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Book-launch venue hop: The Carleton Tavern, Ottawa

Each month, Q&Q visits dingy watering holes, upscale cafés, and other haunts in search of the country’s most beloved book-launch venues The Factory Reading Series is the cozy, down-to-earth heart of Ottawa’s vibrant poetry scene. ... Read More »

March 30, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Events, Writing life

Book-launch venue hop: The Company House, Halifax

By Q&Q Staff

Each month, Q&Q visits dingy watering holes, upscale cafés, and other haunts in search of the country’s most beloved book-launch venues Q&Q’s spotlight on local launch spots kicks off with the Company House, a popular ... Read More »

March 19, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Events

Toronto Comic Arts Festival Shop becomes a permanent fixture

By Becky Robertson

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has announced that its pop-up festival shop will remain in the Toronto Reference Library for the foreseeable future. Rebranded as Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop, the store offers a ... Read More »

March 18, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news, Bookselling, Events, Libraries

Second annual Reading Town Canada slated for Charlottetown and Calgary

By Becky Robertson

The National Reading Campaign has announced that the second annual Reading Town Canada will be held in Charlottetown, P.E.I., in partnership with the P.E.I. Literary Alliance and the Confederation Centre Public Library, and in Calgary, ... Read More »

March 17, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture, Children's publishing, Events, Industry news

Photos: Writers’ Trust of Canada gala and Atwood’s 75th birthday celebration

By Q&Q Staff

On Tuesday evening in Toronto, the Writers' Trust of Canada held its 29th annual gala celebrating Canadian literature and the 75th birthday of its co-founder Margaret Atwood. The event, hosted by author-comedian Colin Mochrie, raised ... Read More »

November 28, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Inaugural edition of Inspire! book fair a mixed bag

By Steven W. Beattie

Expectations were high heading into the inaugural iteration of Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, as were anxieties. Initially intended as a combination trade fair and consumer event, the fair morphed into a consumer showcase, attracting ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Events

Wab Kinew to host Canada Reads 2015

By Becky Robertson

CBC Books announced on Wednesday that Wab Kinew, the winning defender of Joseph Boyden's novel The Orenda at this year's Canada Reads, will be hosting the battle of the books in 2015, to take place ... Read More »

November 20, 2014 | Filed under: Events, People

Photos: 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize gala

By Becky Robertson

On Nov. 10, the Scotiabank Giller Prize held its annual gala at the Ritz-Carleton in Toronto, naming Sean ... Read More »

November 17, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Photos: the 2014 Writers’ Trust Awards

By Becky Robertson

On Nov. 4, the literary community gathered at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio as ... Read More »

November 7, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Events, People

Photos: Vancouver Writers Fest

By Sue Carter

Organizers of the Vancouver Writers Fest, which ended Nov. 2, are calling this year's festival a success, thanks to the more than 16,350 tickets sold to 84 events and a 14 per cent increase in ... Read More »

November 3, 2014 | Filed under: Events

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