Fresh on Q&Q's Job Board

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales Representative (Vancouver), Higher Education Division - Oxford University Press(Vancouver, BC) Sales Associate / National Accounts - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON.) Rights Contracts Associate - Random House ... Read More »

September 12, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Bedtime reading for struggling artists

By Nathan Whitlock

CBC's story of comic book artist Troy Little's new success may warm the hearts of many a struggling artist. The Kensington, P.E.I. resident self-published his book Chiaroscuro and sold it at a loss at an ... Read More »

September 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Harper's gift to Australia

By Nathan Whitlock

Prime Minister Stephen Harper had a rare and very apt gift to give to the Australian people yesterday during his official visit Down Under, The Globe and Mail reports. This spring, a rare books specialist ... Read More »

September 12, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

J.K. Rowling is big, but not that big

By Stuart Woods

You know you're big when not having accomplished something is considered news. Not that J.K. Rowling needs any reminder of her fame. Rowling is the focus of a story in The Guardian about the most ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

M.G. Vassanji launches The Assassin's Song

By Q&Q Staff

Two-time Giller winner M.G. Vassanji launched his new novel, The Assassin's Song (Doubleday Canada), within the cramped-yet-stylish confines of Xacutti in Toronto's Little Italy on Sept. 10. Andrew Pyper chats with Doubleday Canada publisher Maya ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Launch for Mary Novik's novel Conceit

By Q&Q Staff

Author Mary Novik celebrated the launch of her first novel, Conceit (Doubleday Canada), at Cafe TrafiQ in West Vancouver on Sept. 8. (Photos courtesy of Keir Novik) Mary Novik reads from Conceit. The assembled crowd ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Events

CanLit authors let loose in discussion on empathy

By Stuart Woods

When novelist Catherine Bush got to thinking about the role of empathy in the creative process, she found the idea so compelling that she queried a number of other Canadian authors. The resulting discussion – ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Naomi Klein's "fevered" prose

By Stuart Woods

In case you haven't noticed, Naomi Klein's new book, The Shock Doctrine, tends to divide critics and political pundits into two camps: those who support her contentious thesis – basically, that Chicago School neoliberals capitalize ... Read More »

September 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

The Coach House open house

By Q&Q Staff

Coach House Books held its annual open house on Thursday, Sept. 6, inviting all and sundry to a get-together at its editorial/printing offices in downtown Toronto. Coach House owner Stan Bevington celebrates good times. Author ... Read More »

September 7, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Watch this space: Q&Q on Klein

By Leigh Anne Williams

You may have heard that Naomi Klein has a new book out this week, The Shock Doctrine. Watch the reviews section of the Q&Q website tomorrow for contributor Dan Rowe's review of the book. The ... Read More »

September 7, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

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