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Cormac McCarthy: so in your face these days

Cormac McCarthy is that rare thing in American letters: a writer who manages to balance literary acclaim with a large popular readership. (All of his books since 1992's All the Pretty Horses, for which he ... Read More »

October 23, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Rowling "pretty and nice" at Toronto reading

By Stuart Woods

A for-kids-only reading by J.K. Rowling at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre went off without a hitch, according to Quillblog's two exclusive sources, both of whom are nine years old. Rowling reportedly read her favourite passage ... Read More »

October 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Maureen Jennings' brush with death

By Stuart Woods

The Associated Press is reporting that a U.S. man, Fred Hunt of Burwick, Maine, died on Monday rescuing Canadian mystery writer Maureen Jennings, who was swimming off the Florida coast with her husband. "I'm very ... Read More »

October 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Giller shortlist sales statistics

By Nathan Whitlock

According to just-released statistics from BookNet Canada, the shortlist announcement for the Scotiabank Giller Prize sparked a sales spike that averaged a 388% increase in weekly sales for the listed titles. In the week ending ... Read More »

October 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Industry news

The really real Raymond Carver stories?

By Nathan Whitlock

There's a battle brewing over a plan by Raymond Carver's widow to publish a book of 17 Carver stories, The New York Times reports. Tess Gallager wants to publish the stories from Carver’s breakout 1981 ... Read More »

October 18, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Governor General's Literary Award shortlist announcement

By Q&Q Staff

Kids Can Press celebrates the nomination of two of its books at the announcement of the finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards. Kids Can publisher Karen Boersma, author and illustrator Wallace Edwards, president Lisa ... Read More »

October 18, 2007 | Filed under: Events

The bestselling anti-mother

By Nathan Whitlock

France has discovered an unlikely bestseller. Corinne Maier, a psychiatrist and mother of two children aged 13 and 10, has written a book about why she regrets having children and warning other women away from ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Working for the week

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Publicist - Dundurn Group (Toronto, ON) Creative Services Associate - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON) Junior Designer - Oxford University Press (Don Mills, ON) Customer Relations Manager - ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Ottawa bookseller offers U.S. price

By Nathan Whitlock

Christopher Smith, co-owner of Collected Works bookstore in Ottawa, says pressure from consumers unhappy with the gap between U.S. and Canadian prices on books has spurred the store to sell dual-priced books for the U.S. ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Anne Enright's tale of grief wins the Man Booker

By Nathan Whitlock

Irish writer Anne Enright is the surprise winner of this year's Man Booker Prize for her novel The Gathering, beating out bookie favorites Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach and Lloyd Jones' Mister Pip, The Guardian ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Awards

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