Slideshow: Modernist Cuisine comes to Canada

A packed room of chefs, scientists, and food enthusiasts gathered at the University of Toronto's Isabel Bader Theatre on Sunday to hear from Nathan Myhrvold, the visionary behind Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of ... Read More »

November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Pop Sandbox launches interactive film version of The Next Day

By Sue Carter

Toronto transmedia company Pop Sandbox has launched an interactive Web version of The Next Day, which chronicles the stories of four suicide-attempt survivors. The animated online documentary, a co-production with the National Film Board, accompanies ... Read More »

November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Books of the Year, Digital publishing and technology

Children’s authors and illustrators sign proclamation demanding better picture books

By Sue Carter

A group of U.S. children's authors and illustrators have found an eye-catching way to demand better quality picture books from their peers. A manifesto, signed by 21 members of the kids' publishing industry, appeared as ... Read More »

November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing

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 extreme winter activities and a holiday gift guide. Fifteen extreme Canadian winter activities [Where ... Read More »

November 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

An inside look at the new Diana Vreeland art book

By Sue Carter

Legendary fashion icon Diana Vreeland is the subject of a new art book, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, written by her granddaughter-in-law, Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Last month, Immordino Vreeland, who never met the ... Read More »

November 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Cookbook Store mixes it up with new kitchen studio

By Sue Carter

Alison Fryer, owner of Toronto's Cookbook Store, has found an inventive way to stir things up by adding a kitchen studio to her shop. Home-renovation contractors Rosemill Development built a street-level showroom behind the store, ... Read More »

November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Gary Taxali and Graham Roumieu get graphic

By Sue Carter

Quillblog is living vicariously through the Toronto Life team, which recently got cozy in a Toronto neighbourhood watering hole to eavesdrop on a conversation between author-illustrators Gary Taxali and Graham Roumieu. Taxali just released two ... Read More »

November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

CanLit grows hair, raises money for Movember

By Sue Carter

It's halfway through Movember, and even some of Canada's literary talent are sporting new upper-lip hair, raising money for prostate cancer research. Q&Q discovered The Cat's Mustache, a hirsute team of Canadian authors and poets, ... Read More »

November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Neil Gaiman turns yellow for The Simpsons

By Sue Carter

British author Neil Gaiman is making his first appearance on The Simpsons. This Sunday, Gaiman joins the Springfield crew in an episode called "The Book Job," which also promises an inside look at the "corporate ... Read More »

November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Quillcast episode two: Andrew Westoll and The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary

By Sue Carter

Welcome to Quillcast, a new podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, the first in a two-part series on non-fiction authors, Andrew Westoll speaks about ... Read More »

November 14, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Books of the Year, Quillcast

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