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This weekend in Canadian literary events: July 27-29

The season of literary festivals and readings in the park is well underway, and it's not slowing down this weekend. Here are just a few of the events featured on Q&Q's calendar. This is the ... Read More »

July 27, 2012 | Filed under: Events

CBA announces Libris Award nominees

By Stuart Woods

The Canadian Booksellers Association has revealed the shortlists for this year's Libris Awards, which recognize literary achievement as well as behind-the-scenes contributions in the book industry, as voted on by independent booksellers. This year's awards ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: nature

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

This week's bestsellers list, which looks at the nature category, includes two titles from the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize shortlist. Andrew Westoll's The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary (#20) might have been the big winner at ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Andrew Westoll wins the Charles Taylor Prize

By Steven W. Beattie

The $25,000 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction was awarded to Andrew Westoll for his book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: A Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery at a ceremony in Toronto this afternoon. ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Gill, Westoll among Charles Taylor Prize nominees

By Stuart Woods

Just as a pair of novels came to dominate the past fall's literary awards season, so too has a pair of non-fiction titles, about tree-planting in the Pacific Northwest and a group of chimps living ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Charles Taylor Prize reveals first ever longlist

By Stuart Woods

Since it was launched in 2000, the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction has traditionally been among the first major literary prizes celebrated in the new year. Now, for the first time, organizers have revealed ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction finalists announced

By Sue Carter

The B.C. Achievement Foundation has announced the shortlist for the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Chosen from a longlist of 10 titles, the finalists are: Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism by ... Read More »

December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Books of the year 2011: non-fiction

By Q&Q Staff

What makes a book of the year? There's no formula for deciding. Some are critical darlings, some are word-of-mouth favourites. Some introduce us to important new voices, some represent the best work from established authors. ... Read More »

November 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Books of the Year

Quillcast episode two: Andrew Westoll and The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary

By Sue Carter

Welcome to Quillcast, a new podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, the first in a two-part series on non-fiction authors, Andrew Westoll speaks about ... Read More »

November 14, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Books of the Year, Quillcast

Andrew Westoll hugs a baby chimp, melts hearts

By Sue Carter

Andrew Westoll, former primatologist and author of The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary (HarperCollins Canada), is currently in the Republic of Congo, visiting the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre, the largest sanctuary of its kind ... Read More »

July 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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