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Book Making: Seth disguises his cartoony style for Biblioasis’s collection of Christmas ghost stories

The Christmas ghost story is a literary tradition long past its heyday, but ardent fans still remain. Last year, Biblioasis released the first two instalments in a reissue series of mainly out-of-print Victorian holiday ghost ... Read More »

December 15, 2016 | Filed under: Deals

IFOA reveals 2016 poster by Canadian cartoonist Seth

By Becky Robertson

The International Festival of Authors has unveiled its 2016 poster, created by Palookaville graphic novelist and designer Seth. This year's IFOA takes ... Read More »

June 23, 2016 | Filed under: Events

80 years of Q&Q: name the fictional towns of CanLit

By Q&Q Staff

Can you name these five fictional CanLit towns? Click on the images for answers. Illustrations by Scott ... Read More »

April 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

80 years of Q&Q: comics & graphica, from Captain Canuck to D&Q

By Q&Q Staff

Canadian comics get a second chance The mid- to late 1970s brought a wave of nostalgia to comics, and with it, Canada’s Silver Age. These comics, consistent in their production values with most mainstream (i.e., ... Read More »

April 14, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture, People, Writing life

Seth gets animated at Hot Docs film festival

By Sue Carter

Canadian cartoonist Seth will make a big-screen appearance at this year's Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. Directed by Luc Chamberland and produced by the NFB, Seth’s Dominion combines documentary footage with animated vignettes from some ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Pan Am Games and Studio 180 Theatre pay tribute to David Rakoff

By Sue Carter

Toronto's Studio 180 Theatre is working on a musical adaptation of David Rakoff’s posthumous novel in verse, Love, Dishonor, Marry, Cherish, Perish, to take place in July 2015 as part of Panamania, the Pan Am ... Read More »

October 3, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Comic appeal: how Seth has become an in-demand book designer and illustrator

By Kelli Korducki

A line drawn by Seth is instantly recognizable as a line drawn by Seth. Over the past two decades, the 51-year-old cartoonist's name has become synonymous with the bold, dark strokes that dominate his nostalgic ... Read More »

December 30, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

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

Best publicity stunt of the day: Lemony Snicket and Seth collaborate on new series

By Sue Carter

Quill & Quire is not in the habit of publishing emails, but this one demands sharing. This afternoon, Q&Q was blind-copied on a correspondence between Vikki VanSickle, marketing and publicity coordinator at HarperCollins Canada, and ... Read More »

February 8, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

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