As a librarian, I am lucky to be surrounded by comics. I grew up reading Archie and the weekend comics in the Winnipeg Free Press, spending many afternoons drawing the characters and making paper dolls ... Read More »
April 22, 2021
“I believe the poets think too small,” derek beaulieu says. He and artist Rhys Douglas Farrell are discussing how to open up visual poetry by using the techniques of visual art, such as collaboration, scale, ... Read More »
April 12, 2021
I was like a fish out of water in 2016 when I released Fate of Flames, the first book in my YA fantasy trilogy, the Effigies series. In those early days, having a community of ... Read More »
March 8, 2021
Written with urgency in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, three recent works of nonfiction serve as vital records of this historic time. In Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Journey through a World ... Read More »
March 5, 2021
In Caryl Phillips’s book of essays, Colour Me English: Reflections on Migration and Belonging, the Kittitian-British novelist writes that the only way up Mount Kilimanjaro is “pole, pole,” which in Swahili means “slowly, slowly.” It ... Read More »
March 1, 2021
The new memoir from Darrel J. McLeod, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity (Douglas & McIntyre), is rooted in traumas – both systemic and personal – from which the author emerges into a career of remarkable breadth ... Read More »
March 1, 2021
This spring, an actor, filmmaker, and musician each step away from their day jobs to publish personal #ownvoices books aimed at young readers. We asked Asha Bromfield, Rae Spoon, and Amanda Strong about their respective ... Read More »
February 25, 2021
In spring 2018, Montreal artist Todd Stewart arrived at his family’s seldom-used cottage in Western Quebec. After realizing he might not always have access to the land, he decided to take a week and spend ... Read More »
February 22, 2021
Steven Beattie, Quill & Quire’s review editor, will be leaving the magazine on Feb. 26. For nearly 13 years Steven has guided thousands of book reviews with his keen intellect and broad knowledge of both ... Read More »
February 18, 2021
Canadian independent bookstores reported a jolly holiday as overall book sales in December 2020 soared by 33 per cent over the previous year. Michael Neill, owner of Book Manager, the software popularly used by independent ... Read More »
February 8, 2021
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