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Ontario designer turns David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” into a digital kids’ book

David Bowie's 1969 song Space Oddity isn't the most likely source for a children's book, given that its main character, Major Tom, ends up alone, stuck in space while floating in his tin can (also, ... Read More »

August 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Random House of Canada to publish “e-book original” honouring Jack Layton

By Stuart Woods

The death of former New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton caught many Canadians off guard and provoked a wave of goodwill across the country. Random House of Canada announced today it's planning to memorialize Layton's ... Read More »

August 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Fall preview 2011: international books

By Jason Spencer

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. FICTION Originally excerpted in The Paris Review in 2002, Denis Johnson's novella Train Dreams (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/D&M Publishers, $19.95 cl.) rolls ... Read More »

August 30, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Fall preview 2011: Canadian non-fiction

By Stuart Woods

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS With Canada's combat role in Afghanistan coming to an end this summer, a number of fall titles take ... Read More »

August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Brian VallÃ©e, 70: author, advocate

By Natalie Samson

With the death of journalist Brian Vallée, 70, Canada has lost a passionate advocate in the struggle to end violence against women. Vallée became engaged in the cause for ending domestic violence and woman abuse ... Read More »

August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news

9/11 colouring book stirs controversy

By Steven W. Beattie

As the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 approaches, many publishers are putting out commemorative editions as a way of memorializing that terrible day. One such book is drawing more controversy ... Read More »

August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

The week’s top stories from St. Joseph Media

By Sue Carter

Toronto Life: Ex marks the spot: eight culinary innovations at this year's Canadian National Exhibition (including deep-fried cola) Fashion Magazine: Fall 2011 trend report: 83 of the best bets in coats, dresses, shoes, bags and ... Read More »

August 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Fall preview 2011: Canadian fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Goderich bookstores and library pick up pieces in wake of tornado

By Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown, reporter for the Huron Expositor, toured the damage caused by Sunday's tornado in Goderich, Ontario: Three of four bookstores in Goderich, Ontario, along with the town's public library, remain cordoned off by police ... Read More »

August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Advance review: Michael Ondaatje’s The Cat’s Table