Search Results by tag: Douglas Coupland

A new twist on the Canada Reads spin-off trend

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the CBC must be feeling pretty good right now. Just in case you can't get enough of the various spin-offs of the CBC's Canada Reads competition “ ... Read More »

February 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

By Stuart Woods

Douglas Coupland has called himself the world's worst worrier, and apparently the thing he's been fretting about lately is an inaccuracy that appeared in the National Post. In the article in question, crime novelist William ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

IFOA news: Geoffrey Taylor to receive honorary degree, Urquhart to read Munro

By Alison Potstra

Geoffrey Taylor, director of Harbourfront's Reading Series, is to receive an honorary degree from the School of Creative & Performing Arts at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Taylor, who has been with ... Read More »

October 27, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Events

Bookmarks: J.K. Rowling tweets, Dr. Seuss raps, and Charles Dickens fights pirates

By Alison Potstra

Bookish links from around the Web: Douglas Coupland really wants you to name his new Toronto park, and Scott Feschuk wants you to name his dog J.K. Rowling is now on Twitter, The Huffington Post reports, ... Read More »

September 29, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Douglas Coupland reminisces about writing Generation X

By Steven W. Beattie

This month, acclaimed author and zeitgeist-hound Douglas Coupland publishes his 11th novel, Generation A. In advance of the occasion, he took the opportunity in yesterday's Guardian to jump into the Wayback Machine and talk about ... Read More »

September 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

By Stuart Woods

The cover star of the September issue of Q&Q is the Haitian-born, Montreal-based author Dany LaferriÃ¨re, who came to national attention in the 1980s with his first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro ... Read More »

September 4, 2009 | Filed under: Opinion

Douglas Coupland video clips available on iTunes

By Alison Potstra

Fans of quirky writer, visual artist, and Canadian cultural icon Douglas Coupland can watch three free video clips inspired by his new novel Generation A via the iTunes Store. Set in the near future, Generation A ... Read More »

September 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

147 authors up for the Impac Dublin Prize

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

The longlist for the richest award for writing in English has been announced. And the longlist is, in fact, long, with 147 authors in contention for the 2009 Impac Dublin prize of £100,000. From the ... Read More »

November 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Libraries

The scents of CanLit

By Nathan Whitlock

Following up on our earlier post about the new Danielle Steel perfume, we thought we'd offer some fragrance suggestions for our own literary stars: Wayne Johnston's Terre Neuve “ Cod oil, salt water, and seal ... Read More »

October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

By Steven W. Beattie

Here's a slug this Quillblogger didn't expect to see: "A short film by writer/director Paul Quarrington." But, according to Open Book Toronto, (and as reported by Quill & Quire Omni this past summer) the acclaimed ... Read More »

September 22, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: Douglas Coupland

A new twist on the Canada Reads spin-off trend

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

IFOA news: Geoffrey Taylor to receive honorary degree, Urquhart to read Munro

Bookmarks: J.K. Rowling tweets, Dr. Seuss raps, and Charles Dickens fights pirates

Douglas Coupland reminisces about writing Generation X

September Q&Q: Dany LaferriÃ¨re and more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing

Douglas Coupland video clips available on iTunes

147 authors up for the Impac Dublin Prize

The scents of CanLit

Paul Quarrington’s new venture: cinÃ©aste

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