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 »
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Book of feminist Ryan Gosling memes to be published Is social media ruining the critic-author relationship? Bain Capital bids on McGraw-Hill's textbook division, valued at U.S. $3 billion Four self-published Smashwords authors make The New ... Read More »
August 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
We've given a fair bit of space in Q&Q to conversations about literary criticism, but we've heard relatively little about what it means to be a critic of comics. Considering how significant graphic novels have ... Read More »
November 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Eighteen Bridges, the cultural magazine of "narrative journalism and first-person essays" that sprang onto Edmonton's literary scene in October 2010, will make its Toronto debut tonight. A labour of love co-founded by Curtis Gillespie and ... Read More »
May 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Starting Jan. 23, The Washington Post is expanding its Sunday book coverage to include two new specialized reviews. The additional coverage is part of The Post's decision to split the Arts and Sunday Style sections, ... Read More »
January 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The U.K.'s Daily Mail (via MobyLives) reports authors and publishers who are accusing each other of skewing Amazon star ratings by creating fake reader reviews: [PR firms] provide favourable reviews of new books, at a ... Read More »
November 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
When Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died in 2007, American literature lost one of its most idiosyncratic and beloved voices. That voice is now being honoured with a new library in the author's hometown of Indianapolis. The ... Read More »
According to a Canadian Press report, Industry Minister Tony Clement is likely to table long-awaited legislation amending Canada's Copyright Act this Thursday. The legislation apparently includes a revised definition of "fair dealing" that would make ... Read More »
May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
When Oprah announced last November that she is calling it quits in 2011, publishers blessed by the mojo of the daytime television doyenne's eponymous book club started biting their collective nails, wondering where they would ... Read More »
January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and man of letters John Updike has died of lung cancer, at the age of 76. From the Associated Press: A literary writer who frequently appeared on best seller lists, the tall, ... Read More »
January 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors
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