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Amazon’s competitive price slashing, Anakana Schofield on the perils of book publicity, and more

Amazon slashes book prices to new lows Anakana Schofield discusses the difficulty of getting paid as a writer Book by Mexican union leader lands on New York Times' bestsellers list Irish novelist longlisted for Man ... Read More »

July 29, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2013: pop culture, sports, food & drink, and more

By Julie Baldassi

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian non-fiction. Art, Music & Pop Culture Diagnosed with leukemia in 1969 while still in his thirties, artist Jack Chambers' final decade was marked ... Read More »

July 29, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

B&N ex-CEO favoured technology over books, Atwood’s opera debut, and more

By Sue Carter

If former Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch cared more about books, would he still have a job? Margaret Atwood's first commissioned opera to debut at City Opera Vancouver in May 2014 Illustrated chart depicts ... Read More »

July 26, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2013: Canadian non-fiction politics, memoir, biography, and more

By Julie Baldassi

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian non-fiction. Fiction Two years after his death, NDP leader Jack Layton continues to be the subject of movies and books. This fall, for ... Read More »

July 26, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

Calgary Library Foundation hosts book drive this weekend

By Julie Baldassi

This Saturday, the Calgary Public Library Foundation and the City of Calgary are hosting a city-wide book drive to raise funds to replace thousands of books destroyed in last month's flood and the extensive damage ... Read More »

July 25, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries

Fall preview 2013: Canadian short stories, crime fiction, poetry, graphica

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian fiction. Short Stories The fall features a bumper crop of intriguing short fiction, starting with a new collection from Giller winner Austin Clarke. ... Read More »

July 25, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

Palahniuk working on Fight Club sequel, digital fiction will soon overtake print, and more

By Maria Siassina

Chuck Palahniuk returns to Fight Club with a graphic novel Fiction ebooks will overtake print by 2014 Google to sell and ... Read More »

July 25, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2013: Canadian novels

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian fiction. Novels The fall season kicks off with a blockbuster-sized bang in August, when McClelland & Stewart unveils MaddAddam ($32.95 cl.), the concluding ... Read More »

July 24, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

Goodreads doubles its members, Penguin’s self-publishing e-bookstore, and more

By Maria Siassina

Goodreads hits 20 million members Penguin's Book Country plans e-bookstore for self-published authors Why Stephen King spends "months and even years" writing opening sentences Doris Lessing and the perils of the pseudonymous novel Amis, McEwan, ... Read More »

July 24, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Comic-Con hosts industry awards in San Diego

By Maria Siassina

Comic-Con International is known for showcasing comic books, fantasy novels, and pop culture material, but this past weekend the San Diego convention also hosted several prominent industry awards. On Friday, the annual Will Eisner Comic ... Read More »

July 23, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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