October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
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Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »
As a youth, Toronto-born author and illustrator Leanne Shapton was a dedicated competitive swimmer, at one time ranking eighth in Canada. She competed in two Olympic trials (1988, 1992), but narrowly missed qualifying. In her ... Read More »
August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Authors
When U.K. publisher Continuum put out a call for its popular 33 1/3 music-essay series earlier this year, it received 471 submissions. Judging from that number, Toronto's ECW Press will have no problems finding people ... Read More »
July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Industry news
Kobo to launch in Japan this month The Caine Prize for African writing goes to Rotimi Babatunde Little, Brown releases cover design for J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey to publish ... Read More »
July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Regina Public Library staffers temporarily walked out of work and are refusing to collect late fees in a bid to get administration back to the bargaining table. A post to the website for CUPE Local ... Read More »
May 29, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries
From Tupac Shakur to Don McKay, this week's bestsellers list honours National Poetry Month. For the two weeks ending March 25: 1. The Iliad, Homer; Stephen Mitchell, trans. (Simon & Schuster Canada, $35 cl, 9781439163375) ... Read More »
April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers
Is Mad Men the most literary show on TV? The Globe and Mail's John Doyle thinks it replaces the novel in terms of cultural significance Harry Potter ebooks now available in Canada for the Sony ... Read More »
March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Natalie Portman is behind a new TV miniseries based on Judith Krantz's steamy novel Scruples Take a peek at 20 of the most beautiful bookstores in the world The New York Times reports Barnes and Noble won't ... Read More »
February 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
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 »
British author Neil Gaiman is making his first appearance on The Simpsons. This Sunday, Gaiman joins the Springfield crew in an episode called "The Book Job," which also promises an inside look at the "corporate ... Read More »