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The Halifax International Writers' Festival

The Halifax International Writers' Festival ran from March 28 through April 1. (Photos by HIWF.) CBC Radio's Olga Milosovich (at the podium) hosts an event with (from left) Tanya Davis, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, Stephanie ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Cake, but no Death, for Heather Mallick's new book

By Q&Q Staff

Heather Mallick launched her new collection of acerbic essays, Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life (Knopf Canada), at an event held in the labyrinthine Verity Women's Club in downtown Toronto on April ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Events

What a swell party this is, for Rifke at the Four Seasons

By Sara Forsyth

It had to be one of the swankiest Canadian book launches on record: Rosalie Wise Sharp's memoir Rifke (ECW Press) was launched at the Four Seasons in Toronto on April 17, where Sharp's husband, Four ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Better than Ondaatje?

By Alison Jones

The Independent posted an excerpt of an article originally published in the UK-based Mslexia magazine, in which Danuta Kean discusses the process of bringing great books to the big screen. The article references recent films ... Read More »

April 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Laying out the welcome mat for author Stephen Harper

By Alison Jones

In an article posted on workopolis.com, author Susan Swan welcomes Stephen Harper to the world of publishing by offering him a few tips for his upcoming book on the history of hockey. Swan uses Harper's ... Read More »

April 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

Friday photo: Bookish graffiti

By Nathan Whitlock

This week's Friday photo is from a Flickr photographer identified only as gbalogh, who documents Toronto neighbourhoods, architecture, and grafitti. Quillblog speculates that the artist who painted this wall may be a fan of Silver ... Read More »

April 13, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling

Man Booker International shortlist announcement

By Q&Q Staff

The eyes of the literary world were on Toronto on Thursday morning as the ... Read More »

April 12, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Freedom Day at the Q&Q home office

By Leigh Anne Williams

Our undying thanks to the Friends of Q&Q who managed to smuggle a small carton of the new Stephen Colbert ice cream all the way from Rochester, New York, to our downtown Toronto HQ. Ice ... Read More »

April 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

David Sedaris and a million little chuckles

By Leigh Anne Williams

There's a minor scandal brewing for American funnyman David Sedaris. Last month in a New Republic piece, Alex Heard called out Sedaris on embellishments and fabrications in several of his non-fiction humour pieces. Most of ... Read More »

April 12, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Vonnegut obit roundup

By Leigh Anne Williams

As you no doubt know by now, legendary author Kurt Vonnegut has died. The New York Times has a comprehensive obit, as does The L.A. Times, while Salon has a slightly quirkier homage – writer ... Read More »

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

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The Halifax International Writers' Festival

Cake, but no Death, for Heather Mallick's new book

What a swell party this is, for Rifke at the Four Seasons

Better than Ondaatje?

Laying out the welcome mat for author Stephen Harper

Friday photo: Bookish graffiti

Man Booker International shortlist announcement

Freedom Day at the Q&Q home office

David Sedaris and a million little chuckles

Vonnegut obit roundup

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