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City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

The City of Vancouver's Cultural Services department released the shortlist for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award today. The award recognizes the year's books that best "demonstrate excellence and enhance readers' understanding of Vancouver's ... Read More »

September 15, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Fall preview 2011: Canadian non-fiction

By Stuart Woods

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS With Canada's combat role in Afghanistan coming to an end this summer, a number of fall titles take ... Read More »

August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Kate Beaton wins Harvey Award

By Sue Carter

Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton has won her first Harvey Award for her entertaining history webcomic Hark! A Vagrant. Beaton took home the prize for Best Online Comics Work, a category in which she was nominated ... Read More »

August 23, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

By Sue Carter

Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Book biz round-up: Anna Porter on the “shaky state” of Canadian publishing, and more

By Sue Carter

Anna Porter on the shaky state of Canadian book publishing Just in time for Lent: James Frey's self-published The Final Testament of the Holy Bible Books you must read, compiled into a neat consensus cloud ... Read More »

March 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: March 1

By Sue Carter

Carefully curated indie e-book publisher Ebookling sells 1,000 downloads in two weeks An infographic look at the 40-year history of e-book publishing, starting with the 1971 digitization of the U.S. Declaration of Independence This virtual ... Read More »

March 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, Mar. 10

By Scott MacDonald

Here's what's making news around the Web today: The New York Times Book Review? There's going to be an app for that Could Google put translators out of business? A portrait of the reader as ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Ontario’s literary and physical landscapes collide in new project

By Laura Godfrey

This summer, Ontario's literary history will become a permanent part of the province's physical landscape with a new project called Ontario: Read It Here. A series of eight plaques will be installed across the province ... Read More »

February 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ondaatje plaque unveiled

By Steven W. Beattie

Quillblog is a bit late with this one, but would be remiss not to acknowledge the unveiling last Thursday of a plaque commemorating Michael Ondaatje's iconic Toronto novel In the Skin of a Lion. The ... Read More »

April 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

By Scott MacDonald

Former Toronto Star book critic Philip Marchand was transferred to the paper's film beat almost five months ago, and based on the preponderance of negative reviews he's written since then, one might assume he's eager ... Read More »

April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: history

City of Vancouver Book Award reveals shortlist

Fall preview 2011: Canadian non-fiction

Kate Beaton wins Harvey Award

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

Book biz round-up: Anna Porter on the “shaky state” of Canadian publishing, and more

Daily book biz round-up: March 1

Daily book biz round-up, Mar. 10

Ontario’s literary and physical landscapes collide in new project

Ondaatje plaque unveiled

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

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