Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Perfect crimes

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Over the past decade, Canadian mystery writers have made a splash on bestseller and award lists around the globe. With established veterans like Howard Engel, Peter Robinson, Gail Bowen, and Giles Blunt and newer stars ... Read More »

November 7, 2007

The missing link

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How do you get thousands of queers out into the street on a sunny summer afternoon that is <i>not</i> Pride Week? (No, there was no thump-thump music, no nudity, no lube.) Would you have guessed ... Read More »

November 7, 2007

Deals: November 7, 2007

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Doubleday Canada has arranged a two-book deal with Dr. Joe Schwarcz, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society. The first is a popular science tome tentatively titled Brain Fry, which will appear in ... Read More »

November 7, 2007

Festival express

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On an overcast September Sunday at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival near Guelph, Ontario, author Lawrence Hill stood in a clearing beside an old mill and read aloud from his latest novel, <i>The Book of ... Read More »

November 7, 2007

Publicity for hire

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Most jobs in the publishing industry demand a fair amount of overtime, but probably nobody puts in as many hours as publicists. When the busy seasons come, in the fall and spring, they’re out there ... Read More »

November 7, 2007

Canadian Culinary Book Award winners

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Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph have announced the winners of the 10th annual Canadian Culinary Book Awards.English cookbook winners• Gold: Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine by Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwla (Douglas ... Read More »

November 6, 2007