Search Results by tag: Iraq

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Critic, gadfly, supporter of the Iraq war, misogynist, atheist. Christopher Hitchens was all these things. He was also one of the most erudite and plain-spoken writers of his day, possessed of intelligence, wit, and interests ... Read More »

December 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Canadians love Shilpi Somaya Gowda; Rumsfeld memoir due in January; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: How U.S.-based Shilpi Somaya Gowda came to dominate the Canadian bestsellers list NY Times takes a closer look at the high-stakes Barnes & Noble squabble Donald Rumsfeld memoir to be released in ... Read More »

September 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Tony Blair to donate proceeds from memoir to charity

By Steven W. Beattie

This may be as close as we ever come to getting an admission that joining the war in Iraq was a mistake from one of its prime instigators. The Globe and Mail is reporting that ... Read More »

August 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: new e-reader from Sony, Ignatieff’s a union man, censorship in Iraq, reading in Venezuela, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Sony to release two new e-readers Michael Ignatieff re-joins the Writers' Union Iraqi publishers worry about new censorship laws Venezuela's Revolutionary Reading Plan Arsenal Pulp re-designs and re-releases Hard Core Logo Even ... Read More »

August 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Shakespeare, Waugh, Sedaris, Seinfeld, Bush

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Stolen Shakespeare folio recovered in U.S. (Dallas Morning News) The battle over Brideshead Revisited (Times Online) David Sedaris in Ottawa (The Ottawa Citizen) Latest round in the Seinfeld cookbook fight (The New ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

By Jacob Sheen

In the face of all-too-obvious problems, small publishing houses and modern printing facilities are popping up throughout the Arab world (Bookseller.com) Dubai adds a literary festival to its cultural boom (Kipp Report) Iraq's National Library ... Read More »

April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Flickr photo roundup: Book Camp, Paul Watson, and Other Goose

By Q&Q Staff

Here's a quick roundup of some recent event photos posted in the Q&Q Flickr pool: Photographer Fleur-Ange Lamothe posted a couple of images from Brantford Book Camp 2007. It was a three-day event in mid-August ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Events

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

By Nathan Whitlock

The Globe and Mail reports that the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command has been trying to find and question Joshua Key, a deserter who took refuge in Canada and recently published an account of his ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

By Nathan Whitlock

IBBY Canada is holding its biennial Hot, Hot Cuba! fundraiser this Wednesday at a Toronto club. In the past, the evening of live music and salsa dancing has raised money to help children in Cuba, ... Read More »

March 19, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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By Nathan Whitlock

Just in case you missed it over the Christmas break, Toronto Star columnist Joey Slinger points out that Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote an article for the Star on Dec. 23 about the 100th anniversary ... Read More »

January 5, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Iraq

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Daily book biz round-up: Canadians love Shilpi Somaya Gowda; Rumsfeld memoir due in January; and more

Tony Blair to donate proceeds from memoir to charity

Bookmarks: new e-reader from Sony, Ignatieff’s a union man, censorship in Iraq, reading in Venezuela, and more

Bookmarks: Shakespeare, Waugh, Sedaris, Seinfeld, Bush

Bookmarks (Middle East edition)

Flickr photo roundup: Book Camp, Paul Watson, and Other Goose

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

Extra-curricular activities

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