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Ontario designer turns David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” into a digital kids’ book

David Bowie's 1969 song Space Oddity isn't the most likely source for a children's book, given that its main character, Major Tom, ends up alone, stuck in space while floating in his tin can (also, ... Read More »

August 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Ottawa bibliophile helps tourists book their travel

By Steven W. Beattie

Nigel Beale is an Ottawa resident, broadcaster, and inveterate book lover. He is also the owner and publisher of a new website, Literary Tourist, intended to assist bibliophilic travellers wishing to locate and explore interesting ... Read More »

July 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Cover to cover: Caitlin Sweet’s The Pattern Scars

By Sue Carter

From the July/August 2011 issue of Q&Q: Designer Erik Mohr explains how he drew on classic imagery and geometric motifs to achieve the proper vision for Caitlin Sweet's forthcoming novel The Pattern Scars (ChiZine Publications). ... Read More »

June 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Behind the scenes with D&M Publishers’ award-winning design team

By Sue Carter

In April, the design team for D&M Publishers swept the annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, receiving 13 prizes in total. In the June issue of Q&Q, the team discusses ... Read More »

May 13, 2011 | Filed under: Industry news

Daily book biz round-up: turning poetry into e-books, and more

By Sue Carter

Breaking lines: the challenges of translating poetry collections into e-books British children's fantasy and sci-fi author Dianne Wynne Jones has died Muggles can now rent Harry Potter films through Facebook, but still no word of ... Read More »

March 28, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Cover to Cover: Gil Adamson’s Ashland

By Sue Carter

From the April 2011 issue of Q&Q: Designer David Gee explains the steps involved in redesigning a Southern Gothic-reflected cover for a new edition of Gil Adamson's poetry collection Ashland (ECW Press). ECW Press approached ... Read More »

March 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book biz round-up: Canada’s poor copyright rep, and more

By Natalie Samson

Canada lands on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's priority watch list as "haven" for international piracy organizations All-nighter term papers just got a lot trickier: design flaw at University of Calgary's new state-of-the-art library leaves ... Read More »

March 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

New media “unconference” in Toronto this weekend

By Natalie Samson

It can be a little tricky staying on top of the latest in new and social media these days. A few hours at PodCamp Toronto this weekend could be time well-spent in figuring out how ... Read More »

February 24, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

By Natalie Samson

There's been a flurry of book award activity over the past few days (take that, Academy Awards). The awards in this roundup range from the time-honoured and prestigious to the trendy and cutting edge. Costa ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book biz round-up: the latest links

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Toronto novelist Stephen Marche takes on Snooki in the National Post Canadian Manda Group, the Canadian sales agent for Guinness World Records, sets a new record for duct-taping a ... Read More »

January 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: design

Ontario designer turns David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” into a digital kids’ book

Ottawa bibliophile helps tourists book their travel

Cover to cover: Caitlin Sweet’s The Pattern Scars

Behind the scenes with D&M Publishers’ award-winning design team

Daily book biz round-up: turning poetry into e-books, and more

Cover to Cover: Gil Adamson’s Ashland

Book biz round-up: Canada’s poor copyright rep, and more

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

Book biz round-up: the latest links

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