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Kobo sues Borders, strikes European deal

It's been a busy week for Canadian e-reading company Kobo. On Tuesday, representatives for Kobo filed documents at a bankruptcy court in New York to ensure that Kobo licenses held by Borders are not put ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canadian literary event round-up: Sept. 9-15

By Sue Carter

Here are just a few of the literary events happening across the country in the next week: Wordstock literary festival, various locations, Collingwood, Ontario (Sept. 9“10, schedule at wordstock.ca) Halifax poet laureate Tanya Davis performs ... Read More »

September 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Marion Cotillard to star in film adaptation of Craig Davidson’s Rust and Bone

By Sue Carter

Academy Award“winning actor Marion Cotillard will star in a French-language adaptation of Craig Davidson's short story collection, Rust and Bone (Penguin Canada). According to The Playlist, Rust and Bone will be directed by Jacques Audiard, ... Read More »

September 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Behind the big screen: Canadian lit adaptations

By Sue Carter

As producers arrive by the plane-load for the Toronto International Film Festival, Q&Q returns to its June 2011 issue, where seven Canadian production companies describe what they look for when adapting the printed word for ... Read More »

September 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

2011 Giller longlist a wide open field

By Stuart Woods

A sure sign the fall literary season is underway, the Scotiabank Giller Prize has announced its first round of nominees for 2011. The 17-title longlist “ the largest since the prize began announcing it in ... Read More »

September 6, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Edugyan, deWitt land on Man Booker shortlist

By Stuart Woods

A pair of Canadian authors have been named to the shortlist of the 2011 Man Booker Prize. Victoria's Esi Edugyan has been nominated for her second novel, Half-Blood Blues, about an interracial troupe of jazz ... Read More »

September 6, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Weekend reading: the week’s top stories from St. Joseph Media

By Sue Carter

Looking for some extra long-weekend reading? Here are the week's top stories from the St. Joseph Media offices: Toronto Life: Introducing Bannock, Oliver and Bonacini's new café and restaurant at The Bay's flagship store Fashion ... Read More »

September 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Fall preview 2011: Canadian crime fiction, graphica, and poetry

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. CRIME FICTION Perennial bestseller Linwood Barclay returns with another spine-tingler, this one about a Connecticut contractor who gets caught up in a ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Fall preview 2011: books for young people

By Nathan Whitlock

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. FICTION Kenneth Oppel has become a kidlit star while mostly steering clear of the genre end of YA fiction. His early 1990s ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Endicott to launch Good Reads series on International Literacy Day

By Natalie Samson

Good Reads, a partnership between Edmonton's Grass Roots Press and ABC Life Literacy Canada, is set to release its second series of books for adult literacy learners. For 2011, the series of short titles written ... Read More »

September 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Kobo sues Borders, strikes European deal

Canadian literary event round-up: Sept. 9-15

Marion Cotillard to star in film adaptation of Craig Davidson’s Rust and Bone

Behind the big screen: Canadian lit adaptations

2011 Giller longlist a wide open field

Edugyan, deWitt land on Man Booker shortlist

Weekend reading: the week’s top stories from St. Joseph Media

Fall preview 2011: Canadian crime fiction, graphica, and poetry

Fall preview 2011: books for young people

Endicott to launch Good Reads series on International Literacy Day

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