Lorna Jackson meets Marty the Marmot

Author, journalist, teacher, and broadcaster Lorna Jackson recently launched her new book, Cold-Cocked: On Hockey (Biblioasis), and received an endorsement from no less respected a figure than Marty the Marmot, mascot for the Victoria Salmon ... Read More »

October 4, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Living the dream at Rocky Mountain launch

By Q&Q Staff

Rocky Mountain Books launched its anthology Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives in late September at the Toronto condo of Bill Jamieson. (Photos by Michael Dubrule / courtesy of Rocky Mountain Books) Ken McGoogan, ready for action. ... Read More »

October 4, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Drawn & Quarterly opens Montreal bookstore

By Q&Q Staff

Graphic novel publisher Drawn & Quarterly is charting unusual territory in the Canadian retail market. With assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts’ Supplementary Operating Funds Initiative, the Montreal publisher quietly opened the doors ... Read More »

October 4, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Deals: October 3, 2007

By Q&Q Staff

The U.S.-based Dorchester Publishing has signed a deal for world English rights to two books from B.C. author Sandra Ruttan. The first title, What Burns Within, and the follow-up, The Frailty of Flesh, are both ... Read More »

October 3, 2007

Book trade mourns Calgary bookseller Catherine McKay

By Q&Q Staff

Canada’s book community lost a strong voice last weekend when Catherine McKay, owner of Calgary’s Pages Books on Kensington, died from complications due to cancer. She was 45 years old.McKay, who owned Pages for almost ... Read More »

October 3, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Stewart House Publishing launches new imprint

By Q&Q Staff

Stewart House Publishing has established its own in-house imprint, Winding Stair Press. Ralph Peter, director of marketing and communications, says the imprint will primarily concentrate on non-fiction titles – but will not be limited to ... Read More »

October 3, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

DDR

By Q&Q Staff

makovy kolacik ... Read More »

October 3, 2007

2007 Alberta Literary Awards Winners Announced

By Q&Q Staff

The Writers Guild of Alberta announced the winners of the 2007 Alberta Literary Awards at a gala in Grande Prairie on Sept. 29. The winners in each of seven categories are:Georges Bugnet Award for a ... Read More »

October 2, 2007

Calgary indie adopts co-op model

By Q&Q Staff

An independent Calgary bookseller is responding to the upheaval in the Canadian book trade by turning her bookstore into a consumer co-operative. Romana Prokopiw, sole owner of the 800-square-foot Books & Books since 1996, will ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news