by Steven W. Beattie

Kay Redfield Jamison on Robin Williams, Sheila Heti interviews Roxanne Gay, and more

Kay Redfield Jamison, author of An Unquiet Mind, on Robin Williams, bipolar disorder, and creativity Sheila Heti interviews "Twitter celebrity" and bad feminist Roxanne Gay "I’ve seen it all, and you’ve seen none of it": ... Read More »

August 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Authors United vs. Readers United, misquoting Orwell, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

The all-Amazon Monday links: Authors United full-page open letter in Sunday's New York Times urges readers to email Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about ongoing dispute with Hachette Readers United open letter urges readers to email ... Read More »

August 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2014: poetry and graphica

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. POETRY A quorum of crows will be your witness,” writes Lisa Robertson in her new volume, a follow-up to 2013’s book of essays, ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

Fall preview 2014: short fiction and crime fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. SHORT FICTION In each successive season, Biblioasis (a small press in Windsor, Ontario) adds to one of the most impressive catalogues of short ... Read More »

August 6, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

Fall preview 2014: novels

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. British author Will Self stirred up controversy with a recent Guardian article declaring the novel dead. For real, this time. Apparently, nobody thought ... Read More »

August 5, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

City of Toronto report recommends approving Sky Gilbert Lane behind Buddies in Bad Times theatre

By Steven W. Beattie

A staff report from the City of Toronto has recommended renaming the alley behind the city's renowned Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Sky Gilbert Lane, in honour of one of the theatre's founders. Gilbert, along ... Read More »

July 31, 2014 | Filed under: People

Can Douglas Preston, et al. loosen Amazon’s stranglehold on authors and publishers?

By Steven W. Beattie

As the ongoing war between Amazon and Hachette drags on, it seems almost comical to add yet another blog post to the mass of material that has already been written analyzing the farrago – especially ... Read More »

July 28, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Yaddo given historical landmark distinction, George R.R. Martin declines to write TV episodes this season, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Yaddo, the U.S. artists' colony that was host to writers such as Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, and Paul Bowles, designated an historical landmark Bel Kaufman, author of Up the Down Staircase, passes away at 103 ... Read More »

July 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Iconic Philadelphia LGBT bookstore may reopen in fall

By Steven W. Beattie

There was much consternation earlier this year when it was announced that the oldest extant LGBT bookstore in the U.S., Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia, PA, was to close. Named for James Baldwin's 1956 sophomore novel, ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Harper Lee, Marja Mills, and the perils of literary biography

By Steven W. Beattie

The enduring fascination surrounding the life of Harper Lee is understandable. The author of only one book – a certified literary masterpiece that codified much about the American civil rights movement for several successive generations, ... Read More »

July 21, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

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Kay Redfield Jamison on Robin Williams, Sheila Heti interviews Roxanne Gay, and more

Authors United vs. Readers United, misquoting Orwell, and more

Fall preview 2014: poetry and graphica

Fall preview 2014: short fiction and crime fiction

Fall preview 2014: novels

City of Toronto report recommends approving Sky Gilbert Lane behind Buddies in Bad Times theatre

Can Douglas Preston, et al. loosen Amazon’s stranglehold on authors and publishers?

Yaddo given historical landmark distinction, George R.R. Martin declines to write TV episodes this season, and more

Iconic Philadelphia LGBT bookstore may reopen in fall

Harper Lee, Marja Mills, and the perils of literary biography

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