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Q&A: Evelyn Lau shows off previously unseen wit in her new collection

Tumour, Evelyn Lau’s seventh volume of verse, reflects on life’s chapters and the consequences of time. Introduced here is a wry wit that distinguishes it from her other works, which include the 1989 bestselling memoir ... Read More »

September 28, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Liz Worth on Warhol as inspiration and writing through grief

By Q&Q Staff

It feels strange to be talking about the creative process behind a book I never intended to write. No Work Finished Here: Rewriting Andy Warhol started as a personal experiment, a practice run at poetry. ... Read More »

September 25, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Photos: Clara Hughes and Jody Mitic book tour

By Becky Robertson

Simon & Schuster Canada bestselling authors Olympian Clara Hughes and former soldier turned Ottawa city councillor Jody Mitic each launched their new memoir on a cross-country book tour last month. See photos from the launches ... Read More »

September 22, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Anishnaabe author Basil H. Johnston dies at 86

By Becky Robertson

Renowned Anishnaabe historian, cultural leader, and author Basil H. Johnston passed away Sept. 8 at age 86. Johnston's ouevre started with volumes and cassettes about the Anishnaabe language in the 1980s, followed by a number of ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Q&A: Michel Chikwanine on his graphic-novel memoir, Child Soldier

By Q&Q Staff

When Michel Chikwanine was five years old, he snuck out against his father’s wishes to play with some other boys in his Congolese village. It was 1993, and despite the relative security in Chikwanine’s life, ... Read More »

August 31, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Children's publishing

Q&A: Charlie Angus on Children of the Broken Treaty

By Q&Q Staff

At the heart of Children of the Broken Treaty: Canada’s Lost Promise and One Girl’s Dream, by Timmins–James Bay Member of Parliament Charlie Angus, is Shannen Koostachin, a young activist from Attawapiskat First Nation who ... Read More »

August 24, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Heritage Toronto honours Milton Acorn and Gwendolyn MacEwen

By Becky Robertson

Heritage Toronto is due to honour poet and playwright Milton Acorn and his former wife, author and CBC radio docudrama writer Gwendolyn MacEwen*, with a plaque on Toronto's Ward's Island. Acorn (1923–1986), a Charlottetown, P.E.I., ... Read More »

August 18, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture, People

Inanna, Gilgamesh, and Bruno Mars: Kim Echlin’s ongoing quest narrative

By Steven W. Beattie

In the history of feminism, the name Enheduanna does not rank highly, though it probably should. The daughter of the renowned Sumerian general Sargon of Akkad – also known as Sargon the Great – Enheduanna ... Read More »

August 13, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Who killed the fun in Agatha Christie’s novels? (Spoiler: academics)

By Steven W. Beattie

When I was contemplating the field of study I wanted to pursue in university, many people advised me against undertaking an English degree, on the assumption that being required to forensically pick apart books I ... Read More »

August 4, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Q&A: Morgan Neville, co-director of Vidal-Buckley debate documentary Best of Enemies

By Alexander Huls

In 1968, two intellectual giants stepped onto an ABC studio set to begin a series of political debates. One man was author, liberal, and enfant terrible Gore Vidal. The other was commentator, staunch conservative, and ... Read More »

July 29, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

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Q&A: Evelyn Lau shows off previously unseen wit in her new collection

Liz Worth on Warhol as inspiration and writing through grief

Photos: Clara Hughes and Jody Mitic book tour

Anishnaabe author Basil H. Johnston dies at 86

Q&A: Michel Chikwanine on his graphic-novel memoir, Child Soldier

Q&A: Charlie Angus on Children of the Broken Treaty

Heritage Toronto honours Milton Acorn and Gwendolyn MacEwen

Inanna, Gilgamesh, and Bruno Mars: Kim Echlin’s ongoing quest narrative

Who killed the fun in Agatha Christie’s novels? (Spoiler: academics)

Q&A: Morgan Neville, co-director of Vidal-Buckley debate documentary Best of Enemies

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