by Steven W. Beattie

Kobo lays bets on new features, readers set to debut this fall

Notwithstanding the fact that, in its most recent quarterly report, Indigo Books and Music noted a decline in sales of e-readers year-over-year, Toronto-based tech company (and former Indigo property) Kobo is ready to launch a slew ... Read More »

August 28, 2013 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology

Author of book on bullying in the workplace accuses co-author of bullying in the workplace

By Steven W. Beattie

Some authors traffic in irony, some have irony foisted upon them. In the latter category, best-selling author and authority on bullying Barbara Coloroso has found herself embroiled in a legal tangle with the putative co-author ... Read More »

August 27, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

M&S to publish award-winning author Claire Battershill’s debut collection

By Steven W. Beattie

Not yet 30 years old, Claire Battershill has already amassed the kind of résumé many writers would kill for. A Ph.D. in English literature and book history, the native of Dawson Creek, B.C., now teaches ... Read More »

August 23, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Lindhout memoir details captivity in Somalia, Justice League of America comes north, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

New memoir describes 32-year-old Albertan Amanda Lindhout's 15 months as a hostage in Somalia Jeff Lemire brings the Justice League of America to Canada Already a longlister for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, NoViolet Bulawayo ... Read More »

August 23, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Indigo quarterly report reveals decreased in-store sales, flat online sales

By Steven W. Beattie

Indigo Books and Music, Inc. has released its fiscal report for the first quarter of 2013, and the picture it paints does not bode well for the Canadian bookselling sector. Total revenues for the company ... Read More »

August 12, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Fall preview 2013: Canadian short stories, crime fiction, poetry, graphica

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian fiction. Short Stories The fall features a bumper crop of intriguing short fiction, starting with a new collection from Giller winner Austin Clarke. ... Read More »

July 25, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

Fall preview 2013: Canadian novels

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall's most anticipated Canadian fiction. Novels The fall season kicks off with a blockbuster-sized bang in August, when McClelland & Stewart unveils MaddAddam ($32.95 cl.), the concluding ... Read More »

July 24, 2013 | Filed under: Preview

Debating unsympathetic characters in fiction, Canadian publishing protectionism, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Do protagonists in works of fiction have to be likeable? (Hint: the answer is no.) Related: Claire Messud's pre-emptive strike against critics who slam the protagonist of her new novel, The Woman Upstairs, for being ... Read More »

June 28, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Former Groundwood publisher Patricia Aldana announces collaboration with Chinese children’s publisher

By Steven W. Beattie

Patricia Aldana, founder and former publisher of Groundwood Books, has entered into a collaboration with China Children's Press and Publications Group (CCPPG) to spearhead a new imprint, which will publish international children's books in China ... Read More »

May 31, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news, People

Tamas Dobozy lands on Frank O’Connor Prize shortlist

By Steven W. Beattie

The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award announced its 2013 shortlist today, and one of the six spots goes to Ontario author Tamas Dobozy for his 2012 collection Siege 13 (Thomas Allen Publishers). Ten Canadian ... Read More »

May 31, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Kobo lays bets on new features, readers set to debut this fall

Author of book on bullying in the workplace accuses co-author of bullying in the workplace

M&S to publish award-winning author Claire Battershill’s debut collection

Lindhout memoir details captivity in Somalia, Justice League of America comes north, and more

Indigo quarterly report reveals decreased in-store sales, flat online sales

Fall preview 2013: Canadian short stories, crime fiction, poetry, graphica

Fall preview 2013: Canadian novels

Debating unsympathetic characters in fiction, Canadian publishing protectionism, and more

Former Groundwood publisher Patricia Aldana announces collaboration with Chinese children’s publisher

Tamas Dobozy lands on Frank O’Connor Prize shortlist

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