by Vit Wagner

Obituarist Sandra Martin tackles the controversial subject of physician-assisted suicide in her new book

Initially, Sandra Martin balked at taking on the subject of assisted dying when HarperCollins publisher Patrick Crean pitched her the idea in the summer of 2013. As a veteran journalist, Martin’s instincts told her that ... Read More »

April 14, 2016

How Lawrence Hill shepherded his late sister Karen’s unpublished novel to press

By Vit Wagner

When Lawrence Hill started readying his sister Karen’s posthumous novel for publication, one thing the celebrated Canadian author didn’t worry about was whether his younger sibling would have wanted her prose to see the light ... Read More »

January 25, 2016

David and Jacob Homel share their multi-generational approach to literary translation

By Vit Wagner

They haven’t put out a shingle advertising themselves as Homel and Son, but the business of translating literary works from French into English is a family affair for Montreal’s David and Jacob Homel. David, the ... Read More »

October 19, 2015

Martyn Burke

By Vit Wagner

Martyn Burke: framing the story

August 10, 2015

Alix Hawley

By Vit Wagner

Alix Hawley on fictionalizing the life of frontiersman Daniel Boone

February 10, 2015

Ann-Marie MacDonald

By Vit Wagner

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s familial inspirations

September 26, 2014

John McFetridge

By Vit Wagner

Waiting for a break

June 27, 2014

Lynn Thomson

By Vit Wagner

Flying lessons

May 23, 2014

University of King’s College to offer Canada’s first graduate degree in long-form creative non-fiction

By Vit Wagner

Thanks to improving tablet technology and several high-profile prizes, creative non-fiction is enjoying unprecedented popularity in Canada. Another sign of the genre's status is the announcement that Halifax's University of King's College, in conjunction with ... Read More »

December 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Quill and Quire

Obituarist Sandra Martin tackles the controversial subject of physician-assisted suicide in her new book

How Lawrence Hill shepherded his late sister Karen’s unpublished novel to press

David and Jacob Homel share their multi-generational approach to literary translation

Martyn Burke

Alix Hawley

Ann-Marie MacDonald

John McFetridge

Lynn Thomson

University of King’s College to offer Canada’s first graduate degree in long-form creative non-fiction

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