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Harper Lee to publish new novel in July

Some novelists are highly prolific, publishing upward of two or three books each year (see, e.g., Oates, Joyce Carol). Others publish sparingly, with only one or two books to their name. It is rare, however, ... Read More »

February 3, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Poet Elise Partridge succumbs to cancer at age 56

By Steven W. Beattie

Quillblog was saddened to learn of the death of poet Elise Partridge, who had suffered from cancer. Damian Rogers, poetry editor for House of Anansi Press, confirms that Partridge died on Saturday. She was 56 ... Read More »

February 2, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Thorn Birds author Colleen McCullough dies at 77

By Steven W. Beattie

Colleen McCullough, the Australian author best known for the international bestseller The Thorn Birds has died, after what reports are referring to as "a long illness." She was 77. Born in New South Wales and ... Read More »

January 29, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Joseph Boyden edits Penguin Canada anthology in support of No More Stolen Sisters

By Becky Robertson

Penguin Canada released a limited-edition anthology on Monday in support of Amnesty International's No More Stolen Sisters campaign, to which all of the book's proceeds will go. Edited by Joseph Boyden, Kwe: Standing With Our ... Read More »

December 16, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

Q&A: Aerial photographer Louis Helbig on his new book, Beautiful Destruction

By Becky Robertson

Williams Lake, B.C. native Louis Helbig began photographing the Alberta oil sands from his antique airplane in 2008. The photos became the basis of a series of art exhibitions, and now a book published by ... Read More »

December 12, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Alan Bradley to release Flavia de Luce e-short

By Julie Baldassi

As volume one of Alan Bradley's bestselling Flavia de Luce books enters its 20th printing in the U.S., the Canadian author is releasing the first ebook short centred around the 11-year-old detective. On Tuesday, Bantam will release The ... Read More »

December 5, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Last Word: Marianne Apostolides on ancient virtue

By Q&Q Staff

One of Socrates’ key ideas – along with attention to rhythms of prose – gave shape and meaning to my latest novel, writes Marianne Apostolides What do you want this book to do?” my publisher asked. ... Read More »

December 3, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Remembering P.D. James, grande dame of British detective fiction, dead at 94

By Steven W. Beattie

I saw the great British detective novelist P.D. James, who died today in Oxford at the age of 94, in person only once, at the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall. This was decades ago – ... Read More »

November 27, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Happy 75! The year of the Atwood

By Sue Carter

Margaret Atwood may have turned 75 today, but her productivity and energy this year (as usual) was incomparable. Here are just a few highlights from Atwood’s 2014: Releases Stone Mattress (McClelland & Stewart), her 55th ... Read More »

November 18, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Spotlight: David Alexander’s graphic novels draw on Cree mythology

By Sue Carter

As a kid, David Alexander Robertson felt detached from his Swampy Cree heritage. But as the Winnipeg writer-educator grew older, he felt more of a need to connect with his culture. Hoping to instill the ... Read More »

November 11, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

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