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Dalhousie University library launches seed collection

For many people, the first day of spring means a return to gardening. Those who want to get a head start digging in the dirt will soon be able to check out seeds from the ... Read More »

March 20, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Libraries

James Franco talks poetry with Jimmy Fallon

By Emma Renda

James Franco appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday to discuss the release of his new poetry collection, Directing Herbert White, which hits shelves on April 15. The collection will be published ... Read More »

March 18, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Christian Bok’s Eunoia adapted for contemporary dance

By Sue Carter

Christian Bök's international best-selling book of poetry, Eunoia (Coach House Books), has inspired a Norwegian black-metal elegy, a 12-minute rock medley, and several classical scores, one of which was performed at Carnegie Hall. Now, the ... Read More »

March 17, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Understorey Magazine tells stories of Nova Scotian motherhood

By Sue Carter

Understorey Magazine is a new online publication dedicated to stories of motherhood by Nova Scotian writers and illustrated by local artists. A project of the Second Story Women's Centre in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the quarterly ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Quiz: challenged books in Canada

By Sue Carter

How well do you know your challenged books? In honour of the 30th anniversary of Freedom to Read Week, an annual event organized by the Book and Periodical Council, take a brief quiz about books that have ... Read More »

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Watch: David O’Meara and Hilotrons get animated

By Sue Carter

Ottawa indie band Hilotrons is showing its love for local poet David O'Meara by releasing an album based on his latest collection, A Pretty Sight (Coach House Books). The album, which features O'Meara reading, will ... Read More »

February 19, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Aga Khan’s cultural values

By Jamie Bradburn

Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum spotlights Islamic culture and arts with a new publishing venture Months before its September 2014 opening, Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum is launching a publishing initiative intended to illustrate the diversity of ... Read More »

February 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

Photo of kid reading Robert Munsch to shelter-cat goes viral

By Sue Carter

Warning: adorable alert At the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Pennsylvania, school-age children are brought in to read to the shelter animals. According to the organization's website, the program helps kids improve their ... Read More »

February 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing

New Scorsese project documents the New York Review of Books

By Emma Renda

With Wolf of Wall Street on the block for award season, Martin Scorsese is at work on a more subdued project, a documentary about the New York Review of Books. Variety reports the film will be ... Read More »

February 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Agents share favourite foreign-edition covers

By Sue Carter

Q&Q asked Canadian literary agents to share some of their favourite foreign-edition covers. To get a sense of how dramatically a book's design can change from market to market, take a look at the photos ... Read More »

January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

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