FALL PREVIEW A first look at the season's most anticipated books Fiction: Susan Swan's long-awaited prequel to The Wives of Bath; Alice Munro's new collection; Matthew Tierney's science-inspired poetry; and more Non-fiction: Neil Young's rock ... Read More »
The Canadian Booksellers Association has revealed the shortlists for this year's Libris Awards, which recognize literary achievement as well as behind-the-scenes contributions in the book industry, as voted on by independent booksellers. This year's awards ... Read More »
In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. FICTION Spring sees the Canadian launch of Penguin Canada's Razorbill imprint for young readers, and the publishing house is banking on a couple ... Read More »
In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. FICTION Kenneth Oppel has become a kidlit star while mostly steering clear of the genre end of YA fiction. His early 1990s ... Read More »
Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »
The busy season for publishers has no shortage of big new releases, with novels from Ondaatje, Vanderhaeghe, and Endicott, the Massey Lectures from Adam Gopnik, and kids' books from Kenneth Oppel and Kit Pearson. In ... Read More »
It's been more than a decade since the iconic “ and iconoclastic “ Susan Musgrave published a new collection of poetry. In the April 2011 issue of Q&Q, Musgrave discusses her new collection, Origami Dove ... Read More »
A few bookish links from across the Web: The rumoured Apple Tablet comes closer to reality: the new product, potentially called iSlate, is expected to be unveiled on Jan. 26 in San Francisco Danger! Apparently, ... Read More »
The cover star of the September issue of Q&Q is the Haitian-born, Montreal-based author Dany Laferrière, who came to national attention in the 1980s with his first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro ... Read More »
Grumpy Bird author/illustrator Jeremy Tankard recently chatted with Sonja Bolle of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some highlights: SB: Is Grumpy Bird based on anyone in your life? JT: I'd probably be in trouble ... Read More »