Four respected French-language literary presses in Quebec are joining forces for a marketing campaign, which they say is designed to counter increasing media convergence in that province. Éditions du Boréal, Fides, Québec-Amérique, and Éditions Hurtubise ... Read More »

One of the challenges adult literacy programs face is finding books that are easy to read but still engaging for adult learners. A new Canadian initiative is taking a cue from the British and the ... Read More »

Alan Cameron, a veteran East Coast sales rep who had worked for a number of publishing firms, including Thomas Allen & Sons, Kids Can Press, and Ten Speed Press, died on Oct. 24 after a ... Read More »

Two months ago, when Conspiracy Culture opened its doors near Queen Street and Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, readers who gravitate toward books about the occult, the CIA’s secret mind-control experiments, and the JFK assassination found ... Read More »

Once again, board members for the Fraser-Hickson Library in Montreal's Notre Dame de Grâce district are talking about closing the library, and this time it may be for good. Last week, the private institution announced ... Read More »

Though he is apparently doing fine now, Newfoundland author Michael Winter almost met his maker a few weeks ago in a freak accident in the Conception Bay area. Q&Q spoke with Winter by e-mail yesterday ... Read More »