The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council has revealed its shortlist for this year's BMO Winterset Award. The finalists are: Edward Riche, Easy to Like (House of Anansi Press) Don McKay, The Shell of the Tortoise ... Read More »
Salman Rushdie accuses U.S. Department of Justice of "wanting to destroy the world of books" Amazon reports more than two million Kindle Singles sold in 14 months Margaret Atwood goes deep into the Twitter "Twungle" ... Read More »
March 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Just in time for March Break, this week's bestsellers list, which looks at Canadian children's books, illustrates that readers will love Robert Munsch forever. For the two weeks ending March 4: 1. Love You Forever, ... Read More »
March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers
It appears that anything Bret Easton Ellis does is bound to provoke fascination and chatter. That includes posting to his Twitter feed. On Saturday, Book Riot posted a series of Tweets from the author's late-night ... Read More »
At the end of last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Justice was looking into the possibility of filing an antitrust lawsuit against five major publishers “ Simon & Schuster, ... Read More »
March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
This Sunday, the Westmount Book Fair turns 20. Since 1992, Wilfrid de Freitas has brought together fellow antiquarian booksellers from Quebec and Ontario at Westmount's Selwyn House School to show off a number of gems ... Read More »
Back in May 1983, when Q&Q still dabbled in music coverage, writer Richard Perry reviewed Robert Munsch's first album, Favourite Stories, preferring it over Andy Summers and Robert Fripp's guitar-heavy collaboration, I Advance Masked. Perry ... Read More »
March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Next week is March Break in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and if you are looking for things to do, there are a few literary events for the kids (and plenty for adults) happening across the ... Read More »
March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Events
New Brunswick poet Sue Sinclair is the author of four books of poetry: Secrets of Weather & Hope (Brick Books, 2001), Mortal Arguments (Brick, 2003), The Drunken Lovely Bird (Goose Lane Editions, 2004), and Breaker ... Read More »
March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Authors
Annick Press has partnered with Open Road Integrated Media to produce digital versions of 34 illustrated children's titles. The U.S. digital publishing and multimedia outfit will publish and market electronic versions of classic Annick titles ... Read More »
March 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology
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