The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, a day-long event of "lectures which consider the importance of the stories that define humanity in the present age from the aliens hiding among us to the gates of hell ripping ... Read More »

October 13, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Ondaatje declines Governor General’s Literary Award consideration

By Sue Carter

Although there's been much buzz over award newbies Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt's impressive hat trick of nominations, another story unfolded today as Michael Ondaatje's well-received The Cat's Table was noticeably absent from this morning's ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

By Sue Carter

WordFest, the Banff-Calgary international writers festival, kicks off today, and runs until Oct. 16. For those who can't make it in person, an online radio production of Jessica Westhead's short story "Community," from her 2011 ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include a tribute to Apple and plenty of Thanksgiving recipes. Grace Kelly gets the royal ... Read More »

October 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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