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This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 24-26

Canadians have the chance to meet and see some of their favourite writers, artists, and poets up close and personal at this weekend's readings and festivals, featured on Q&Q's events calendar. The August Sonata on ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Book links roundup: Emily Schultz on The Blondes, Ontario illustrator featured on Batman comic cover, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Emily Schultz talks beauty and violence in The Blondes Ontario illustrator Jason Fabok draws his way to the cover of DC Comics' Batman New book to "set the record straight" on the 2011 bin Laden ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Random House of Canada launches online magazine as part of digital overhaul

By Stuart Woods

What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

This weekend in Canadian literary events: August 17-19

By Katie Gowrie

Canadians can celebrate the fusion of fiction and poetry with history, science, and other art forms at events across the country this weekend, featured on Q&Q's events calendar: Experience 1912 “ from vaudeville to horse-and-buggie ... Read More »

August 16, 2012 | Filed under: Events

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 10-12

By Katie Gowrie

Lit lovers who spent the long weekend in cottage country needn't fear they've missed out. There's plenty of bookish happenings across the country this weekend, like these ones selected from Q&Q's events calendar: The Fish ... Read More »

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

Fall preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction, part II

By Steven W. Beattie

The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Q&A: Linda Besner on organizing the Fish Quill Poetry Boat Tour

By Natalie Samson

For the third year in a row, Linda Besner and Leigh Kotsilidis will lead a group of poets and one musician on a canoe tour down the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. The lineup for ... Read More »

August 7, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Events

This weekend in Canadian literary events: July 27-29

By Katie Gowrie

The season of literary festivals and readings in the park is well underway, and it's not slowing down this weekend. Here are just a few of the events featured on Q&Q's calendar. This is the ... Read More »

July 27, 2012 | Filed under: Events

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

By Natalie Samson

Calgary's WordFest has teamed up with the Calgary Stampede to celebrate 100 years of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. WildWest Wordfest is a special summer mini-fest in tribute to Western Canada's cowboy culture in ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Atwood, Gibson meet with Windsor Star editorial board

By Natalie Samson

Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson met with the editorial board at the Windsor Star on Thursday to talk ferries, farming, and living anonymously on Pelee Island. The couple stopped in at the newspaper's offices on ... Read More »

May 11, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

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