Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Best books of 2001

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Younger writers make a strong showing on our year-end list. Along with veterans Alice Munro and Richard B. Wright, who released some of their best work in years, two of our top-five picks were sophomore ... Read More »

June 24, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Best books of 1999

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Whether it was the post-millennial letdown – expectations for a literary blockbuster in the century’s final year ran high – or merely a year of bookish diversity, Q&Q’s fiction panel was hard-pressed to choose the ... Read More »

June 24, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Best books of 1996

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Was 1996 the year, in Canadian fiction, of Not Enough Prizes? It’s not that this country’s Big Two awards, the Giller and the Governor General’s, were won by undeserving books. Indeed, most readers agreed that ... Read More »

June 24, 2013

A fine balance

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Marie Campbell had been in the publishing business for almost 10 years and never had second thoughts about her career choice. Her job was creative and challenging, the industry was full of intelligent, highly motivated ... Read More »

June 24, 2013