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Children’s author and illustrator Jan Berenstain dead at 88

Pennsylvania's Jan Berenstain, co-author and illustrator of the beloved Berenstain Bears book series, has died. Berenstain suffered a stroke on Thursday and died on Friday at the age of 88. With over 300 titles published ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Robert Lepage’s creative alchemy

By Sarah Greene

This feature by Sarah Greene appeared in the November 2011 issue of Q&Q. Robert Lepage's impressive artistic career spans theatre, film, and opera, and includes stints as designer and director for Cirque du Soleil and ... Read More »

January 26, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

By Steven W. Beattie

Critic, gadfly, supporter of the Iraq war, misogynist, atheist. Christopher Hitchens was all these things. He was also one of the most erudite and plain-spoken writers of his day, possessed of intelligence, wit, and interests ... Read More »

December 16, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Vancouver Public Library opens new branch in Winter Games venue

By Natalie Samson

The first full-service library branch in Vancouver's Riley Park and Little Mountain neighbourhoods opened last week, thanks to the city's Olympic legacy planning. Vancouver Public Library's new Terry Salman Branch is located in the Hillcrest ... Read More »

October 20, 2011 | Filed under: Libraries

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

By Natalie Samson

This week, the controversy dogging Chinese-Canadian author Ling Zhang's second novel, Gold Mountain Blues, flared up again as prominent Chinese-Canadian authors Wayson Choy, Sky Lee, and Paul Yee signed a letter asking Penguin Canada to ... Read More »

October 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Events, Industry news

Marion Cotillard to star in film adaptation of Craig Davidson’s Rust and Bone

By Sue Carter

Academy Award“winning actor Marion Cotillard will star in a French-language adaptation of Craig Davidson's short story collection, Rust and Bone (Penguin Canada). According to The Playlist, Rust and Bone will be directed by Jacques Audiard, ... Read More »

September 8, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

By Sue Carter

As Canadians head to the polls on May 2, Q&Q looks at key federal policies affecting the publishing industry. Stay tuned for upcoming features on federal funding, mass digitization, and foreign-ownership regulations. After nearly a ... Read More »

April 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Libraries, Opinion

Bibliomania and the not-so-light side of book hoarding

By Natalie Samson

Last week, the National Post's Mark Medley wrote a piece about his ever-expanding book collection and the difficulty he has lightening his load by even a single volume. "I am a book hoarder," he says. ... Read More »

March 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: David Foster Wallace, Margaret Atwood, Karen Thompson Walker, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Doubleday Canada publishing director Lynn Henry on making the first English-language acquisition of Karen Thompson Walker's much-hyped debut novel, The Age of Miracles Booksellers outraged that posthumous David Foster ... Read More »

March 31, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: language

Children’s author and illustrator Jan Berenstain dead at 88

Robert Lepage’s creative alchemy

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

Vancouver Public Library opens new branch in Winter Games venue

Ling Zhang responds to accusations of plagiarism

Marion Cotillard to star in film adaptation of Craig Davidson’s Rust and Bone

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

Bibliomania and the not-so-light side of book hoarding

Book links roundup: David Foster Wallace, Margaret Atwood, Karen Thompson Walker, and more

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