by Nathan Whitlock

Event photos: Ben Errett and Christian Cameron

On March 4, Ben Errett launched his irreverent memoir Jew and Improved: How Choosing to be Chosen Made Me a Better Man (HarperCollins Canada) at Toronto's Drake Hotel as part of Ben McNally Books' The ... Read More »

March 24, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Way to Display! Chester at Mabel’s Fables

By Nathan Whitlock

As part of Quillblog's ongoing commitment to filling our site with ephemera, sundries, and both flotsam and jetsam from around the book world, we are instituting a semi-regular feature entitled Way to Display!, in which ... Read More »

March 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Event photos: Patrick Taylor reads from An Irish Country Girl

By Nathan Whitlock

Patrick Taylor read from his new book, An Irish Country Girl (Tom Doherty/H.B. Fenn and Company), in Toronto on March 10 ... Read More »

March 17, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Michael Ignatieff, Bob Rae, Margaret Atwood, John English, and more at Politics and the Pen

By Nathan Whitlock

On March 10, The Writers' Trust of Canada held its Politics and the Pen fundraising dinner at Ottawa's Fairmont ChÃ¢teau Laurier. At the event, author John English was presented with the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for ... Read More »

March 17, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: Ann Towell gets Grease-y, Chantal Simmons gets Love Struck, and Stuart Ross goes Rogue

By Nathan Whitlock

Ann Towell launched her YA novel Grease Town (Tundra Books) on March 6, at the Oil Museum of Canada in Oil Springs, Ontario. Furthermore, oil. (Photo by Larry Towell/Magnum/Courtesy of Tundra Books) Chantal Simmons launched ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Barry Hannah, Dr. Seuss, Wayson Choy, Lynn Coady, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links for hump day: Barry Hannah, R.I.P. Want the Dr. Seuss app? (Okay, but do you need it?) Wayson Choy thinks we need to take better care of ourselves Lynn Coady's advice for ... Read More »

March 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Nicholas Ruddock launches The Parabolist

By Nathan Whitlock

On February 16, author Nicholas Ruddock launched his first novel, The Parabolist (Doubleday Canada), at the Bookshelf in Guelph, ON. (All photos by Anuta Skrypnychenk, courtesy of Doubleday Canada.) Bookshelf staffer Dan Evans sports the ... Read More »

March 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

The ashes of Tasha Tudor and the wisdom of Solomon

By Nathan Whitlock

Anyone who's had them knows that children are greedy, ungrateful, little creeps. Especially so when they are all grown up and bickering over a recently deceased parent's estate. This is what happened in the case ... Read More »

February 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: Jon Turk (ka)yaks about his new book for Ben McNally’s The Fine Print

By Nathan Whitlock

On Feb. 4, Ben McNally hosted author, adventurer, and semi-pro kayaker Jon Turk at the Dora Keogh in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood as part of his series The Fine Print. Turk was there to talk about ... Read More »

February 10, 2010 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Lynn Henry named publishing director for Doubleday Canada

By Nathan Whitlock

Lynn Henry, currently the publisher of House of Anansi Press, has been named publishing director for Doubleday Canada. According to a press release signed by Kristin Cochrane, Doubleday's new publisher (following the recent departure of ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Event photos: Ben Errett and Christian Cameron

Way to Display! Chester at Mabel’s Fables

Event photos: Patrick Taylor reads from An Irish Country Girl

Event photos: Michael Ignatieff, Bob Rae, Margaret Atwood, John English, and more at Politics and the Pen

Event photos: Ann Towell gets Grease-y, Chantal Simmons gets Love Struck, and Stuart Ross goes Rogue

Bookmarks: Barry Hannah, Dr. Seuss, Wayson Choy, Lynn Coady, and more

Event photos: Nicholas Ruddock launches The Parabolist

The ashes of Tasha Tudor and the wisdom of Solomon

Event photos: Jon Turk (ka)yaks about his new book for Ben McNally’s The Fine Print

Lynn Henry named publishing director for Doubleday Canada

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