In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS With Canada's combat role in Afghanistan coming to an end this summer, a number of fall titles take ... Read More »
With the death of journalist Brian Vallée, 70, Canada has lost a passionate advocate in the struggle to end violence against women. Vallée became engaged in the cause for ending domestic violence and woman abuse ... Read More »
As the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 approaches, many publishers are putting out commemorative editions as a way of memorializing that terrible day. One such book is drawing more controversy ... Read More »
August 29, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Toronto Life: Ex marks the spot: eight culinary innovations at this year's Canadian National Exhibition (including deep-fried cola) Fashion Magazine: Fall 2011 trend report: 83 of the best bets in coats, dresses, shoes, bags and ... Read More »
August 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The shortlists for the 2011 ReLit awards were announced today. The annual awards recognize books published by Canadian independent literary presses. Winners will be announced at the Ottawa International Writers' Festival in October. The nominees ... Read More »
August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Awards
In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »
Vanessa Brown, reporter for the Huron Expositor, toured the damage caused by Sunday's tornado in Goderich, Ontario: Three of four bookstores in Goderich, Ontario, along with the town's public library, remain cordoned off by police ... Read More »
August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
This review of Michael Ondaatje's new novel, The Cat's Table, will appear in the November issue of Q&Q. Guest reviewer Ami Sands Brodoff writes: Certain experiences are galvanizing and become indelible, shaping a life. Such ... Read More »
August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
The Toronto Public Library Workers Union will hold a read-in Sunday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nathan Phillips Square. The event is being held in support of local library branches that ... Read More »
August 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Japanese author Haruki Murakami's 1987 novel Norwegian Wood has been removed from the summer reading list for students at a New Jersey high school. The move comes only a month after Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five and ... Read More »
August 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
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