by Sue Carter

Ellen Datlow, ChiZine raise over $25,000 for supernatural fiction anthology

With only a few days left on their Kickstarter campaign, award-winning horror editor Ellen Datlow and Toronto's ChiZine Publications have already surpassed their fundraising target for Fearful Symmetries, an anthology of terror and supernatural fiction to ... Read More »

January 8, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Biographer Richard Ben Cramer dies with Hachette lawsuit still pending

By Sue Carter

Pulitzer Prize“winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer died Monday night from lung cancer. He was 62. Cramer is heralded for both his political and sports writing. His 1992 book, What It Takes: The Way to the ... Read More »

January 8, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: top 20 titles of 2012

By Sue Carter

Although 2012 is over, don't expect the popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey to wane just yet. With a movie in the works, the fastest-selling paperback in history will no doubt remain a force to ... Read More »

January 7, 2013 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Q&Q readers pick books of the year

By Sue Carter

Last week, Q&Q asked readers to submit their favourite Canadian titles of 2012, and the votes came pouring in. In the fiction category, Tanis Rideout's Above All Things (McClelland & Stewart), about George Mallory's fatal attempt ... Read More »

December 12, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Byliner to offer print titles, Los Angeles gets its first poet laureate, and more

By Sue Carter

Digital eb00k publisher Byliner to make titles available in print Eloise Klein Healy chosen as Los Angeles' first poet laureate Simon & Schuster signs first ebook retailer contracts post-DoJ settlement Authors who turn themselves into ... Read More »

December 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Good news from Canadian booksellers, ebook pricing predictions, and more

By Sue Carter

Canadian booksellers share good news stories Three ebook pricing predictions Mo Yan speaks about humility while wearing a shirt ... Read More »

December 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Ottawa’s Collected Works seeks buyer by Christmas Eve

By Sue Carter

Collected Works, Ottawa's largest independent bookstore, will close in January if a new owner isn't found by Dec. 24. Owner and manager Christopher Smith is selling the business for one dollar. In exchange, the new ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon get Joycean, imagining e-reader nostalgia, and more

By Sue Carter

Examining Joycean influences on novels by Zadie Smith, Michael Chabon, and more Comic imagines what e-reader nostalgia will look like in the future The £40,000 Literature Prize secures sponsorship Xu Jun on translation and Chinese literature ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Books of the year: it’s your turn

By Sue Carter

Q&Q reviewers, editors, and Canadian booksellers have all weighed in with their picks for the top books of 2012. Now it's your turn. Tell us your favourite Canadian titles of the year and we'll share ... Read More »

December 5, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

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Ellen Datlow, ChiZine raise over $25,000 for supernatural fiction anthology

Biographer Richard Ben Cramer dies with Hachette lawsuit still pending

BookNet bestsellers: top 20 titles of 2012

Top posts of 2012: from book-vending machines to publisher shakeups

Q&Q readers pick books of the year

Byliner to offer print titles, Los Angeles gets its first poet laureate, and more

Good news from Canadian booksellers, ebook pricing predictions, and more

Ottawa’s Collected Works seeks buyer by Christmas Eve

Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon get Joycean, imagining e-reader nostalgia, and more

Books of the year: it’s your turn

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