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Booksellers’ picks of the year: cookbooks

All the retailers Q&Q polled for their top Canadian cookbook picks are drooling over Velveeta éclairs and foie gras breakfast sandwiches, thanks to David McMillan, Frédéric Morin, and Meredith Erickson's The Art of Living According ... Read More »

December 5, 2011 | Filed under: Books of the Year

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories get sporty with the Roller Derby World Cup and Where Canada's top skiing apps. Giving ... Read More »

December 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Quillcast episode three: Charlotte Gill and Eating Dirt

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a new podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, the second in a two-part series on non-fiction authors, Vancouver writer Charlotte Gill speaks ... Read More »

November 28, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Books of the Year, Quillcast

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include a history of LGBT publisher Pink Triangle Press and a new biography of former ... Read More »

November 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Slideshow: Writers’ Trust of Canada gala

By Sue Carter

Click on the photos to see highlights of Thursday night's Writers' Trust of Canada ... Read More »

November 25, 2011 | Filed under: Events

Rob Benvie soundtrack in tune with his new novel

By Sue Carter

Here's one for the iPod: author and musician Rob Benvie has recorded a soundtrack for his second novel, Maintenance (Coach House Books), which he hopes will augment readers' experience. Originally, Benvie, who has played in ... Read More »

November 24, 2011 | Filed under: Authors

Slideshow: Introducing the 2012 Canada Reads finalists

By Sue Carter

If yesterday's CBC Canada Reads public meet-and-greet in Toronto was any indication, the non-fiction contest, which airs in February 2012, will be a battle fuelled by strong personalities. Canada Reads host Jian Ghomeshi introduced the ... Read More »

November 24, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Bookmark this: Conrad Black Book Club

By Sue Carter

According to Q&Q reviewer Dan Rowe, "Only devout Black completists will find anything of value" in Conrad Black's second memoir, A Matter of Principle (McClelland & Stewart). Unless, of course, you're a Ron Burgundy or ... Read More »

November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors

Margaret Atwood illustrates In Other Worlds e-book

By Sue Carter

Nan A. Talese, an imprint of Doubleday U.S., is previewing illustrations from the e-book version of Margaret Atwood's essay collection In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination (McClelland & Stewart). What's most notable about ... Read More »

November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

Sitting at the author’s table: Writers’ Trust of Canada fundraiser attracts big talent

By Sue Carter

On Thursday, Canadian society and business types will don their party wear for the annual Writers' Trust of Canada fundraiser at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. The event supports a bunch of Writers' Trust programs, including ... Read More »

November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

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Quill and Quire

Booksellers’ picks of the year: cookbooks

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

Quillcast episode three: Charlotte Gill and Eating Dirt

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

Slideshow: Writers’ Trust of Canada gala

Rob Benvie soundtrack in tune with his new novel

Slideshow: Introducing the 2012 Canada Reads finalists

Bookmark this: Conrad Black Book Club

Margaret Atwood illustrates In Other Worlds e-book

Sitting at the author’s table: Writers’ Trust of Canada fundraiser attracts big talent

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