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Northern chills: conversations on Canadian horror literature

As Canadian literary horror gains mainstream readership, authors, publishers, and experts share their opinions on the genre’s bloody popularity Horror asks us what we hide, what we bury, what skeletons lurk in our closets. It ... Read More »

March 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

80 years of Q&Q: moments in Canadian poetry

By Q&Q Staff

bpNichol and bill bissett sound off One arguably incongruous fact about Canadian sound poet bpNichol is that in the 1980s he wrote for Fraggle Rock, the Jim Henson–produced children’s television program. Nichol is more famous ... Read More »

March 13, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Marking Vancouver’s literary landmarks

By Sue Carter

Vancouver's literary history is being honoured on the streets. Literary Landmarks – a partnership between the Vancouver Public Library, B.C. BookWorld, the VPL Foundation, and Dr. Yosef Wosk – recognizes physical locations with connections to ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Last word: Nick Cutter on fear itself

By Q&Q Staff

With the great writers, horror lives somewhere behind the words, like a fire in the root system of a tree, writes Nick Cutter What scares people is individual to them. Sure, there are broad fears: ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Opinion, People

Joseph Heath’s Enlightenment 2.0 wins Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

By Sue Carter

University of Toronto philosophy professor Joseph Heath's “Slow Politics Manifesto,” Enlightenment 2.0: Restoring Sanity to Our Politics, Our Economy, and Our Lives (HarperCollins Canada), has won the Writers' Trust of Canada's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett succumbs to Alzheimer’s disease at 66

By Steven W. Beattie

In a lecture delivered in February 2010, a little more than two years after Terry Pratchett announced he had been diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer's disease, the fantasy author described ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Fanfiction gets its due, paleo cookbook for babies delayed over death fears, and more

By Sue Carter

From Sherlock to Spock, New York's comprehensive guide to fanfiction Paleo cookbook for infants delayed because of fear that babies could be harmed from diet State of Alabama investigates accusations of elder abuse over Harper ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Finalists for 31st annual B.C. Book Prizes announced

By Becky Robertson

The West Coast Book Prize Society has revealed the shortlists for its seven B.C. Book Prizes. The cash prizes, which collectively amount to $19,000, aim to recognize excellent literary achievement by B.C. authors and publishers. ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Shad to host CBC’s Q, Fay Weldon tells authors to abandon literary dignity, and more

By Becky Robertson

Hip-hop artist Shad chosen as new host of CBC Radio's Q U.K. author Fay Weldon tells writers to "abandon literary dignity" to succeed in ebook market Tom McCarthy on the role of the author in ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book links

Kim Fu and Raziel Reid finalists for U.S. Triangle Awards

By Becky Robertson

The Publishing Triangle announced B.C. authors Kim Fu and Raziel Reid as finalists for the 27th annual Triangle Awards, which celebrate the best LGBT fiction, non-fiction, and poetry titles published the year prior. Fu is ... Read More »

March 10, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

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