by Leigh Anne Williams

Surf's up for Susan Casey (and her collaborator)

Toronto-raised author Susan Casey, who now lives in New York City, has signed a million-dollar deal for a new book about the science of surfing and the quest of top surfers to master ever-bigger waves. ... Read More »

May 10, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

New in the June Q&Q

By Leigh Anne Williams

Watch for the June 2007 issue of Quill & Quire in stores or in your mailbox imminently. It features a cover profile of Gil Adamson, House of Anansi Press's latest debut novelist, as well as ... Read More »

May 9, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

We are stardust, we are golden

By Leigh Anne Williams

As reported on Q&Q Omni, the lineup for the BOOKED! author festival has been officially released, following a leak earlier this week. The Globe and Mail reported on the announcement today as well, focusing, naturally ... Read More »

May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Events

When Levitin met Byrne

By Leigh Anne Williams

Daniel Levitin, the McGill University professor of neuroscience and music and author of the 2006 book This Is Your Brain on Music (Dutton/Penguin), converses with former Talking Head and rock renaissance man David Byrne for ... Read More »

May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The future of bookchat

By Leigh Anne Williams

In The New York Times, arts reporter Motoko Rich uses the recent contraction of mainstream book review coverage as a springboard to discuss ye olde Blogs vs Newspapers debate. To some authors and critics, [review ... Read More »

May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

BOOKED! lineup made public

By Leigh Anne Williams

Today Reed Exhibitions posted some much-awaited details on BOOKED!, the author festival that's running just before the BookExpo Canada convention and trade show next month. The most notable event is a gala tribute to horror ... Read More »

May 1, 2007 | Filed under: Events

More books, less local content in B.C.

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Tyee recently posted a good-news/bad-news article about the state of books in B.C. The good news is that local publishers are doing well and the Vancouver International Writers Festival is putting the province on ... Read More »

May 1, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling

Laura Miller, Granta, and immigrant lit (and James Wood)

By Leigh Anne Williams

Granta's new "Best of Young American Novelists 2" issue is now out (the followup to a 1996 issue), and The Los Angeles Times looks at the under-35 authors who made the cut this time, noting ... Read More »

April 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Save our reviews

By Leigh Anne Williams

The state of newspaper book review sections has people worried in the U.S., where The Los Angeles Times recently folded its books coverage into the opinion pages, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has laid off its ... Read More »

April 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news