by Emma Renda

Deal: Jason McBride’s quest to revive interest in Kathy Acker

Jason McBride had never been to a reading by a professional author until he attended a Harbourfront Reading Series event in 1988 featuring New York experimental feminist writer Kathy Acker. At the time, McBride was ... Read More »

September 29, 2014

Fall preview 2014: international books

By Emma Renda

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. FICTION Three years following the English-language publication of the near 1,000-page epic 1Q84, Haruki Murakami has another anticipated release. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and ... Read More »

August 12, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

Raising the board: M&S’s new poetry program

By Emma Renda

M&S relaunches its poetry program with a trio of leading poets at the helm Household names in poetry are hard to come by, yet McClelland & Stewart has published quite a few over the years: ... Read More »

July 2, 2014

Deal: Anna Pottier’s literary love affair with poet Irving Layton

By Emma Renda

In 1982, Anna Pottier, a 23-year-old small-town Acadian girl, moved in with Irving Layton, the controversial and revered Canadian poet more than twice her age. Four years later, Pottier became Layton’s fifth wife at a ... Read More »

May 1, 2014

Penguin announces Gordie Howe memoir, celebrating Batman’s centenary, and more

By Emma Renda

"Mr. Hockey" memoir to appear this fall The psychology of Batman's 100-year history Ted Hughes biographer denied access to private archives by estate Empathy Exams author Leslie Jamison on how to write a personal essay The ... Read More »

March 31, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Western University establishes Alice Munro Chair in Creativity, authors say Turkish Twitter ban violates “freedom of words,” and more

By Emma Renda

Western names arts and humanities chair for alumni Alice Munro Rushdie, Pamuk, Smith urge Turkish government to withdraw Twitter ban George R.R. Martin posts second chapter of upcoming Game of Thrones novel Winds of Winter Kurt Cobain comic ... Read More »

March 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Gone With the Wind prequel to appear this fall, Amy Poehler joins World Book Night, and more

By Emma Renda

Gone With the Wind prequel, told from Mammy's perspective, to be published by Atria Books World Book Night names Amy Poehler honorary chairperson L.A. Review of Books launches multimedia content site Flannery O'Connor's insights on the creative ... Read More »

March 27, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Anansi launches Massey Lectures app

By Emma Renda

House of Anansi Press introduced its first app this week, bringing six Massey Lectures to the iPad format with multimedia content including video interviews and discussion questions. The app's release coincides with the rebroadcast of Lawrence ... Read More »

March 27, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Libris Award’s longlist announced, NYPL introduces book recommendation tool, and more

By Emma Renda

2014 Libris Award's longlist celebrates Canadian book industry New York Public Library introduces Bookish recommendation engine Wattpad's serialized short-fiction publishing platform rethinks reading and writing in mobile world New York ComicCon creators to launch BookCon at BookExpo America Random House ... Read More »

March 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Babstock, Brand, and Connolly named to new M&S poetry board

By Emma Renda

McClelland & Stewart announced today that poets Ken Babstock, Dionne Brand, and Kevin Connolly will form the press's inaugural poetry board. The first list published under the board's direction will appear next spring. Babstock, a ... Read More »

March 25, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

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