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Book links roundup: talking to fake Cormac McCarthy, lessons from a bookstore owner, and more

The Atlantic interviews the novelist behind the fake Cormac McCarthy Twitter account Salon's 25 lessons from opening a bookstore The Book Fridge launches Newfoundland Reads University of King's College in Halifax wants feedback on proposed ... Read More »

January 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Franzen hates ebooks, erotica sales get a helping hand, and more

By Sue Carter

Jonathan Franzen hates ebooks, despite selling 350,000 digital copies of Freedom Canadian erotica fans come out of the closet thanks to e-readers ... Read More »

January 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Forthcoming book untangles relationship between writing and computers

By Natalie Samson

What's the relationship between writers, their writing, and word processors? That's what Matthew Kirschenbaum has set out to explore in his book Track Changes: A Literary History of Word Processing, forthcoming from Harvard University Press ... Read More »

January 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

D&Q to publish collection of 1950s Pippi Longstocking comics

By Sue Carter

Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly will soon have its hands full, thanks to a certain mischievous, pigtailed redhead. This September, D&Q's children's imprint, Enfant, will release Pippi Moves In, the first in a three-volume set ... Read More »

January 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Downton Abbey rejuvenates interest in Edwardian literature

By Sue Carter

Lisbeth Salander, your days at the top of bestsellers' lists may be numbered. The Toronto Star reports that the popular British television series Downton Abbey, which airs on PBS in North America, is creating a ... Read More »

January 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Vancouver poet laureate Evelyn Lau offering free manuscript review

By Sue Carter

As part of her three-year term as Vancouver's poet laureate, Evelyn Lau is offering free manuscript consultations. Starting March 5, Lau, who is working on her sixth poetry collection, will meet monthly with selected writers ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Bechdel and Delisle to headline Toronto Comic Arts Festival

By Sue Carter

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has released a partial guest list for this year's event, which takes place May 5“6 at the Toronto Reference Library. According to The Comics Reporter, headliners include Jeff Smith, Alison ... Read More »

January 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Barbara Reid named to Order of Ontario

By Natalie Samson

Children's author and illustrator Barbara Reid is set to be appointed to the Order of Ontario. Reid will receive the province's highest honour for her "unparalleled" influence on children's publishing in Canada over the past ... Read More »

January 20, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Is CanLit sexy?

By Sue Carter

Move over Gosling, we've got Mistry, Martel, and Munro. CanLit is Sexy, an anonymous blog that calls itself a "misguided response to the end of McClelland & Stewart as an independent Canadian publishing house," is ... Read More »

January 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Slideshow: spring preview highlights 2012

By Q&Q Staff

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the spring season's new books. Covering Canadian fiction, non-fiction, children's books, and international titles, the highlights below are a sample of 2012 titles from rising ... Read More »

January 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

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Book links roundup: talking to fake Cormac McCarthy, lessons from a bookstore owner, and more

Book links roundup: Franzen hates ebooks, erotica sales get a helping hand, and more

Forthcoming book untangles relationship between writing and computers

D&Q to publish collection of 1950s Pippi Longstocking comics

Downton Abbey rejuvenates interest in Edwardian literature

Vancouver poet laureate Evelyn Lau offering free manuscript review

Bechdel and Delisle to headline Toronto Comic Arts Festival

Barbara Reid named to Order of Ontario

Is CanLit sexy?

Slideshow: spring preview highlights 2012

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