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Moore, Lansens have eyes on Orange prize

Two Canadian authors have made the longlist for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (the award formerly known as the Orange Prize). Among the 20 contenders are Lori Lansens' The Girls (published by Knopf Canada ... Read More »

March 22, 2007 | Filed under: Awards

Orange Prize: there's good news and bad news

By Alison Jones

An article for the Independent discusses the recently announced longlist for Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, a prize for women writers, and the overall disappointment that this year's chair, Muriel Gray, feels about the books ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Minor characters turn into the main story

By Alison Jones

Minor characters are often as intriguing as the main characters they are complementing. In an article from the Los Angeles Times, Julia Klein explores the genre of fiction that takes those minor characters and makes ... Read More »

March 20, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

By Nathan Whitlock

IBBY Canada is holding its biennial Hot, Hot Cuba! fundraiser this Wednesday at a Toronto club. In the past, the evening of live music and salsa dancing has raised money to help children in Cuba, ... Read More »

March 19, 2007 | Filed under: Events

About those fairy tales…

By Nathan Whitlock

Will Davis writes in The Guardian's book blog about the latest round of controversy over the appearance of gay characters in children's lit in Britain. Davis was not surprised to hear of condemnations from Christian ... Read More »

March 16, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Children's publishing, Industry news, Opinion

Etiquette advice for Google Book Search

By Nathan Whitlock

Dan Blacharski, a columnist for ITworld.com, has weighed in on the Microsoft vs. Google book search debate, pointing out that while it is fashionable to bash Microsoft as a corporate bully, the Microsoft Live Book ... Read More »

March 16, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

The Man vs. the Boss

By Leigh Anne Williams

American politicians keep on fighting over Bruce Springsteen lyrics. A memoir by Tom DeLay, the controversial former Republican whip, is about to be released under the title No Retreat, No Surrender. As the ABC News ... Read More »

March 15, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

The muse who refused to die (or, so much depends upon a correct diagnosis)

By Leigh Anne Williams

In one of the week's stranger stories, a lost William Carlos Williams poem has been donated to Southwest Missouri State University. Entitled "About a Little Girl," it was written for a teenager whom Williams – ... Read More »

March 15, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Previewing our newest print issue

By Leigh Anne Williams

The April 2007 issue of Quill & Quire will appear in stores and in subscribers' mailboxes over the next week or so. It includes a profile of Toronto novelist Cordelia Strube, a Special Report on ... Read More »

March 14, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Penguin launch for Brad Smith's Big Man Coming Down the Road

By Q&Q Staff

Penguin Canada launched Brad Smith's new novel, Big Man Coming Down the Road, with a country songwriting and performing competition at Toronto's Cadillac Lounge on Feb. 28. (Photos by Penguin Canada.) Musician Stella Panacci warms ... Read More »

March 13, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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Moore, Lansens have eyes on Orange prize

Orange Prize: there's good news and bad news

Minor characters turn into the main story

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

About those fairy tales…

Etiquette advice for Google Book Search

The Man vs. the Boss

The muse who refused to die (or, so much depends upon a correct diagnosis)

Previewing our newest print issue

Penguin launch for Brad Smith's Big Man Coming Down the Road

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