Search Results by tag: cookbooks

BookNet bestsellers: cookbooks

Chef Michael Smith, who has this week's best-selling cookbook, is a relative newcomer compared to Jean Paré, whose classic Company's Coming series appears on the list five times. For the two weeks ending Sept. 30: ... Read More »

October 9, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Fall preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction, part II

By Steven W. Beattie

The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Taste Canada announces shortlist for 2012 food writing awards

By Natalie Samson

After wading through 73 submissions, Taste Canada has come up with a shortlist for its 2012 Food Writing Awards. This year's list offers titles from some of the country's biggest publishers (Penguin Canada, HarperCollins Canada) ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Tosca Reno takes the reins at Robert Kennedy Publishing

By Natalie Samson

Author and fitness maven Tosca Reno will take over as publisher and chief executive officer at Robert Kennedy Publishing in Mississauga, Ontario. Robert Kennedy, who founded RKP in 1967 with the launch of MuscleMag International, ... Read More »

April 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Unicorn cookbook found at British Library, portraits of Canadian poets, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Medieval unicorn cookbook discovered at the British Library Shelly Grimson exhibits portraits of 16 Canadian poets Why are books with titles ... Read More »

April 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: John Grisham’s $6 million regret, the first edible cookbook, and more

By Sue Carter

John Grisham recalls his $6 million mistake Eat the world's first edible cookbook Novelist Alison Pick chats with musician Jim Bryson ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Joe Beef and Odd Bits nominated for James Beard Book Awards

By Sue Carter

The U.S.-based James Beard Foundation has announced the shortlist for its 2012 book awards, and two popular Canadian cookbooks have made the cut. The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Meet the chefs: comparing Joe Beef and Odd Bits

By Sue Carter

In the December 2011 issue of Q&Q, Sue Carter Flinn examines two cookbooks offering distinctive approaches to preparing contemporary carnivore-centric cuisine. The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Frédéric ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Cookbook ghostwriting expose stirs up controversy

By Sue Carter

Gwyneth Paltrow wrote "every word" of this book herself. Last week, The New York Times ran a story by Julia Moskin about the humiliations she suffered as "one of the ink-stained (and grease-covered) wretches" who ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

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

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