by Dory Cerny

Adaptation of Stephen King novella to film in Halifax

Shooting has wrapped on the miniseries adaptation of Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes, but film crews in Nova Scotia won't have much time off before starting a new project. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety ... Read More »

June 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

James Patterson donates £250,000 to U.K. bookstores, first trailer for latest Hunger Games movie, and more

By Dory Cerny

James Patterson to donate £250,000 to independent bookshops in the U.K. and Ireland First full-length trailer released for Mockingjay, Part 1 Guelph Public Library launches Book Find Project American Academy of Pediatrics recommends reading to ... Read More »

June 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Three kids’ books to watch for this fall

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q books for young people editor Dory Cerny shares some highlights from the fall season's most-anticipated books. Space odyssey: Megan Crewe Toronto author Megan Crewe recently wrapped her Fallen Worlds series, ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction and international titles for young people

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated titles for young readers. Non-fiction From David J. Smith, the author who brought us the classic If the World Were a Village, comes If: ... Read More »

June 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

Emily Schultz blogs about spending Stephen King’s money

By Dory Cerny

Say what you will about Amazon, but thanks to the online retailer's customers and some mass confusion over a book title, Canadian author Emily Schultz has been handed an unexpected windfall. As reported by Quillblog ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Playwright Hannah Moscovitch wins 2014 Trillium Book Award

By Dory Cerny

The winners of the Ontario Trillium Book Awards were announced at a dinner hosted by the Ontario Media Development Corporation last night in Toronto. The announcement followed readings by the shortlisted authors on June 16. ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Daniel Keyes dies at 86, Jeanette Winterson angers Twitter by killing rabbit, and more

By Dory Cerny

Flowers for Algernon author Daniel Keyes dies at 86 Jeanette Winterson enrages Twitterverse by killing and cooking a rabbit #WeNeedDiverseBooks launches summer reading series Comedian Mindy Kaling to publish book of essays Bertelsmann shutters German ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2014: picture books

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated titles for young readers. Fall is shaping up to be the season of sequels, for both picture books and fiction. In September, Scholastic Canada ... Read More »

June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

2014 East Coast Literary Awards finalists announced

By Dory Cerny

The shortlists for the 2014 East Coast Literary Awards have been announced by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. Executive director Jonathan Meakin and president Sylvia Gunnery revealed the nine finalists in three categories, selected ... Read More »

June 11, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

J.K. Rowling donates £1 million to U.K. unity organization, wrestling with James Joyce, and more

By Dory Cerny

J.K. Rowling donates £1 million to campaign against Scottish independence Spot the Dog creator Eric Hill dies at 86 U.S. Appeals Court rules full-text searchable database is "fair use" of copyrighted materials New app lets ... Read More »

June 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Prev 15 161718 19 20 Next

Quill and Quire

Adaptation of Stephen King novella to film in Halifax

James Patterson donates £250,000 to U.K. bookstores, first trailer for latest Hunger Games movie, and more

Three kids’ books to watch for this fall

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction and international titles for young people

Emily Schultz blogs about spending Stephen King’s money

Playwright Hannah Moscovitch wins 2014 Trillium Book Award

Daniel Keyes dies at 86, Jeanette Winterson angers Twitter by killing rabbit, and more

Fall preview 2014: picture books

2014 East Coast Literary Awards finalists announced

J.K. Rowling donates £1 million to U.K. unity organization, wrestling with James Joyce, and more

Job Board