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Business Book Award announces nominees

A memoir about the Canadian music industry, an exposé about the rise of the 1 per cent, and a corporate biography about the evolution of a ubiquitous franchise are among the finalists for the $20,000 ... Read More »

April 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Helping Saleema Nawaz rebuild after house fire, Prada launches writing contest, and more

By Sue Carter

Help Q&Q cover star Saleema Nawaz rebuild her library after a devastating house fire Prada sponsors â‚¬5,000 short-story contest Digital Public Library ... Read More »

April 22, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Arthur Ellis finalists announced

By Sue Carter

Nominees for the Arthur Ellis Awards, which celebrate excellence in Canadian crime writing, have been announced. Organized by the Crime Writers of Canada, the awards are presented in seven categories. For the first time since ... Read More »

April 19, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Penguin, Random House merger approved in Canada

By Stuart Woods

The Department of Canadian Heritage and the Competition Bureau have approved the merger of two of the country's largest trade publishers: Bertelsmann-owned Random House of Canada and Pearson-owned Penguin Canada. The merger, expected to take ... Read More »

April 19, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Penguin offers to settle antitrust case; Adele turns down book deal, and more

By Sue Carter

Penguin offers to drop agency agreements to settle European Commission's antitrust case Adele turns down seven-figure book deal Debut novelists create buzz at London Book Fair Chuck Palahniuk admits Fight Club was an initial sales ... Read More »

April 19, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Saunders, Mantel on Time 100 list, Muslim women’s memoirs, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

George Saunders, Hilary Mantel among Time magazine's 100 most influential people Samira Ahmed on Muslim women's memoirs and double standards ... Read More »

April 18, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Koyama, Drawn & Quarterly score Eisner Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Comic-Con International has announced the shortlists for the 2013 Eisner Awards, with Toronto's Koyama Press and Montreal's Drawn & Quarterly each receiving multiple nominations. The fourth instalment of Koyama artist Michael DeForge's comic series Lose is ... Read More »

April 17, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

The book that changed Fred Wah’s life, Amazon woes at London Book Fair, and more

By Natalie Sequeira

Fred Wah on how Gary Snyder's Riprap changed his life Publisher complaints about Amazon dominate London Book Fair Neil Gaiman tells publishers that Amazon and Google "probably aren't the enemy" Philip Norman gets "tacit approval" ... Read More »

April 17, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Mantel nominated for Women’s Prize, Pinsent bares it, and more

By Sue Carter

Zadie Smith, Barbara Kingsolver, Hilary Mantel included on strong shortlist for Women's Prize for fiction Gordon Pinsent lends his comedic skills to Bare it for Books Pulitzer Prize“winner The Orphan Master's Son described by jury ... Read More »

April 16, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

A.S.A. Harrison dead at 65: Updated

By Steven W. Beattie

Q&Q was saddened to learn that Canadian author A.S.A. Harrison died on Sunday at the age of 65. Harrison was the author of the non-fiction book Orgasms, published in 1974 by Coach House Press. And ... Read More »

April 16, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

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