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Andrée Christensen, Charlotte Gray, John Metcalf win Ottawa Book Awards

The City of Ottawa has honoured three of its authors with its annual literary awards, offering $7,500 in each of three categories for titles that are most evocative of the nation's capital. The prolific John ... Read More »

October 25, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Spaces: Hungry bookworms find nourishment for their minds at Ottawa’s Black Squirrel Books

By Q&Q Staff

In the neighbourhood of Old Ottawa South, Black Squirrel Books is a well-stocked larder for hungry bookworms. The used bookstore and café is often abuzz with bibliophiles roaming among the wooden shelves and espresso drinkers ... Read More »

August 22, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

VERSeFest inducts Andrée Lacelle and rob mclennan into Hall of Honour

By Becky Robertson

Ottawa's VERSeFest International Poetry Festival has named Ottawa-Gatineau poets Andrée Lacelle and rob mclennan as the 2016 inductees into the fest's Hall of Honour for their outstanding service to the local poetry community. Lacelle, author ... Read More »

March 22, 2016 | Filed under: Awards

Silver Snail Ottawa to close its doors

By Becky Robertson

The Silver Snail comic store has announced the shuttering of its Ottawa location after 25 years in business, citing a lack of foot traffic due to the "economic downtown" in a blog post. The news ... Read More »

August 6, 2015 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book-launch venue hop: The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa

By Natalie Samson

Each month, Q&Q visits dingy watering holes, upscale cafés, and other haunts in search of the country’s most beloved book-launch venues The Factory Reading Series is the cozy, down-to-earth heart of Ottawa’s vibrant poetry scene. ... Read More »

March 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Events, Writing life

Ottawa’s Collected Works seeks buyer by Christmas Eve

By Sue Carter

Collected Works, Ottawa's largest independent bookstore, will close in January if a new owner isn't found by Dec. 24. Owner and manager Christopher Smith is selling the business for one dollar. In exchange, the new ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

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

By Katie Gowrie

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

Iva Cheung wins Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence

By Katie Gowrie

Iva Cheung has won the 2011 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for her work on Cow: A Bovine Biography (Greystone Books). Written by Florian Werner, and translated from German by Doris Ecker, the book ... Read More »

June 19, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Ryerson University confers honorary doctorates on Mistry, Atwood, Gibson

By Natalie Samson

Toronto's Ryerson University is confering honorary doctorates on three CanLit heavyweights at the school's spring convocation ceremony. This morning, Rohinton Mistry received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the Faculty of Communication and Design, ... Read More »

June 8, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

By Katie Gowrie

Deux Voiliers Publishing open house featuring Brendan Ray, Stephen Lorne Bennett, Chris Turner, and Con Cu, Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa (June 1, 7 p.m., free) Niagara Literary Arts Festival kicks off with readings by Erno ... Read More »

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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