You may notice something extra with this issue: a pullout digest that spotlights our annual Books of the Year. The “mini-Quill” also reprints Q&Q reviews of dozens of other titles from the past year, providing ... Read More »

A few years ago, when mainstream publishers got wind of the enormous word-of-mouth success of Rick Warren’s Christian-themed inspirational title The Purpose Driven Life – which to date has sold more than 25 million copies ... Read More »

What would a publishing house be like if the marketing department ran the company? Kunati Books isn’t exactly that, but it’s close. Publisher Derek Armstrong, along with editor James McKinnon, creative director Kam Wai Yu, ... Read More »

The tunnels of Moose Jaw, once a vast subterranean network in the city’s downtown, have mostly been filled in, but they remain a rich source of folklore and a major tourist attraction. The tunnels alsotunnels-of-terror/> ... Read More »

Many believe that science and art make strange bedfellows. An Alberta-based academic disagrees, and he’s trying to make his case with some unusual new research. Paul Sopcak, a German-born comparative literature scholar at the University ... Read More »

Author Shauna Singh Baldwin knows from experience the importance of finding the right publisher. The bidding war for her first novel, What the Body Remembers (1999), led to deals with Knopf Canada and Doubleday U.S.’s ... Read More »

Gale Zoë Garnett is probably one of the only authors who doesn’t totally dread attending fellow authors’ readings. In fact, for the most part, she wholeheartedly enjoys them. “I love being read to,” says Garnett. ... Read More »

The best salesman for Brick Hill and Beyond, a self-published memoir by Second World War veteran Gordon Fairclough, is its author, says Ruth Scowcroft, owner of Albany Books in Tsawwassen, B.C. “He just sits inbrick-hill-and-beyond/> ... Read More »

The textbook trade may be embattled, but the academic market is still proving to be a valuable sideline for some off-campus trade bookstores. Indeed, for some, the back-to-school season is replacing Christmas as the key ... Read More »