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Quill & Quire's new podcast series, Quillcast, debuts at the end of October. Come back to the website for discussions on Canada's authors, books, and the publishing industry, with accompanying photo slideshows and videos. Quillcast ... Read More »

October 17, 2011 | Filed under: Quillcast

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include photos from the Signal imprint launch and street fashion from New York, Milan, and ... Read More »

October 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Canada Council defends GG poetry shortlist

By Sue Carter

The Canada Council for the Arts has responded to allegations of a conflict of interest with this year's Governor General's Literary Award for poetry shortlist. Small Toronto publisher BookThug surprised many with three entries on ... Read More »

October 14, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Rabindranath Maharaj wins Toronto Book Award

By Natalie Samson

The City of Toronto has awarded the 2011 Toronto Book Award to Rabindranath Maharaj. City councillor Gary Crawford presented the $11,000 award to Maharaj for his Trillium Book Award“winning novel The Amazing Absorbing Boy (Knopf ... Read More »

October 14, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Jack Hodgins, Kristi Bridgeman win Victoria Book Prize

By Natalie Samson

The Victoria Book Prize Society announced author Jack Hodgins and illustrator Kristi Bridgeman as the winners of the 2011 Victoria Book Prize Awards at a gala on Wednesday evening. Victoria mayor Dean Fortin and Brian ... Read More »

October 13, 2011 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

By Sue Carter

The Toronto SpecFic Colloquium, a day-long event of "lectures which consider the importance of the stories that define humanity in the present age from the aliens hiding among us to the gates of hell ripping ... Read More »

October 13, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Ondaatje declines Governor General’s Literary Award consideration

By Sue Carter

Although there's been much buzz over award newbies Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt's impressive hat trick of nominations, another story unfolded today as Michael Ondaatje's well-received The Cat's Table was noticeably absent from this morning's ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

By Sue Carter

WordFest, the Banff-Calgary international writers festival, kicks off today, and runs until Oct. 16. For those who can't make it in person, an online radio production of Jessica Westhead's short story "Community," from her 2011 ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Events

Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

By Stuart Woods

Two Canadian novelists few people had heard of before this summer continue rack up acclaim from international prize juries. Esi Edugyan and Patrick deWitt “ authors of the novels Half-Blood Blues and The Sisters Brothers, ... Read More »

October 11, 2011 | Filed under: Awards

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

By Sue Carter

Every weekend Q&Q rounds up the highlights from other websites in the St. Joseph Media family. This week's top stories include a tribute to Apple and plenty of Thanksgiving recipes. Grace Kelly gets the royal ... Read More »

October 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Quill and Quire

Quillcast coming soon

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

Canada Council defends GG poetry shortlist

Rabindranath Maharaj wins Toronto Book Award

Jack Hodgins, Kristi Bridgeman win Victoria Book Prize

Lesley Livingston makes up worlds and words at the Toronto SpecFic Colloquium

Ondaatje declines Governor General’s Literary Award consideration

Tune into Jessica Westhead’s “Community”

Edugyan, deWitt complete awards trifecta with GG nods

Weekend reading list: top stories from around our offices

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