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Margaret Atwood and Robert J. Sawyer sign on to Amazon's new Audible Author Services to earn $1 for every e-audiobook sold Iran's scrappy comic book scene finds its voice under strict censorship laws The Grindstone ... Read More »

April 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Anosh Irani novel longlisted for Man Asian prize

By Steven W. Beattie

Montreal resident Miguel Syjuco shot to literary prominence in 2009, when his then-unpublished manuscript, Ilustrado, won the Man Asian Literary Prize. This year's longlist has been announced, and another Canadian resident “ Anosh Irani “ ... Read More »

December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Two views of Arundhati Roy

By Steven W. Beattie

Arundhati Roy, the Booker Prize“winning author of The God of Small Things, has been in the news recently for her outspoken comments about Kashmiri secession from India. Last week, rumours began circulating that the author ... Read More »

November 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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

Iran election inspires Persepolis “sequel”

By Suzanne Gardner

Two Iranian exiles, known only as Sina and Payman, have remixed Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis to depict the recent weeks of political unrest in Iran following the June 12 election. Called "Persepolis 2.0," the ... Read More »

June 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi joins fight against Iranian “coup d’Ã©tat”

By Nathan Whitlock

The National Post points us to a story in ADN Kronos about Persepolis author (and director of the film version) Marjane Satrapi's efforts to expose what many believe was an enormous electoral fraud in last ... Read More »

June 17, 2009 | 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

Anosh Irani in the NYT

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

An op-ed piece by Canadian novelist and playwright Anosh Irani appears online in The New York Times today. Irani, who was born in Mumbai, writes about the seige of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel during ... Read More »

December 2, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Happy New Year from Quillblog

By Nathan Whitlock

Regular blogging will resume on Monday, but until then, here's some book-related links to tide you over: Benazir Bhutto's books big in Islamabad; her final book being rushed into print (The Hindu) Young adults may ... Read More »

January 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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