by Dory Cerny

2014 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award winners announced

The winners of the 2014 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Awards were announced at a ceremony in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on May 30. The award presentation capped off a week of author appearances in Nova Scotia, New ... Read More »

June 5, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

Illustrator Rachel Berman dies at 68

By Dory Cerny

Canadian artist and illustrator Rachel Berman died on May 28 in her home in Victoria. She was 68. Berman was a self-taught painter who worked as a professional artist for more than 30 years. In ... Read More »

June 4, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Ebook sales in UK to top print within four years, Jimmy Fallon’s 2.5 million book bet, and more

By Dory Cerny

Sales of ebooks in UK predicted to overtake print by 2018 George R.R. Martin hints eighth GoT book may be in the works Jimmy Fallon's book bet with mayor of Chicago French adults using colouring ... Read More »

June 4, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Erin Frances Fisher wins RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

By Dory Cerny

Victoria writer and pianist Erin Frances Fisher is this year's recipient of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. The award, administered by the Writers' Trust of Canada with the support of the RBC ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Amazon battle with Hachette intensifies, book claims hockey isn’t Canadian, and more

By Dory Cerny

Hillary Clinton reveals alternative titles considered for new biography, Hard Choices, in author's note New book claims "Canada's game" is British Forgotten comic-book adaptation of Star Wars discovered in China Ebook pricing dispute between Amazon ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Fall preview 2014: YA and children’s fiction

By Dory Cerny

In the June issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated titles for young readers. Koyama Press, known for its graphica, comics, and art books, will release its first two children’s titles in September, and ... Read More »

May 27, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Preview

2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award winners announced

By Dory Cerny

The winners of the 2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were announced today at Aldergrove Public School in Markham, Ontario. Veteran Montreal author Anne Villeneuve was honoured in the picture book category for ... Read More »

May 20, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Children's publishing

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week kicks off this weekend

By Dory Cerny

TD Canadian Children's Book Week, which runs May 3–10, will see 29 of the nation's finest English-language kidlit authors, illustrators, and storytellers taking part in events at schools, libraries, and bookstores in every province and ... Read More »

May 2, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Bill Conall wins 2014 Leacock Medal

By Dory Cerny

Nova Scotia–based writer Bill Conall has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for The Promised Land: A Novel of Cape Breton. This is the second time in recent years that a self-published novel has ... Read More »

April 24, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: Inside Elly MacKay’s studio

By Dory Cerny

Paper theatre, light-box illustration, illuminated papercraft "“ call it what you will, the images that Elly MacKay creates using paper, pen-and-ink figures, an open-sided "theatre," and the manipulation of light are stunning. Based in Owen ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

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2014 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award winners announced

Illustrator Rachel Berman dies at 68

Ebook sales in UK to top print within four years, Jimmy Fallon’s 2.5 million book bet, and more

Erin Frances Fisher wins RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

Amazon battle with Hachette intensifies, book claims hockey isn’t Canadian, and more

Fall preview 2014: YA and children’s fiction

2014 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award winners announced

TD Canadian Children’s Book Week kicks off this weekend

Bill Conall wins 2014 Leacock Medal

Photos: Inside Elly MacKay’s studio

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