by Sue Carter

Nancy Huston beats Tom Wolfe for Bad Sex in Fiction Award

Calgary-born novelist Nancy Huston has won the 20th annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award for her novel Infrared (McArthur & Company), about a photographer who takes photos of her lovers' bodies using an infrared camera. ... Read More »

December 5, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Kim Thuy makes Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

By Sue Carter

Quebec author Kim Thuy and Toronto novelist Musharraf Ali Farooqi are longlisted for this year's 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize.* Thuy's debut novel, Ru, was first published in 2009 by Quebec's Libre Expression, winning the ... Read More »

December 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Charles Taylor Prize names 2013 longlist

By Sue Carter

It's a good day for Modris Eksteins and Robert Fowler, who today were both nominated for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction and the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Eksteins and Fowler are joined ... Read More »

December 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Candace Savage, Modris Eksteins make shortlist for B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Personal memoirs dominate the shortlist for the 2013 B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Selected from a longlist of 10 titles, this year's finalists includes Modris Eksteins and Robert Fowler, who today were both nominated ... Read More »

December 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

By Sue Carter

Consider this an early Christmas present for Robert Munsch, who takes six spots on this week's bestsellers list for Canadian children's books. For the two weeks ending Nov. 25: 1. Finding Christmas, Robert Munsch; Michael ... Read More »

December 3, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Quillcast video: book designer Michel Vrana reveals one of his all-time favourite covers

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast and video series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In the third video of the series, freelance book designer Michel Vrana discusses the creative process ... Read More »

December 3, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop to close

By Sue Carter

When 2012 draws to a close, so will Nicholas Hoare's bookstore in Westmount, Quebec, a mainstay in the Island of Montreal city for 40 years. In June, Hoare received a hand from Westmount mayor Peter Trent, ... Read More »

November 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book designers pick their favourite covers of 2012

By Sue Carter

Q&Q asked five book designers to pick their favourite covers of the year. Click on the ... Read More »

November 30, 2012 | Filed under: Books of the Year

David Gilmour novel to launch Patrick Crean Editions

By Sue Carter

David Gilmour's new novel will be the inaugural title on HarperCollins Canada's new imprint, Patrick Crean Editions. Set over the course of an evening, Extraordinary follows a brother and his half-sister as they reminisce about ... Read More »

November 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Reads announces 2013 “turf war” titles

By Sue Carter

The latest instalment of CBC's Canada Reads is being called a" turf war," and for good reason. As usual, each of the five titles will be defended by a celebrity panelist, but this time they'll ... Read More »

November 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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Nancy Huston beats Tom Wolfe for Bad Sex in Fiction Award

Kim Thuy makes Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

Charles Taylor Prize names 2013 longlist

Candace Savage, Modris Eksteins make shortlist for B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian children’s books

Quillcast video: book designer Michel Vrana reveals one of his all-time favourite covers

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop to close

Book designers pick their favourite covers of 2012

David Gilmour novel to launch Patrick Crean Editions

Canada Reads announces 2013 “turf war” titles

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