Search Results by tag: Kate Beaton

Tamaki, Beaton, Devlin give D&Q a strong showing at Eisner Awards

Two Canadian creators took home prizes at the 2016 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, presented on July 22 at the San Diego Comic-Con. Jillian Tamaki won the Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) category for SuperMutant ... Read More »

July 25, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Awards: Tamaki, Beaton make Eisner list in record year for female artists

By Conan Tobias

Canadians Jillian Tamaki, Kate Beaton, and Ethan Rilly are among the nominees announced on April 19 for the 2016 Eisner Awards, highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels distributed in the United ... Read More »

April 20, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Books for Young People fall preview: titles for play

By Dory Cerny

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Who doesn’t love a good bunny tale? In Timo’s Garden (Pajama Press, Sept.), the titular rabbit feels the pressure of making his flowerbeds look “just so” for the Great, Green ... Read More »

June 22, 2015 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Book links roundup: Lost Katherine Mansfield story found, Kate Beaton’s world view, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Lost Katherine Mansfield short story discovered Kate Beaton's observations on the world we live in Random House to establish ebook distribution service Brazilian author Vanessa de Oliviera makes nude protest against book piracy Ten years ... Read More »

July 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

By Sue Carter

Yesterday at San Diego's international Comic-Con convention, two generations of Canadian cartoonists, Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and Lynn Johnston (For Better or for Worse), shared the stage for a discussion about the craft of ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Kate Beaton wins Doug Wright Award

By Katie Gowrie

Cartoonist Kate Beaton has won a Doug Wright Award for her book Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn & Quarterly). She was presented with the honour Saturday night at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. The award-winning book ... Read More »

May 7, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

D&Q dominates Doug Wright Award nominations

By Sue Carter

Montreal comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly has secured five out of six nominations for the 2012 Doug Wright Award for Best Book, with veteran D&Q artists Joe Ollman, Chester Brown, and Seth competing against popular ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

High art: Is Drawn & Quarterly Canada’s greatest unsung publishing success story?

By Sue Carter

(Illustration: Pascal Girard) An early summer rain pounds the Montreal sidewalks, but the Librairie Drawn & Quarterly bookstore, with its exposed brick walls and rustic wood shelves, is a cozy respite from the storm. Drawn ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize“winning novel, Half-Blood Blues, remains on top of this week's Canadian fiction bestsellers' list. For the two weeks ending Jan. 22: 1. Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan (Thomas Allen Publishers, $24.95 pa, 9780887627415) 2. ... Read More »

January 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Bechdel and Delisle to headline Toronto Comic Arts Festival

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has released a partial guest list for this year's event, which takes place May 5“6 at the Toronto Reference Library. According to The Comics Reporter, headliners include Jeff Smith, Alison ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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