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Notting Hill bookstore to close

Fans of schmaltzy romances will be saddened to read that the Travel Bookshop in West London is closing in two weeks. The 32-year-old store, which still draws in lovestruck tourists, is best known from its ... Read More »

August 23, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Kate Beaton wins Harvey Award

By Sue Carter

Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton has won her first Harvey Award for her entertaining history webcomic Hark! A Vagrant. Beaton took home the prize for Best Online Comics Work, a category in which she was nominated ... Read More »

August 23, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

By Sue Carter

Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Jack Layton: the author

By Sue Carter

Condolences are pouring in for federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, who died this morning from cancer. Aside from being one of the country's most passionate politicians, Layton should also be remembered as an ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

International Festival of Authors expands its Ontario touring program

By Sue Carter

IFOA Ontario, an offshoot of the International Festival of Authors, is expanding its touring program to 16 locations, with new stops in Brantford, Markham, Thunder Bay, Toronto, and Woodstock. Box office and event details are ... Read More »

August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Adopt an author at Word on the Street

By Sue Carter

Have you ever wanted to own your own author? Now you can, with a $100 donation to Word on the Street Toronto. In exchange for a contribution to the non-profit organization, select from a list ... Read More »

August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Book links: Kathleen Winter appointed McGill’s first Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence, Harry Potter on Sony Readers, and more

By Sue Carter

Kathleen Winter will be McGill University's inaugural Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Entire Harry Potter series to come bundled with Sony Reader, or will it? Liberty Media may invest in, but not purchase Barnes & Noble Cookbooks ... Read More »

August 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia’s Carousel Bookstore to close

By Sue Carter

Less than a week after the announcement that Aqua Books in Winnipeg is closing, the Halifax CBC Radio show Information Morning reports that Carousel Bookstore in Bridgewater, N.S., is shutting its doors at the end ... Read More »

August 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Winnipeg’s Aqua Books to close its doors

By Sue Carter

One of Winnipeg's largest second-hand bookstores, Aqua Books, is closing. CBC reports that Aqua, which stocks 40,000 books in a 9,000-square-foot space, will close in the next couple of weeks. In addition to the bookstore, ... Read More »

August 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Law Book CEO Stuart Morrison dies

By Sue Carter

One of Canada's biggest names in legal publishing, Stuart Morrison, died Aug. 6. Morrison was president and CEO of the Cartwright Group, which owned Canada Law Book and CLB Media. In August 2010, Canadian Law ... Read More »

August 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Quill and Quire

Notting Hill bookstore to close

Kate Beaton wins Harvey Award

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

Jack Layton: the author

International Festival of Authors expands its Ontario touring program

Adopt an author at Word on the Street

Book links: Kathleen Winter appointed McGill’s first Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence, Harry Potter on Sony Readers, and more

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia’s Carousel Bookstore to close

Winnipeg’s Aqua Books to close its doors

Canada Law Book CEO Stuart Morrison dies

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