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Food styling step by step with Patti Hetherington

In the June issue of Q&Q, professional food stylist Patti Hetherington, who has worked with cookbook authors such as Laura Calder and chef Michael Smith, walks through the steps of preparing a dish for photography. ... Read More »

June 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote share personal stories in Gender Failure

By Carla Gillis

When Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote first conceived of Gender Failure in 2012, it was as a 45-minute live multimedia performance of stories and songs about being trans and living outside the gender binary. ... Read More »

June 20, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Amazon cuts delays on new J.K. Rowling novel, Anansi celebrates World Pride, and more

By Sue Carter

Amazon shortens delivery delays on J.K. Rowling's The Silkworm House of Anansi Press celebrates World Pride with book recommendations and playlist More than 20 unpublished Pablo Naruda poems uncovered Lydia Davis, Karl Ove Knausgaard make ... Read More »

June 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

2014 Rainbow Caterpillar Multilingual Kid Lit Award winner announced

By Julie Baldassi

Aurora, Ontario, writer Yulia Kapridov’s Russian-language story “Giant’s Granny” is the winner of this year’s Rainbow Caterpillar Multilingual Kid Lit Award. Formerly an editor of a Russian newspaper for young adults, Kapridov immigrated to Canada ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Wab Kinew lands two-book deal with Penguin Canada

By Julie Baldassi

Penguin Canada has acquired two titles by Wab Kinew, the Aboriginal musician, director of indigenous inclusion at the University of Winnipeg, and Adrienne Clarkson RTDNA Award–winning journalist who also successfully defended Joseph Boyden’s The Orenda ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Three kids’ books to watch for this fall

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q books for young people editor Dory Cerny shares some highlights from the fall season's most-anticipated books. Space odyssey: Megan Crewe Toronto author Megan Crewe recently wrapped her Fallen Worlds series, ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction and international titles for young people

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated titles for young readers. Non-fiction From David J. Smith, the author who brought us the classic If the World Were a Village, comes If: ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Knausgaard interviewed, South Carolina opposes gay-themed literature with “American ideals,” and more

By Steven W. Beattie

International best-selling author Karl Ove Knausgaard interviewed at L.A. Review of Books South Carolina state legislature insists two universities fined for teaching gay-themed books use the money to fund courses on the U.S. Constitution and ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian Scholars’ Press immigration title wins Nathan Keyfitz Book Prize

By Sue Carter

York University sociology professor Alan B. Simmons has won the Nathan Keyfitz Book Prize for his 2010 title Immigration and Canada: Global and Transnational Perspectives, published by Canadian Scholars' Press. The biannual award, given to ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon’s new phone features book-recognition capabilities

By Julie Baldassi

Like tech giants Google and Facebook before it, Amazon has entered the smartphone game. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the Fire Phone at a press conference in Seattle today. The smartphone, which is larger than an ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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