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Excerpt: Jean E. Pendziwol’s debut adult novel, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters

Beloved children's author Jean E. Pendziwol (Once Upon a Northern Night) has written her debut novel for adult readers. Here is a sneak peek at The Lightkeeper's Daughters, coming from HarperCollins on July 4. I ... Read More »

January 27, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Roxane Gay pulls book from S&S over Yiannopoulous book deal

By Sue Carter

U.S. author Roxane Gay has withdrawn her forthcoming book, How to Be Heard, from Simon & Schuster in response to the publisher's decision to offer a $250,000 book deal to far-right figurehead Milo Yiannopoulous. How ... Read More »

January 25, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Writers’ Trust announces 2017–18 Berton House residents

By Conan Tobias

The Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the roster of authors taking up residency at the Berton House Writers’ Retreat for 2017–18: Elizabeth Ruth, the Toronto-based author of Ten Good Seconds of Silence, a finalist for ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Joseph Boyden’s post-TRC conference keynote cancelled

By Sue Carter

Joseph Boyden will not give a keynote address scheduled before the APTN investigation into his indigenous roots, and the subsequent aftermath. Tied to the country's sesquicentennial, the Restorying Canada conference, which takes place May 1–4 at ... Read More »

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Personal Essay: Alice Munro’s fiction charts a course to addressing trauma with grace, writes Kerry Lee Powell

By Q&Q Staff

I read Alice Munro for the first time when I was living in a semi-abandoned cottage near an open-cast coal mine in Wales. We had no TV and no central heating and the nearest village ... Read More »

December 5, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Maud author Melanie Fishbane on the various TV and movie adaptations of Anne of Green Gables

By Melanie Fishbane

If you've noticed that Anne of Green Gables is seeing a resurgence in pop-culture popularity of late, you're not alone. With at least two production companies working on adaptations of L.M. Montgomery's classic novels, everyone's ... Read More »

November 30, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Children's publishing

Q&A: Chef Derek Dammann and food journalist Chris Johns share insights into their debut cookbook

By Sue Carter

If you ask a group of culinary professionals to define “Canadian food,” chances are you’ll get as many different responses as there are national lakes. One thing that most will agree on, however, is that ... Read More »

November 14, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Industry news

Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith title makes NYT’s 2016 best picture book list

By Becky Robertson

The White Cat and the Monk, a collaboration between Ontario-based children's author Jo Ellen Bogart and Sidewalk Flowers illustrator Sydney Smith‚ has landed on The New York Times list of Best Illustrated Children's Books for 2016. The Groundwood Books title is ... Read More »

November 3, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

Personal Essay: Poetry and prose offer different ways to deal with illness

By Q&Q Staff

On the day I was diagnosed with cancer, I began a journal. Throughout my adult life, writing has been my touchstone and I knew that if I were to survive the upheaval that accompanies a ... Read More »

November 1, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Writing life

Preview: Jeff Lemire and Gord Downie’s graphic novel, Secret Path

By Sue Carter

Secret Path, a graphic novel written by musician Gord Downie and illustrated by Toronto-based cartoonist Jeff Lemire, was released Oct. 18. The book, which is published by Simon & Schuster Canada and accompanied by a ... Read More »

October 19, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

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Excerpt: Jean E. Pendziwol’s debut adult novel, The Lightkeeper’s Daughters

Roxane Gay pulls book from S&S over Yiannopoulous book deal

Writers’ Trust announces 2017–18 Berton House residents

Joseph Boyden’s post-TRC conference keynote cancelled

Personal Essay: Alice Munro’s fiction charts a course to addressing trauma with grace, writes Kerry Lee Powell

Maud author Melanie Fishbane on the various TV and movie adaptations of Anne of Green Gables

Q&A: Chef Derek Dammann and food journalist Chris Johns share insights into their debut cookbook

Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith title makes NYT’s 2016 best picture book list

Personal Essay: Poetry and prose offer different ways to deal with illness

Preview: Jeff Lemire and Gord Downie’s graphic novel, Secret Path

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