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Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

Yesterday at San Diego's international Comic-Con convention, two generations of Canadian cartoonists, Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and Lynn Johnston (For Better or for Worse), shared the stage for a discussion about the craft of ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Should the incarcerated have access to books?

By Natalie Samson

Residents of Toronto's provincial detention centres have gone without regular access to books for about two years, the Toronto Star reports. Funding cuts have forced volunteers to take over responsibility for libraries in the province's ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Saskatoon author pulls book from store shelves

By Katie Gowrie

Saskatoon author Wes Funk has pulled his new book, Cherry Blossoms, from bookstore shelves after realizing a draft version of the novel was accidentally published. CBC quotes Funk: A more primitive version of the book ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Supreme Court rules against Access Copyright photocopying tariff

By Stuart Woods

The Supreme Court of Canada today released several key decisions that effectively expand the definition of "fair dealing" under copyright law. While four of the five rulings deal specifically with digital music and video games, ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Federal government cuts annual cultural-funding survey

By Sue Carter

Statistics Canada has done away with its annual survey on government spending in arts and culture. The Culture Statistics Program, which tracks federal and provincial spending in libraries, literary arts, museums, theatre, and other cultural ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

D&M’s Trena White lands fellowships at Frankfurt, IFOA

By Stuart Woods

Earlier this week, Q&Q reported that Trena White, publisher at D&M Publishers, has been named the inaugural Canadian editorial fellow for the I.V. Programme, the annual networking event that runs alongside Toronto's International Festival of ... Read More »

July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

By Sue Carter

FALL PREVIEW A first look at the season's most anticipated books Fiction: Susan Swan's long-awaited prequel to The Wives of Bath; Alice Munro's new collection; Matthew Tierney's science-inspired poetry; and more Non-fiction: Neil Young's rock ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Drawn & Quarterly to publish Tavi Gevinson’s Rookie Yearbook One

By Sue Carter

Yesterday, Drawn & Quarterly announced it is publishing Rookie Yearbook One, the first print publication for U.S. editor, writer, and style icon Tavi Gevinson. At 16 years old, Gevinson is Drawn & Quarterly's youngest author. ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Reading Rainbow relaunches for the digital age

By Natalie Samson

Quillblog has good news and bad news heading into this Canada Day long weekend. The good news: Reading Rainbow is back. Last week, actor and literacy champion LeVar Burton announced the return of the children's ... Read More »

June 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

The Walrus launches ebooks imprint

By Katie Gowrie

The Walrus Foundation is celebrating Canada Day in a very literary way “ by launching the Walrus Ebooks imprint. The new ebook line kicks off with three stories: Heather O'Neill's "And They Danced by the ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

Should the incarcerated have access to books?

Saskatoon author pulls book from store shelves

Supreme Court rules against Access Copyright photocopying tariff

Federal government cuts annual cultural-funding survey

D&M’s Trena White lands fellowships at Frankfurt, IFOA

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

Drawn & Quarterly to publish Tavi Gevinson’s Rookie Yearbook One

Reading Rainbow relaunches for the digital age

The Walrus launches ebooks imprint

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