October 13, 2017
When Andrew Wooldridge, publisher at Orca Book Publishers, heard Marie Wilson, a commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, speak at the annual general meeting for the Association of Canadian Publishers last year, an idea ... Read More »
Storytelling is powerful medicine. The protection and dissemination of narrative and poetics are integral to the future of Indigenous publishing. As a Mi’kmaq poet, critic, and editor, I felt it was vital for me to ... Read More »
July 17, 2017
The Ship Pub has been the crux of the arts scene in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for nearly 40 years. The famous Atlantic Canadian local, nestled in Solomon’s Lane between Water and Duckworth Streets, is situated ... Read More »
October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture
For the first time, Mi’kmaq students in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton are reading Robert Munsch in their own language. “We need to do as much as we can so kids can see themselves in ... Read More »
November 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing
Her Royal Majesty, a Paris-based literary and arts journal, is celebrating its latest issue on May 11, with simultaneous launch parties in Paris, London, Berlin, New York, Toronto, and Montreal*. Each issue of Her Royal ... Read More »
May 10, 2012 | Filed under: Authors
The West Coast Book Prize Society has awarded Brian Brett British Columbia's ninth annual Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Brett is a writer, publisher, journalist, and teacher. He initiated the B.C. Poetry in the ... Read More »
April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
Labrador writer Kerri Cull, founder of the literary blog The Book Fridge, recently released her debut collection of poems, Soak (Breakwater Books). Quillblog caught up with Cull before her reading tonight at the White Horse Lounge ... Read More »
April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors
Richard Gwyn's Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867 - 1891 (Random House Canada), the second volume in the two-part biography of Canada's first Prime Minister, is the recipient of ... Read More »
April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Jennifer Egan talks to Paper Mag about her Pulitzer Prize, writing, and her awful temp jobs Brick Books launches new website Russell Smith finds this year's lack of a Pulitzer Prize for fiction no big deal Leo McKay ... Read More »
April 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Orwell Prize revealed shortlist for political writing Truman Capote's typewriter sells for $8,281 Three expat memoirs inspired ... Read More »
April 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links