Book culture

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

The Writers' Union of Canada, in conjunction with the inaugural Canadian Writers' Summit, has launched a new campaign to stress the importance of writers to society. TWUC is encouraging all members of both the Canadian publishing industry and ... Read More »

June 2, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Digital publishing and technology, Events, Industry news

Backlist: 40 years ago in Quill & Quire

By Conan Tobias

The Toronto Public Library’s Bloor and Gladstone branch is one of the system’s architectural gems. The square building was designed by Chapman and McGiffin Architects and contains elements of classical, Italian Renaissance, and Ancient Greek ... Read More »

May 19, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Book Making: The artistic process behind Nick Bantock’s Griffin & Sabine

By Sue Carter

Nick Bantock’s epistolary novel Griffin & Sabine, which traces the metaphysical relationship between a postcard artist and a stamp illustrator, was a cultural touchstone during the early 1990s, selling millions of copies, spawning two sequels, ... Read More »

April 28, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Freedom to Read Week kicks off with coast-to-coast programming

By Becky Robertson

Canada’s Freedom to Read week kicked off its 32nd annual celebrations on Feb. 21, with events including readings, talks, book clubs, and more hosted nationwide over the following week by the Book and Periodical Council. ... Read More »

February 23, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Gill Deacon to host Canada Reads

By Sue Carter

CBC Radio's Gill Deacon is taking over from Wab Kinew as host of this year's Canada Reads, which takes place March 21 to 24. Kinew left the literary competition to run in the upcoming Manitoba ... Read More »

February 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Book-launch venue hop: Toronto’s Monarch Tavern

By Sarah Kester

Toronto’s Monarch Tavern was once frequented by organized crime. Today, it’s home to nothing more sinister than a poetry reading The Monarch Tavern, hidden on a residential street in Toronto’s Little Italy, is one of ... Read More »

January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Book Making: Tania Craan on designing Helen Humphreys’s The River

By Q&Q Staff

For more than a decade, author Helen Humphreys has owned a property on Ontario’s picturesque Napanee River. Her latest book, The River (ECW Press), is a meditation on the landscape, mixing archival and contemporary photos, ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Spaces: Coach House Books

By Q&Q Staff

A 19th-century hayloft today acts as the home of Coach House Books, one of Canada’s most important labs of sentence structure In 1890, the brick coach house located on what is now known as bpNichol ... Read More »

January 13, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Anne of Green Gables is coming to CBC Television

By Becky Robertson

An updated take on Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables is on its way, this time in the form of a TV series from CBC. The eight-part series follows news that a movie ... Read More »

January 12, 2016 | Filed under: Book culture

Brie Larson wins Golden Globe for Room performance

By Becky Robertson

Actress Brie Larson won a Golden Globe Award on Jan. 10 for her role in the film adaptation of Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue's 2010 novel, Room. The actress thanked Donoghue, who also wrote the film's ... Read More »

January 11, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Book culture

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Quill and Quire

Writers’ Union of Canada launches #WhyWritersMatter campaign

Backlist: 40 years ago in Quill & Quire

Book Making: The artistic process behind Nick Bantock’s Griffin & Sabine

Freedom to Read Week kicks off with coast-to-coast programming

Gill Deacon to host Canada Reads

Book-launch venue hop: Toronto’s Monarch Tavern

Book Making: Tania Craan on designing Helen Humphreys’s The River

Spaces: Coach House Books

Anne of Green Gables is coming to CBC Television

Brie Larson wins Golden Globe for Room performance

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