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Pepsi says books make Americans happy

Your glass half-full news for the day: Results from the second annual survey conducted by the Pepsi Optimism Project (yes, the acronym is POP) conclude that Americans are more optimistic about their personal relationships, health, ... Read More »

August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Frog Hollow finally croaks

By Scott MacDonald

Looks like Frog Hollow's happy ending was short-lived. Though the financially strapped Halifax bookseller seemed poised for recovery after moving to a new location last June, owner Heidi Hallett sent a letter to media today ... Read More »

August 11, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Memo to Yann Martel: Now THAT’s how it’s done

By Steven W. Beattie

Dedicated readers of Quillblog (among others) are no doubt aware of Yann Martel's painfully earnest campaign to get Prime Minister Stephen Harper to inject a little stillness into his life. Every two weeks for the ... Read More »

August 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bloomsbury’s Larbalestier cover is a little white lie

By Steven W. Beattie

Graphic designers are often hesitant to put human faces on book covers for fear of inappropriately influencing a reader's imaginative response to a given character. If a designer does use a human face, it's usually ... Read More »

August 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Crossing Genres from Science Fiction to Romance

By Q&Q Staff

Sponsored Blog Post: According to Librarything.com, The Time Traveler's Wife is the most tagged book in reference to time travel. Crossing genres from science fiction to romance, this novel joins a category that includes The ... Read More »

August 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Filming Locations

By Q&Q Staff

Sponsored Blog Post: The Time Traveler's Wife is set in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States and was filmed in Fall 2007. Chicago's Newberry Library on West Walton Street is a primary ... Read More »

August 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Penguin wants to suck your blood

By Scott MacDonald

Q&Q received a press release this morning outlining some of Penguin Canada's promotional plans for the new Bram Stoker family-endorsed Dracula sequel, Dracula: The Un-Dead, and one line in particular caught our attention: Through our ... Read More »

August 7, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Bookmarks: Simon & Schuster’s bad year, Book Oven launches, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Simon & Schuster's operating profits decline by 58% for the year Gil Adamson featured in the Guardian Book Oven, a collaborative literary community run by BookCamp Toronto's Hugh McGuire, ... Read More »

August 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

It’s official: litmags to be cut out of CPF funding

By Stuart Woods

There will be no exceptions for small literary and cultural magazines under the new Canada Periodical Fund, the department of Canadian Heritage has confirmed. In a letter to The New Quarterly managing editor Rosalynn Tyo, ... Read More »

August 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplays

By Q&Q Staff

Sponsored Blog Post: Author Audrey Niffenegger joins a well-known group of female writers whose books have been adapted for the silver screen. This list includes: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Gone with the Wind ... Read More »

August 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Pepsi says books make Americans happy

Frog Hollow finally croaks

Memo to Yann Martel: Now THAT’s how it’s done

Bloomsbury’s Larbalestier cover is a little white lie

Crossing Genres from Science Fiction to Romance

Filming Locations

Penguin wants to suck your blood

Bookmarks: Simon & Schuster’s bad year, Book Oven launches, and more

It’s official: litmags to be cut out of CPF funding

Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplays

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