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December 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Quillcast episode four: Clark Blaise and The Meagre Tarmac

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, recorded during Toronto's International Festival of Authors in October, Catherine Bush interviews Clark Blaise about ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Quillcast

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has not been terribly successful on the literary front. From his under-the-breath insult to author Vikki VanSickle during this summer's marathon executive committee hearing to his brother Doug's very public spat ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Ontario students score high in reading proficiency, but don’t like to read for pleasure, report finds

By Steven W. Beattie

There is good news and bad news in a report released today by the advocacy group People for Education. Entitled Reading for Joy, the study found that students in Ontario are competitive in their reading ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Charles Taylor Prize reveals first ever longlist

By Stuart Woods

Since it was launched in 2000, the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction has traditionally been among the first major literary prizes celebrated in the new year. Now, for the first time, organizers have revealed ... Read More »

December 12, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Room audiobook narrator Michal Friedman dies

By Sue Carter

Michal Friedman, a New York“based actor and singer whose career included vocal work for several audiobooks, died on Nov. 25, from complications related to a Cesarean section after giving birth to healthy twins. Most recently, ... Read More »

December 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Nanaimo’s Bygone Books to close

By Natalie Samson

The new year will witness the closure of antiquarian bookseller Bygone Books of Nanaimo, B.C. Owner Joel Johnston will retire on Jan. 6 after 15 years at the corner of Commercial and Skinner streets, reports ... Read More »

December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Books & Company says goodbye to its feline companion, Miss Lily

By Ashliegh Gehl

Miss Lily rubbed against the calves of literary greats the way no book enthusiast would dare. The plump ginger cat who lived at Books & Company, an independent bookstore in Picton, Ontario, often interrupted an ... Read More »

December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction finalists announced

By Sue Carter

The B.C. Achievement Foundation has announced the shortlist for the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Chosen from a longlist of 10 titles, the finalists are: Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism by ... Read More »

December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Lorna Crozier talks poverty in Canada on CBC

By Natalie Samson

Last Friday, poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier hosted a special edition of CBC Radio's The Current. "I know what it's like to come from a needy family. Though both my parents worked, ... Read More »

December 7, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

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Intern at Q&Q

Quillcast episode four: Clark Blaise and The Meagre Tarmac

Show Rob Ford and TPL some love this holiday season

Ontario students score high in reading proficiency, but don’t like to read for pleasure, report finds

Charles Taylor Prize reveals first ever longlist

Room audiobook narrator Michal Friedman dies

Nanaimo’s Bygone Books to close

Books & Company says goodbye to its feline companion, Miss Lily

B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction finalists announced

Lorna Crozier talks poverty in Canada on CBC

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