Since it was launched in 2000, the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction has traditionally been among the first major literary prizes celebrated in the new year. Now, for the first time, organizers have revealed ... Read More »
Michal Friedman, a New York“based actor and singer whose career included vocal work for several audiobooks, died on Nov. 25, from complications related to a Cesarean section after giving birth to healthy twins. Most recently, ... Read More »
December 9, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The new year will witness the closure of antiquarian bookseller Bygone Books of Nanaimo, B.C. Owner Joel Johnston will retire on Jan. 6 after 15 years at the corner of Commercial and Skinner streets, reports ... Read More »
December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Miss Lily rubbed against the calves of literary greats the way no book enthusiast would dare. The plump ginger cat who lived at Books & Company, an independent bookstore in Picton, Ontario, often interrupted an ... Read More »
December 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The B.C. Achievement Foundation has announced the shortlist for the B.C. National Award for Canadian Non-fiction. Chosen from a longlist of 10 titles, the finalists are: Bad Animals: A Father's Accidental Education in Autism by ... Read More »
Last Friday, poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier hosted a special edition of CBC Radio's The Current. "I know what it's like to come from a needy family. Though both my parents worked, ... Read More »
A controversial lawsuit brought against the Windsor Public Library Board by its former CEO, Brian Bell, has been settled out of court. Windsor Star columnist Anne Jarvis criticized the settlement with Bell, which she pegs ... Read More »
All the retailers Q&Q polled for their top Canadian cookbook picks are drooling over Velveeta éclairs and foie gras breakfast sandwiches, thanks to David McMillan, Frédéric Morin, and Meredith Erickson's The Art of Living According ... Read More »
December 5, 2011 | Filed under: Books of the Year
Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories get sporty with the Roller Derby World Cup and Where Canada's top skiing apps. Giving ... Read More »
December 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
When choosing covers of the year, the book designers Q&Q polled considered art, typography, layout, and meaning in their decisions. Allison Baggio's Girl in Shades, Johanna Skibsrud's This Will Be Difficult To Explain and Other ... Read More »
December 2, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Books of the Year
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