Taking on the world
Bill Gaston is known as a writers’ writer and mentor for the next generation of Canadian authors. Could his ambitious new novel make him a household name?
Outsider advantage
Three progressive publishers are celebrating significant milestones in 2012. Here’s how they explain their staying power
Queer lit comes of age
How a handful of YA authors are creating positive role models for gay youth
FRONTMATTER
The secret ingredients of classic Canadian cookbooks
Snapshot: Drawn & Quarterly managing editor Tracy Hurren
Random House of Canada’s stylish new paperback series
Nicole Dixon’s long-awaited debut
Cover to cover: Sophie B. Watson’s Cadillac Couches
SPOTLIGHT ON CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING
Orca’s ambitious linked novel series
Why Moira Young’s Dust Lands trilogy could become the next Hunger Games
The big business of board books
REVIEWS
A Message for the Emperor by Mark Frutkin
Carnival by Rawi Hage
Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Deirdre Kelly
Sleeping Funny by Miranda Hill
The Universe Within by Neil Turok
PLUS more fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Gulf Islands Alphabet by Bronwyn Preece; Alex Walton, illus.
My Book of Life by Angel by Martine Leavitt
The Lynching of Louie Sam by Elizabeth Stewart
PLUS more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books
THE Q&Q/BOOKNET CANADA BESTSELLERS
THE LAST WORD
Author Chris Gudgeon explains why, for him, there’s little difference between fiction and non-fiction
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