Congratulations on Everything

The next time you find yourself in a bar, consider buying a drink for the owner, because it’s likely he or she needs it more than you. At least, that’s what writer and Q&Q contributing ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Life in the Court of Matane

By Eric Dupont; Peter McCambridge (trans.)

All Quebecers, it seemed, turned on their televisions during the summer of 1976, when the elfin Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci competed at the Montreal Olympics. The fascination was not just in her perfect 10-point performances. ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Pain Eater

By Beth Goobie

At age 14, Maddy is gang raped by five boys from her school. She tells no one, suffering horribly in silence, trying to obliterate the memories by burning her skin with lit cigarettes. Months after ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

By Madeleine Thien

There is so much going on in Madeleine Thien’s third novel that it’s hard, at times, to keep things straight. Nevertheless, the book is worth the effort because of the richness of detail the author ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

All the World a Poem

By Gilles Tibo; Erin Woods (trans.); Manon Gauthier (illus.)

Gilles Tibo was already a well-loved children’s illustrator when he turned his hand to writing, and he has been prolific and successful in both fields. In his engaging new picture book, he celebrates his love ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Spawning Grounds

By Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Fire is the element that threatens the people and land of south-central B.C.’s Thompson-Shuswap region in Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s 2007 novel, Turtle Valley. The author’s latest book is set in the same landscape, but this time ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search

By Russell A. Potter

For most people, the announcement in 2014 by then prime minister Stephen Harper that a Parks Canada–led expedition to the Canadian Arctic had discovered the wreck of the HMS Erebus, one of the two ships ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: History

Detached

By Christina Kilbourne

Ontario author Christina Kilbourne’s 2007 book, Dear Jo, was about Internet predators. Her latest novel also tackles some serious themes, primarily depression and suicide. Detached tells the story of Anna, a talented teenaged artist who ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

America at War with Itself

By Henry A. Giroux

A front-page article in the May 29, 2016, edition of The New York Times features the headline, “Rise of Trump Tracks Debate Over Fascism.” The article, by Peter Baker, examines the unlikely political trajectory of ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Ooko

By Esmé Shapiro

Literary foxes are usually sly tricksters, but debut picture book author-illustrator Esmé Shapiro brings us one that is a people pleaser. Ooko is an expressive little dough ball that mistakes dogs for other foxes and ... Read More »

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Quill and Quire

Congratulations on Everything

Life in the Court of Matane

The Pain Eater

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

All the World a Poem

The Spawning Grounds

Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search

Detached

America at War with Itself

Ooko

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