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Wade Davis wins Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

Wade Davis was awarded the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for his book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest (Vintage Canada) at an award ceremony in London, U.K., last ... Read More »

November 13, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Fall preview 2011: Canadian fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Bookmarks: tax advice from a poet, writing advice from Neil Gaiman, and more

By Laura Godfrey

Here is today's crop of literary links: Vancouver poet laureate Brad Cran (who also happens to be an accountant) is offering a money-handling workshop for writers and freelancers The National Post profiles Andrew Kaufman, whose ... Read More »

February 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Quebec author Georges Anglade dies in Haiti earthquake

By Laura Godfrey

Two of the latest victims of the tragic earthquake in Port-au-Prince are Quebec author Georges Anglade and his wife, Mireille. The two were there on a family holiday, and Anglade was meant to take part ... Read More »

January 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

LaferriÃ¨re wins Medicis

By Scott MacDonald

Montreal author (and recent Q&Q cover star) Dany LaferriÃ¨re is on a roll lately. After winning the $10,000 Blue Metropolis Literary Grand Prix last week, he has now been named recipient of France's illustrious Prix ... Read More »

November 4, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

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

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