Search Results by tag: book making

Book Making: Talonbooks revisits 1967 Montreal imagery for its reissue of Tremblay’s Notebook series

Michel Tremblay’s Notebook trilogy, published between 2006 and 2009 by Talonbooks, is ripe for a sesquicentennial reissue. “We were thinking which of our backlist titles we should convert to ebooks,” says Chloë Filson, Talonbooks’s production ... Read More »

March 1, 2017 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Book Making: A wealth of archival material made every day Christmas for Steve Penfold

By Q&Q Staff

When a boy from the Toronto suburbs grows up to write A Mile of Make-Believe: A History of the Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade (University of Toronto Press), one might expect the book to be filled ... Read More »

November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Bookselling

Book Making: Anne Carson’s new collection waves off conventional book packaging

By Sue Carter

It's always something of a challenge to define the work of Anne Carson, and with her new collection, Float (published in Canada by McClelland & Stewart), the Canadian-born poet makes even the conventions of the ... Read More »

October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book Making: The typographical challenges in publishing indigenous-language books

By Conan Tobias

Last year, the University of Regina Press launched a series of story anthologies in a variety of indigenous languages, including Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, and Lillooet. Obviously, none of these languages use the ... Read More »

August 16, 2016 | Filed under: Writing life

Book Making: Inside the lines with a colouring-book artist

By Sue Carter

Illustrator Paul Covello’s 2014 picture book, Toronto ABC, is a delightful, contemporary-styled survey of the city’s landmarks. He travels further this September with his follow-up, Canada ABC, but first, Covello’s illustrations – and the country’s ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Book Making: Food bloggers Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles make their print debut

By Sue Carter

Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles’s blog, WellPreserved, began eight years ago as a means of sharing personal recipes. Harrison, an art director and graphic designer by trade, pursuaded MacCharles, an avid home cook, to write ... Read More »

June 20, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, People

Book Making: The artistic process behind Nick Bantock’s Griffin & Sabine

By Sue Carter

Nick Bantock’s epistolary novel Griffin & Sabine, which traces the metaphysical relationship between a postcard artist and a stamp illustrator, was a cultural touchstone during the early 1990s, selling millions of copies, spawning two sequels, ... Read More »

April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Book Making: David Drummond captures the humanity in Yann Martel’s new novel

By Sue Carter

Quebec Designer David Drummond searched everywhere to find the perfect cover concept for the French-language edition of Yann Martel’s latest novel, The High Mountains of Portugal. Published in Quebec under the title Les Hautes Montagnes ... Read More »

March 16, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book Making: There are no rivalries between the Fan Brothers, kidlit’s latest super-duo

By Sue Carter

Siblings Terry and Eric Fan – known collectively as the Fan Brothers – share more than a last name. The two OCAD University graduates combined their artistic and written talents in their debut picture book, ... Read More »

February 29, 2016 | Filed under: Bookselling, Children's publishing, People

Book Making: Tania Craan on designing Helen Humphreys’s The River

By Q&Q Staff

For more than a decade, author Helen Humphreys has owned a property on Ontario’s picturesque Napanee River. Her latest book, The River (ECW Press), is a meditation on the landscape, mixing archival and contemporary photos, ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

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Search Results by tag: book making

Book Making: Talonbooks revisits 1967 Montreal imagery for its reissue of Tremblay’s Notebook series

Book Making: A wealth of archival material made every day Christmas for Steve Penfold

Book Making: Anne Carson’s new collection waves off conventional book packaging

Book Making: The typographical challenges in publishing indigenous-language books

Book Making: Inside the lines with a colouring-book artist

Book Making: Food bloggers Dana Harrison and Joel MacCharles make their print debut

Book Making: The artistic process behind Nick Bantock’s Griffin & Sabine

Book Making: David Drummond captures the humanity in Yann Martel’s new novel

Book Making: There are no rivalries between the Fan Brothers, kidlit’s latest super-duo

Book Making: Tania Craan on designing Helen Humphreys’s The River

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