Search Results by tag: graphic novels

Do literary critics have what it takes to review comics?

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

Canadian literary event round-up: April 8-14

By Sue Carter

Here are just a few literary events happening across the country in the next week: Day two of the gritLIT literary festival kicks off with readings by Trevor Cole, Kathleen and Michael Winter at the ... Read More »

April 8, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Hark! A new Kate Beaton book

By Natalie Samson

Drawn + Quarterly has acquired North American rights to Hark! A Vagrant by Canadian comics artist Kate Beaton. The book will be a hardcover collection of new comics, as well as old favourites from Beaton's ... Read More »

January 14, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Vancouver writers festival, library launch reading series

By Natalie Samson

The Vancouver International Writers Festival has teamed up with the Vancouver Public Library to offer Incite, a new reading series set to launch later this month. The bimonthly events will feature a variety of Canadian ... Read More »

January 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Libraries

Books of the Year 2010: Non-fiction

By Q&Q Staff

There's no formula for choosing the books of the year. Some break ground, some tackle familiar themes with new energy. Some represent the best work from established authors, some introduce us to important new voices. ... Read More »

November 23, 2010 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Graphic novelist Harvey Pekar dead at 70

By Steven W. Beattie

The Ohio Chronicle-Telegraph is reporting that Harvey Pekar, the iconoclastic creator of the graphic novel American Splendor, has died at age 70. Pekar was best known for his autobiographical stories that examined the combined absurdities ... Read More »

July 12, 2010 | 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

Books on film

By Jacob Sheen

A quick roundup of newly announced book-to-film adaptations: A new adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is set to hit the screen after a long struggle with Huxley's estate. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and ... Read More »

March 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

On the graphic memoir

By Scott MacDonald

The Philadelphia Inquirer recently posted an article on its website about the rise of graphic memoirs, or memoirs in comic book form. This news itself isn't so noteworthy: with numerous autobiographically inspired books like Art ... Read More »

April 19, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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