Book culture

Literary-minded installations to check out at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche‚ Toronto's massive annual overnight art show that draws an estimated one million-plus people each year‚ is taking place at locations across the city, starting at sundown on Oct. 1 until sunrise on Oct. ... Read More »

September 27, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Events

Backlist: 26 years ago in Quill & Quire

By Conan Tobias

“About 200 people packed the back room of Toronto’s The Rivoli club on May 15 for an industry and media briefing session on The Word on the Street, the first annual Toronto Book and ... Read More »

September 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Canadian publishers and First Book Canada celebrate five millionth donated book

By Becky Robertson

Literacy and book donation agency First Book Canada today celebrated the five millionth book it's distributed to young people across the country. Alberta children's author/illustrator Mike Boldt presented a copy of his and Dev Petty's ... Read More »

September 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing, Events

From Alias Grace to Anne Shirley, the latest on 2017’s CanLit adaptations

By Sue Carter

As Toronto prepares to become a Hollywood playground this September thanks to TIFF, CanLit fans can also embrace that three new television adaptations will be going into production in and around the city this fall. ... Read More »

August 30, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

New Anne of Green Gables series to stream on Netflix

By Becky Robertson

CBC-TV's forthcoming eight-part adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has been picked up by Netflix for global streaming in 2017. Titled Anne‚ the series will update the novel's story to focus on contemporary issues ... Read More »

August 24, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Deals, Industry news

Spaces: Hungry bookworms find nourishment for their minds at Ottawa’s Black Squirrel Books

By Q&Q Staff

In the neighbourhood of Old Ottawa South, Black Squirrel Books is a well-stocked larder for hungry bookworms. The used bookstore and café is often abuzz with bibliophiles roaming among the wooden shelves and espresso drinkers ... Read More »

August 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Glad Day Bookshop reveals new address

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Glad Day Bookshop has announced it will relocate to 499 Church Street in the Church-Wellesley Village, following news that the store was crowdsourcing to fund a move from the second-floor Yonge Street location it has occupied since ... Read More »

July 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Industry news

Justin Trudeau stars in forthcoming Marvel graphic novel

By Becky Robertson

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will up his cool factor even more this summer with a starring role in a new Marvel graphic novel written by Toronto cartoonist Chip Zdarsky and illustrated by Ramón Pérez. Issue ... Read More »

June 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

All Lit Up launches summer book club

By Becky Robertson

All Lit Up, the Canadian book-retail website developed by the Literary Press Group, has launched a summer book club. June Hutton's historical novel Two-Gun & Sun (Caitlin Press) has been selected as July's read, and ... Read More »

June 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Inaugural CFC/eOne TV Adaptation Lab to feature Angela Misri, Kat Sandler, Michael F. Stewart

By Becky Robertson

The Canadian Film Centre and Entertainment One have named the Canadian writers participating in their inaugural TV Adaptation Lab, taking place May 31–August 31 in Toronto. Toronto-based author and former CBC journalist Angela Misri, playwright ... Read More »

June 6, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

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