The Telegraph reviews trailer for The Hobbit Torontoist names Margaret Atwood one of 2011's heroes Jonathan Ames contemplates writing book or comic to continue his cancelled HBO comedy, Bored to Death Publishers lament the titles ... Read More »
Last Friday, poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier hosted a special edition of CBC Radio's The Current. "I know what it's like to come from a needy family. Though both my parents worked, ... Read More »
Quillcast is a new podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, the second in a two-part series on non-fiction authors, Vancouver writer Charlotte Gill speaks ... Read More »
November 28, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Books of the Year, Quillcast
Here's one for the iPod: author and musician Rob Benvie has recorded a soundtrack for his second novel, Maintenance (Coach House Books), which he hopes will augment readers' experience. Originally, Benvie, who has played in ... Read More »
November 24, 2011 | Filed under: Authors
According to Q&Q reviewer Dan Rowe, "Only devout Black completists will find anything of value" in Conrad Black's second memoir, A Matter of Principle (McClelland & Stewart). Unless, of course, you're a Ron Burgundy or ... Read More »
November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors
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 »
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 »
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
Ottawa writer and journalist Jamieson Findlay is doing a hometown reading of his most recent novel, The Summer of ... Read More »
Kate Beaton fans take note: the popular cartoonist is making two appearances at Toronto's International Festival of Authors this weekend, promoting her best-selling comics collection, Hark! A Vagrant. Come prepared for the book signing by ... Read More »
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