On Thursday, Canadian society and business types will don their party wear for the annual Writers' Trust of Canada fundraiser at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. The event supports a bunch of Writers' Trust programs, including ... Read More »
A packed room of chefs, scientists, and food enthusiasts gathered at the University of Toronto's Isabel Bader Theatre on Sunday to hear from Nathan Myhrvold, the visionary behind Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of ... Read More »
November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
A group of U.S. children's authors and illustrators have found an eye-catching way to demand better quality picture books from their peers. A manifesto, signed by 21 members of the kids' publishing industry, appeared as ... Read More »
November 21, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing
Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include extreme winter activities and a holiday gift guide. Fifteen extreme Canadian winter activities [Where ... Read More »
November 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Thanks to Rolex, one lucky writer will get the chance to become Margaret Atwood's protege. On Monday, the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative revealed its list of arts professionals who will serve as mentors ... Read More »
November 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Legendary fashion icon Diana Vreeland is the subject of a new art book, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, written by her granddaughter-in-law, Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Last month, Immordino Vreeland, who never met the ... Read More »
November 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Alison Fryer, owner of Toronto's Cookbook Store, has found an inventive way to stir things up by adding a kitchen studio to her shop. Home-renovation contractors Rosemill Development built a street-level showroom behind the store, ... Read More »
November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Quillblog is living vicariously through the Toronto Life team, which recently got cozy in a Toronto neighbourhood watering hole to eavesdrop on a conversation between author-illustrators Gary Taxali and Graham Roumieu. Taxali just released two ... Read More »
November 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
It's halfway through Movember, and even some of Canada's literary talent are sporting new upper-lip hair, raising money for prostate cancer research. Q&Q discovered The Cat's Mustache, a hirsute team of Canadian authors and poets, ... Read More »
British author Neil Gaiman is making his first appearance on The Simpsons. This Sunday, Gaiman joins the Springfield crew in an episode called "The Book Job," which also promises an inside look at the "corporate ... Read More »
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