Search Results by tag: memoirs

D&M’s Trena White lands fellowships at Frankfurt, IFOA

Earlier this week, Q&Q reported that Trena White, publisher at D&M Publishers, has been named the inaugural Canadian editorial fellow for the I.V. Programme, the annual networking event that runs alongside Toronto's International Festival of ... Read More »

July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Book links roundup: Saddam Hussein’s daughter seeks publisher, World e-Reading Congress happenings, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Saddam Hussein's daughter seeks publisher her for father's memoirs Print books endorsed at World e-Reading Congress Amazon shareholders meeting disturbed by tax protests Robert Pattinson to play Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games sequel Shakespeare's ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Azrieli Foundation to launch film series companion to Holocaust memoirs

By Natalie Samson

The Azrieli Foundation, a Canadian philanthropic organization has produced a number of film shorts to complement its series of memoirs by Holocaust survivors. The Azrieli Series Short Films will premiere at Toronto's Beth Tzedec Congregation ... Read More »

May 10, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Esi Edugyan, JJ Lee, Charlotte Gill nominated for B.C. Book Prizes

By Sue Carter

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the shortlists for the 28th annual B.C. Book Prizes, and for Esi Edugyan, the competition cuts close to home. Edugyan, whose novel Half-Blood Blues won the 2011 ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Carmen Aguirre wins CBC Canada Reads

By Natalie Samson

Carmen Aguirre came out victorious at this year's CBC Canada Reads. The B.C.-based author and playwright's memoir, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (Douglas & McIntyre), about growing up in the underground among South ... Read More »

February 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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

Writers’ Trust turns spotlight on political books

By Natalie Samson

Spurred by the recent federal election, The Writers' Trust of Canada has partnered with Samara, a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen citizen engagement in Canada's democratic system, to launch a project called The Best ... Read More »

June 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bush to open Miami book fair

By Alina Seagal

Former U.S. president George W. Bush's memoir, Decision Points, is coming out next Tuesday. The following week, he will be opening the Miami Book Fair International. The Washington Post reports: Tickets to Bush's presentation are ... Read More »

November 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Self-serving political memoirs: Dick Cheney edition

By Nathan Whitlock

You knew this was coming, didn't you? From The New York Times: With his sustained blitz of television appearances and speeches, former Vice President Dick Cheney has established himself as perhaps the leading Republican voice ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Orwell blogs, Chabon wins big, China’s publishing industry goes quiet

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Orwell, the blogger (Time) Hugo Awards awarded “ Chabon wins the big one (The Hugo Awards) China's publishing industry shuts down during Olympics (The New York Times) A pair of Canadians (including ... Read More »

August 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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