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George Jonas's Reflections on Islam

George Jonas launched Reflections on Islam (Key Porter Books) at the University of Toronto's Massey College with a little help from Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel, who made a surprise visit from Chicago. (Photos by ... Read More »

March 29, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Emily Schultz Eats Her Shoe

By Q&Q Staff

Well, not really. But the Toronto novelist and poet did launch her new book of poems, Songs for the Dancing Chicken (which is partly based on the work of movie director Werner Herzog, who did ... Read More »

March 29, 2007 | Filed under: Events

That's the story of my life

By Leigh Anne Williams

Is it early 2006 already? Slate is tapping into the hot (OK, cooling) topic of memoirs with "Memoir Week," a series of articles on the form, as well as first-person essays by authors. Among the ... Read More »

March 29, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Reading not quite dead yet

By Leigh Anne Williams

That's the message of a report from the Hamilton, Ontario arts research firm Hill Strategies, based on StatsCan data from 2005. As The Globe and Mail reports, 66% of Canadians reported having read at least ... Read More »

March 29, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

IBBY Canada's Hot, Hot Cuba fundraiser

By Sara Forsyth

The International Board on Books for Young People's biennial fundraiser was held at Toronto's Lula Lounge on March 21, and this year not only raised money to writers in Cuba but also to support IBBY's ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Tyra Banks would approve

By Alison Jones

Jane Austen, though a much beloved author, is apparently not hot enough to sell books. According to an article posted on the Guardian's website, Wordsworth editions is Photoshopping a more appealing portrait of her for ... Read More »

March 27, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

The vultures continue to circle

By Alison Jones

As reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, two of Anna Nicole Smith's diaries sold on eBay for $500, 000 US. In the diaries, Smith discusses her dislike of sex and the illness of her 90-year-old ... Read More »

March 27, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

More on manly men

By Nathan Whitlock

Canadian author Craig Davidson is part of a he said/she said discussion on Nerve.com of American author Charlie LeDuff's new book US Guys (or Us Guys, depending on your interpretation) in which LeDuff explores 11 ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

By Nathan Whitlock

The Globe and Mail reports that the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command has been trying to find and question Joshua Key, a deserter who took refuge in Canada and recently published an account of his ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

A manly man is hard to find, says Harlequin

By Leigh Anne Williams

The National Post reports that Canadian romance giant Harlequin is having a hard time finding suitable cover models. So much so that they're holding a public audition in Toronto this weekend – and spindly, sallow ... Read More »

March 22, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

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George Jonas's Reflections on Islam

Emily Schultz Eats Her Shoe

That's the story of my life

Reading not quite dead yet

IBBY Canada's Hot, Hot Cuba fundraiser

Tyra Banks would approve

The vultures continue to circle

More on manly men

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

A manly man is hard to find, says Harlequin

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