by Natalie Samson

Atwood, Gibson meet with Windsor Star editorial board

Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson met with the editorial board at the Windsor Star on Thursday to talk ferries, farming, and living anonymously on Pelee Island. The couple stopped in at the newspaper's offices on ... Read More »

May 11, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Azrieli Foundation to launch film series companion to Holocaust memoirs

By Natalie Samson

The Azrieli Foundation, a Canadian philanthropic organization has produced a number of film shorts to complement its series of memoirs by Holocaust survivors. The Azrieli Series Short Films will premiere at Toronto's Beth Tzedec Congregation ... Read More »

May 10, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Creemore’s Curiosity House Bookstore & Gallery to close

By Natalie Samson

Curiosity House Bookshop & Gallery in Creemore, Ontario Another indie bookseller in Ontario is set to close. Last week, the owners of Curiosity House Bookstore & Gallery announced they will shutter the shop in Creemore, ... Read More »

May 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

IBBY launches new fund for children’s literacy in UAE

By Natalie Samson

The International Board on Book for Young People Foundation and the United Arab Emirates Board on Books for Young People have launched a fund that will see 1 million Swiss Francs earmarked for children's literacy ... Read More »

May 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

LeftWords Festival to relaunch this weekend

By Natalie Samson

A number of independent publishers have paired up with the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts to relaunch LeftWords Festival of Books and Ideas, a celebration of progressive, critical writing and publishing. The ... Read More »

May 4, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Killer comics, part two: Editions Tchai, Top Shelf, and Jeff Lemire

By Natalie Samson

In less than a decade, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May 5“6) has grown from a niche event into an annual gathering that attracts upward of 15,000 attendees. In the May 2012 issue, Q&Q takes ... Read More »

May 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Jen Neale wins Bronwen Wallace Award

By Natalie Samson

Jen Neale has won the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers for her story "Elk-Headed Man." The Writers' Trust of Canada presented the $5,000 prize to the 28-year-old Vancouver writer at a ceremony in ... Read More »

May 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Donner Prize goes to book critiquing scope of prime minister’s power

By Natalie Samson

A book criticizing the ever-growing influence of Canada's Prime Minister's Office has won the $50,000 Donner Prize. The Donner Canadian Foundation named Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government by Peter Aucoin, Mark D. Jarvis, and ... Read More »

May 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Playwrights Guild of Canada celebrates 40 years with reading series

By Natalie Samson

The Playwrights Guild of Canada is marking four decades of service to the Canadian theatre community with a week-long reading series. Beginning Monday and running until May 4, five award-winning Canadian playwrights will read from ... Read More »

May 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

First Nation Communities Read shortlist revealed

By Natalie Samson

Ontario's First Nation public librarians have announced the shortlist for the annual First Nation Communities Read contest. Bear Walker: Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws, Chad Solomon and Christopher Meyer (Little Spirit Bear Productions) Call ... Read More »

May 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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Atwood, Gibson meet with Windsor Star editorial board

Azrieli Foundation to launch film series companion to Holocaust memoirs

Creemore’s Curiosity House Bookstore & Gallery to close

IBBY launches new fund for children’s literacy in UAE

LeftWords Festival to relaunch this weekend

Killer comics, part two: Editions Tchai, Top Shelf, and Jeff Lemire

Jen Neale wins Bronwen Wallace Award

Donner Prize goes to book critiquing scope of prime minister’s power

Playwrights Guild of Canada celebrates 40 years with reading series

First Nation Communities Read shortlist revealed

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