Q&Q contributor Sarah Weinman outlines her troubles with the whole notion of getting books signed in a blog entry on the Guardian site: The last vestiges of excitement about inscriptions disappeared when I became a ... Read More »
According to The Baltimore Sun, hometown hero Tom Clancy is heading to Maryland's highest court today to do battle with Wanda T. King “ formerly Wanda Clancy “ over rights to a series of books ... Read More »
April 4, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
C. Max Magee at The Millions points us to the latest in lit fun: literary action figures. While most kids were playing with G.I. Joes or Barbies, we at The Millions were more likely to ... Read More »
March 5, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
On Saturday, the Toronto Star published a number of eco-themed essays by such CanLit luminaries as David Adams Richards, Margaret Atwood, Jane Urquhart, Austin Clarke, Robert Bateman, Wayne Grady, John Wilson, and Stephen Marche. (True ... Read More »
January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
A literary ethical dilemma involving the unpublished writings of Vladimir Nabokov is discussed at length by journalist Ron Rosenbaum over at Slate. It seems that Nabokov's sole remaining unpublished work “ a manuscript titled The ... Read More »
January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news
Ian McEwan is the subject of a Q&A in The New Republic that ranges from the perils of movie adaptations, the worth of literary realism, and McEwan's rarely concealed view on religion. McEwan also offers ... Read More »
January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
The film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman is almost as inescapable at this time of year as Rudolph and Charlie Brown and the Grinch. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the wordless and ... Read More »
December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors
Q&Q's Deals page is on a holiday break, but we would be remiss if we didn't mention this deal, from The Globe and Mail's "The Biz" column: Rebecca Eckler has signed a deal for two ... Read More »
Geography of Hope author Chris Turner has recounted, on the Random House Canada blog, a humbling moment from his recent book tour. It was the morning after his official book launch, when he hauled his ... Read More »
November 30, 2007 | Filed under: Authors
Vanity Fair has unearthed a 1991 television special made by American Psycho director Mary Harron and starring VF culture columnist James Wolcott, in which Wolcott gives his take on both Norman Mailer and his then-current ... Read More »
November 28, 2007 | Filed under: Authors
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