by Sue Carter

How Emily Schultz’s Joyland became victim of mistaken literary identity

Joyland is the name of Emily Schultz's 2006 debut novel and the online literary magazine of which she is co-publisher. It also happens to be the name of a Stephen King novel that was released ... Read More »

October 9, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Carl Wilson expands Let’s Talk about Love; now with more James Franco

By Sue Carter

Back in 2008, Toronto music writer Carl Wilson achieved rock-star status thanks to his treatise on taste, Let's Talk About Love. Using his dislike of Céline Dion as a starting point for a discussion about ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part one

By Sue Carter

In the first post of a four-part oral history, Q&Q speaks to Scotiabank Giller Prize insiders about the award's first 20 years. For the full story, see Q&Q's November issue, on newsstands soon. In 1994, ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Giller Prize jurors offer insight into their selection process

By Sue Carter

Less than 24 hours before the Scotiabank Giller Prize reveals this year's five shortlisted authors, the three judges “ Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem, and Esi Edugyan “ discussed the jurying process in front of a ... Read More »

October 8, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife a bittersweet success for Penguin Canada

By Sue Carter

In the six months following the death of A.S.A. Harrison last April, the Toronto author and artist's posthumous debut novel, The Silent Wife, has become a bittersweet success story for its publisher, Penguin Canada. Since its ... Read More »

October 7, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

Morrissey memoir gets U.K. publishing date, the lucrative business of dinosaur erotica, and more

By Sue Carter

Bigmouth strikes again: Morrissey's memoir to be released by Penguin Classics on Oct. 17 Q&A with authors who write "dinosaur erotica" (spoiler: they make lots of money) John Grisham's A Time to Kill adapted for ... Read More »

October 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Photos: Bare it for Books calendar unveiled

By Sue Carter

A crowd gathered last night at Toronto's Ben McNally Books for the launch of the first Bare it for Books calendar. The brainchild of author Amanda Leduc and music producer Allegra Young, the fundraising calendar ... Read More »

October 3, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Penguin Random House Canada fiction dominates GG awards

By Sue Carter

The Governor General's Literary Awards announced its 2013 finalists this morning, Mega-publisher Penguin Random House Canada has swept the fiction-category nominations, including a nod for first-time novelist Kenneth Bonert, whose book, The Lion Seeker, was ... Read More »

October 2, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

HarperCollins partners with Scribd for ebook subscription service

By Sue Carter

HarperCollins has partnered with document-sharing website Scribd on a new ebook subscription service. Dubbed "Netflix for ebooks," subscribers pay $8.99 a month for the ability to check out an unlimited number of ebooks “ up ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Curator Geoffrey Marsh on David Bowie’s reading habits

By Sue Carter

David Bowie Is, the touring exhibition from London's Victoria and Albert Museum, is perhaps the closest mere humans will get to the notoriously elusive Ziggy Stardust. The staggering two-floor show, which officially opened last night ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Events

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Quill and Quire

How Emily Schultz’s Joyland became victim of mistaken literary identity

Carl Wilson expands Let’s Talk about Love; now with more James Franco

The Giller Prize story: an oral history, part one

Giller Prize jurors offer insight into their selection process

A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife a bittersweet success for Penguin Canada

Morrissey memoir gets U.K. publishing date, the lucrative business of dinosaur erotica, and more

Photos: Bare it for Books calendar unveiled

Penguin Random House Canada fiction dominates GG awards

HarperCollins partners with Scribd for ebook subscription service

Curator Geoffrey Marsh on David Bowie’s reading habits

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