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Libraries Nova Scotia offers drop box at Halifax farmers’ market

Nova Scotia's library users and locavores have reason to rejoice: they can now return their library books while picking up their seasonal veg. Starting this month, Libraries Nova Scotia will offer a drop box at ... Read More »

July 6, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

Book links roundup: Fernwood celebrates 20th anniversary, Wiley wins pirated book settlement, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Radical publisher Fernwood celebrates 20 years in the industry John Wiley & Sons wins $7,000 in lawsuit over pirated book Kardashians stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner receive book deal for dystopian YA novel Jane Austen ... Read More »

July 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

D&M’s Trena White lands fellowships at Frankfurt, IFOA

By Stuart Woods

Earlier this week, Q&Q reported that Trena White, publisher at D&M Publishers, has been named the inaugural Canadian editorial fellow for the I.V. Programme, the annual networking event that runs alongside Toronto's International Festival of ... Read More »

July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

E-reading’s shift to “big data”

By Stuart Woods

Should we be concerned that ebook companies are collecting reams of data on customers' reading habits? Is big e-reader really watching us? These are some of the questions raised by a Wall Street Journal story ... Read More »

July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book links roundup: Comic books could fetch $80,000 at auction, Carlos Fuentes prize created, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Rare comic books expected to fetch $80,000 at Edmonton auction Mexican government establishes Carlos Fuentes literary prize William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury to be published in coloured ink to mark the 50th anniversary ... Read More »

July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

By Sue Carter

FALL PREVIEW A first look at the season's most anticipated books Fiction: Susan Swan's long-awaited prequel to The Wives of Bath; Alice Munro's new collection; Matthew Tierney's science-inspired poetry; and more Non-fiction: Neil Young's rock ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Celebrating 100 years of Northrop Frye, Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher, and more

By Katie Gowrie

A tribute to Northrop Frye, as Canadians gear up for the 100th anniversary of his birth Tom Cruise to play Jack Reacher in film adaptation of Lee Child's One Shot Texas community turns closed Wal-Mart ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Simon & Schuster book jackets to feature QR codes

By Katie Gowrie

This fall, in an effort to boost newsletter subscriptions, Simon & Schuster will feature QR codes on the back of every new book jacket. Scanning the code will lead consumers to an author page on ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Toronto’s LGBTQ speed dating gets a literary reboot

By Katie Gowrie

Speed dating has been given a bookish twist, thanks to the Toronto Public Library's debut LGBTQ Literary Speed Dating night, which takes place July 4, 6:30 p.m. at the TPL's Bloor/Gladstone branch. Organized by librarian ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Events, Libraries

Non-fiction writers to make strong showing at Toronto’s Word on the Street

By Natalie Samson

Word on the Street Toronto gave a sneak peek at its 2012 lineup last week. Non-fiction writers will take centre stage at this year's fest with Jeff Rubin, author of The End of Growth and ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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Libraries Nova Scotia offers drop box at Halifax farmers’ market

Book links roundup: Fernwood celebrates 20th anniversary, Wiley wins pirated book settlement, and more

D&M’s Trena White lands fellowships at Frankfurt, IFOA

E-reading’s shift to “big data”

Book links roundup: Comic books could fetch $80,000 at auction, Carlos Fuentes prize created, and more

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

Book links roundup: Celebrating 100 years of Northrop Frye, Tom Cruise is Jack Reacher, and more

Simon & Schuster book jackets to feature QR codes

Toronto’s LGBTQ speed dating gets a literary reboot

Non-fiction writers to make strong showing at Toronto’s Word on the Street

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