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MtvU names first poet laureate

MtvU, a branch of MTV that broadcasts on 750 U.S. college campuses, announced this week that it has chosen its first poet laureate, The New York Times reports. And while names such as Bob Dylan ... Read More »

August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Puff's creator comes to Canada

By Q&Q Staff

"Puff, the Magic Dragon" co-writer Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and Mary) was in Toronto in late August to promote a new picture book based on the classic song. Canadian distributor Canadian Manda Group squired ... Read More »

August 27, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Guiness World Records comes to Toronto

By Q&Q Staff

To launch the Guiness World Records 2008 edition (distributed by Canadian Manda Group), editor Craig Glenday and Neil Fingleton, the U.K's tallest man, came to Toronto in mid-August to look for Canada's tallest man. (Photos ... Read More »

August 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Toronto's new gay lit fest

By Leigh Anne Williams

A new Toronto literary fest focused on gay and lesbian literature kicks off this Sunday. Writing Outside the Margins, organized by Xtra magazine, features a day-long lineup of readings by various authors, including Nalo Hopkinson, ... Read More »

August 24, 2007 | Filed under: Events

More hard times for JT LeRoy

By Leigh Anne Williams

Today, a guest post from incoming Q&Q editorial intern Stuart Woods, who joins us at the beginning of next month. Ever since the true identity of author JT LeRoy was revealed, the career of Laura ... Read More »

August 24, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Launch for Paul Watson's Where War Lives

By Q&Q Staff

McClelland & Stewart toasted the launch of photographer and journalist Paul Watson's memoir Where War Lives at Crush wine bar in downtown Toronto. M&S president and publisher Doug Pepper chats with Maclean's writer Brian Bethune. ... Read More »

August 23, 2007 | Filed under: Events

New business cards, just in time for cocktail season

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Production Manager - Random House of Canada (Toronto, ON) Sales and Marketing Associate - Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. (Toronto, ON) Publicity Manager - HarperCollins (Toronto, ON.) Publicist - Meisner ... Read More »

August 22, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Residential school reading

By Nathan Whitlock

Monday was the deadline for former students of native residential schools to opt out of a $2-billion compensation package offered by the federal government for abuses they suffered while attending the schools. (Accepting compensation means ... Read More »

August 22, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

The English Patient visits England

By Nathan Whitlock

Michael Ondaatje will be the featured author on the BBC World Book Club's fifth anniversary show on Sept. 28, speaking about his novel The English Patient. Host Harriet Gilbert will interview Ondaatje at Canada House ... Read More »

August 22, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Sean Dixon's Feathered Cloak launch

By Q&Q Staff

Key Porter launched Sean Dixon's new YA book The Feathered Cloak at Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park with a reading and the special guest appearance of Qetesh, the falcon. (Photos by Kelly Ward/Key Porter Books) Dixon ... Read More »

August 17, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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