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Last-minute gift ideas: indie booksellers hand-pick food & drink books

Every fall, independent booksellers and publishers work together to promote a range of new titles published in Canada and internationally. Books for Everybody is a hand-picked selection of books for all interests, including young readers. ... Read More »

December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Addressing diversity in the book business, why Anna Todd is a success, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Practical ideas from publishing professionals on how to address the book business's diversity problem Anna Todd's After succeeds by appealing to "the thirstiest demographic out there: teenage girls" 'Culture' is Mirriam-Webster's word of the year Discovering Tove ... Read More »

December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Gaspereau Press’s Andrew Steeves on publishing and typography

By Q&Q Staff

Gaspereau Press editor and print master Andrew Steeves shares ideas from his new essay collection on publishing and typography The name Gaspereau Press is synonymous with beautiful Smyth-sewn books and letterpress-printed jackets that still reflect ... Read More »

December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology, People

Last-minute gift ideas: indie booksellers hand-pick more fiction & short stories

By Q&Q Staff

December 15, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Last-minute gift ideas: indie booksellers hand-pick fiction by B.C. writers

By Q&Q Staff

December 15, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Last-minute gift ideas: indie booksellers hand-pick mystery

By Q&Q Staff

December 15, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Booker winner Hilary Mantel responds to critics, how fairytale heroines are growing up, and more

By Becky Robertson

Man Booker Prize-winning writer Hilary Mantel takes on the Mail on Sunday How fairytales have evolved in response to changing social values The rising popularity of ebooks in Maritime industries What Andy Warhol thought of ... Read More »

December 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Q&A: Aerial photographer Louis Helbig on his new book, Beautiful Destruction

By Becky Robertson

Williams Lake, B.C. native Louis Helbig began photographing the Alberta oil sands from his antique airplane in 2008. The photos became the basis of a series of art exhibitions, and now a book published by ... Read More »

December 12, 2014 | Filed under: Authors