Quillblog

Preparing for the launch of Craig Davidson's novel

Penguin publicist Stephen Myers and publicity manager David Leonard prepare for their undercard boxing match to launch Craig Davidson's novel The Fighter. Toronto poet Michael Knox answered Davidson's open challenge and will meet him in ... Read More »

September 22, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Launch for Dave Stubb's Our Game: The History of Hockey

By Q&Q Staff

Author Dave Stubbs signed copies of his new book Our Game: The History of Hockey at a Montreal Indigo store. Montreal Canadiens defenceman Sheldon Souray helped out. (Photos by Michael Ball.) Montreal Canadiens defenceman Sheldon ... Read More »

September 22, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Humber School for Writers' 15th Birthday Party

By Q&Q Staff

The Humber School for Writers celebrated its 15th birthday at Toronto's Harbourfront with reading from faculty and alumni. (Photos by Adam Krawesky.) Faculty member Wayson Choy speaking to a fan. The Honourable James K. Bartleman, ... Read More »

September 22, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Google highlights banned books

By Nathan Whitlock

Google has been in the centre of an ongoing controversy over the merits and dangers of its plan to digitize whole libraries worth of books, but its initiative to celebrate banned books as a part ... Read More »

September 22, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Reports of Chomsky's demise greatly exaggerated

By Nathan Whitlock

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez not only stirred things up this week with his address to the U.N., in which he referred to President George W. Bush as the devil, he also started an incorrect rumour ... Read More »

September 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Frey speaks, selectively

By Leigh Anne Williams

In case anyone missed it, James Frey has spoken in-depth to a reporter – Laura Barton, writing for The Guardian – for the first time since the massive controversy over his Oprah-anointed but exaggerated "memoir," ... Read More »

September 21, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Toys in the bookstore

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Globe and Mail has picked up on Heather Reisman's plans to add more toy offerings to Indigo's product mix. This is old news to industry folk, but the piece does highlight one intriguing stat: ... Read More »

September 21, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Turkish novelist faces trial

By Nathan Whitlock

Turkish novelist Elif Shafak will again have to fend off charges that her book The Bastard of Istanbul, which describes the deaths of Armenians in 1915 as genocide, insults "Turkishness" in court on September 21 ... Read More »

September 15, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The case of the purloined cigar box

By Nathan Whitlock

Toronto author Camilla Gibb's contribution to Descant magazine's upcoming September 29th fundraiser has gone missing. In keeping with this year's Cuban theme, Descant asked a few celebrated authors to decorate cigar boxes for a silent ... Read More »

September 15, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Coach House's open house

By Q&Q Staff

Toronto's Coach House Books held an open house on Thursday, Sept. 7. Visitors to Coach House Books' open house converse beside bp nichol's poem in pavement. Photo by: Rick/Simon Playwright and novelist Claudia Dey and ... Read More »

September 14, 2006 | Filed under: Events

Prev 660 661662663 664....708 709 Next

Quill and Quire

Preparing for the launch of Craig Davidson's novel

Launch for Dave Stubb's Our Game: The History of Hockey

Humber School for Writers' 15th Birthday Party

Google highlights banned books

Reports of Chomsky's demise greatly exaggerated

Frey speaks, selectively

Toys in the bookstore

Turkish novelist faces trial

The case of the purloined cigar box

Coach House's open house

Job Board