J.K. Rowling plans to write more mystery novels Shakespeare's Globe to take Hamlet on ambitious two-year world tour It's Take ... Read More »
July 17, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
On July 13, Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square turned into a wild rumpus, thanks to the inaugural StoryMobs, a literary flash mob designed for kids. Organized by children's book advocate Roxanne Deans and costume designer Gretel Meyer ... Read More »
July 16, 2013 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Events
Three books have been shortlisted for the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction. Organized by Wilfrid Laurier University, the $10,000 award recognizes Canadian writers for a first or second work of creative non-fiction that includes ... Read More »
July 16, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
Family, friends, colleagues, writers, and fans are celebrating the life of beloved author Carol Shields, who died 10 years ago today from breast cancer at the age of 68. To mark the occasion, the Carol ... Read More »
July 16, 2013 | Filed under: People
Zimmerman juror rethinks book plans thanks to persistent tweeter Random House imprint Vintage acquires Veronica Mars mystery series Farley ... Read More »
July 16, 2013 | Filed under: Book links
Last week, Q&Q ran a guest opinion piece by Vancouver librarians Shirley Lew and Baharak Yousefi, who argued that libraries should get into the business of selling books. The reaction to the story came in ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Libraries
As the Calgary Stampede wrapped up this weekend, residents and business owners were still dealing with the aftermath of damage and destruction caused by flooding late June. On June 26, Q&Q reported that Pages on Kensington ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling
After admitting to using racial slurs, food-television personality Paula Deen lost many lucrative contracts and endorsements. But when Random House announced it would halt publication of her forthcoming cookbook, Paula Deen's New Testament (despite the ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Awards
Cynthia McMurray, owner of the Nova Scotia vanity press Bryler Publications and the recently founded Three Dogs Press, is embroiled in several legal disputes “ one of which could involve Indigo Books & Music. In ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book news
When David Rakoff died of cancer last August at the age of 47, he left behind a legacy as one of the most gifted and influential essayists of his time “ and a newly finished ... Read More »
July 15, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture
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