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An iPod with Smell-o-vision, or, the book of the future

Some of the traits of "the 21st century book," as projected by Wikinomics co-author Anthony Williams in his Devices & Desires presentation. Digital and accessible via many devices. Searchable by words, images, sounds, etc. Multimedia ... Read More »

June 8, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Want to know who'll win the Libris Awards? Don't look here

By Q&Q Staff

This year's Libris Awards will be presented on the trade show floor on Sunday, and we at Q&Q couldn't pass up another chance to try out our prognostication skills. We're well aware, though, that our ... Read More »

June 7, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Cover to Cover online: John Metcalf edition

By Leigh Anne Williams

Talk about reader interactivity. Biblioasis will publish John Metcalf's latest memoir, Shut Up He Explained, this fall. And a reader of the Windsor publisher's blog has designed the book's cover. It all began when Biblioasis ... Read More »

May 30, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Too many books?

By Nathan Whitlock

Design Observer has an interesting essay by Alice Twemlow of the School of Visual Arts in New York contemplating the sheer abundance of books now being produced. According to the Mexican critic Gabriel Zaid, writing ... Read More »

May 9, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Anansi's poetry bash

By Q&Q Staff

House of Anansi Press held its annual poetry launch on April 19 at CoupeSpace, the east-end-Toronto studio of designer Bill Douglas, who frequently does work for Anansi. (Photos by Sharon Harris.) The scene at CoupeSpace, ... Read More »

May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Events

The Dickens theme park: Please sirs, can we have less?

By Nathan Whitlock

The Guardian reports that a theme park based on the works of Charles Dickens is scheduled to open in Kent, England at the end of May. The £62-million project is located in a huge hangar ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Freedom Day at the Q&Q home office

By Leigh Anne Williams

Our undying thanks to the Friends of Q&Q who managed to smuggle a small carton of the new Stephen Colbert ice cream all the way from Rochester, New York, to our downtown Toronto HQ. Ice ... Read More »

April 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Playing dressup for The Iliad

By Alison Jones

On boingboing.net, designer Larry Knox breaks down the process of creating a cover for The Iliad, which he did right in his own living room. Knox fashioned a spear out of clay and a wooden ... Read More »

April 10, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

New look for library logo

By Alison Jones

Design Edge Canada reports that with the opening of a new main branch building, the North Vancouver District Public Library has revealed a new logo. The blue logo is meant to represent the library's various ... Read More »

April 4, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

A manly man is hard to find, says Harlequin

By Leigh Anne Williams

The National Post reports that Canadian romance giant Harlequin is having a hard time finding suitable cover models. So much so that they're holding a public audition in Toronto this weekend – and spindly, sallow ... Read More »

March 22, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

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