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In the January/February Q&Q: the life of the Canadian children’s book illustrator

The January/February issue of Q&Q, out now, features a look at the working habits of several Canadian children’s book illustrators, including Greg Banning, Marthe Jocelyn, Jillian Tamaki, and others. Also in the Children’s and Educational Publishing Special Report: a look at the limited effect B.C.’s new CanLit curriculum requirement is having in classrooms, and a story on how the government is competing with school publishers in the digital arena. January/February is also the Spring Preview issue, offering a sneak peek at the hottest spring titles in fiction, non-fiction, books for young people, and international titles. Plus reviews of 40 new books by Lisa Gabriele, Eric Walters, Alan Bradley, Priscila Uppal, and more. The full table of contents is after the jump.

The life of the children’s book illustrator
How the stars of Canadian picture books deal with authors, publishers, and workloads (behind-the-scenes sketches included!)

Spring previews
A close-up on the season’s hottest upcoming books in fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, and international titles

Cross-border shipping (and selling)
Hachette’s new set-up is a game-changer for the Canadian book biz. But it remains to be seen who will win or lose

Retreating advances?
With the economy tanking, agents and authors brace for hard times

FRONTMATTER

• The new/old face of fiction
• Reisman’s green gamble
• Building a universe
• CanLit award follies: the past 10 years
• Watch Your Language: Tricky questions of tone
• Snapshot: John Degen of the Ontario Arts Council
• Local Buzz: Lord Selkirk: A Life
• Cover to Cover: Kid Rex

GUEST OPINION

Jack Illingworth on the real e-publishing opportunities – and the real risks of e-piracy

SPECIAL REPORT: CHILDREN’S AND EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING

• More CanCon? More or less
• The fight for e-schoolbooks

REVIEWS

• The Almost Archer Sisters by Lisa Gabriele
• To Whom It May Concern by Priscila Uppal
• Having Faith in the Polar Girls’ Prison by Cathleen With
• I & I by George Elliott Clarke
• Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
• Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog by Tim Beiser and Rachel Berman
• Stanley’s Beauty Contest by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin
• Big and Small, Room for All by Jo Ellen Bogart and Gillian Newland
• Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books

THE Q&Q/BOOKNET CANADA BESTSELLERS

THE LAST WORD
Kenneth Whyte on how the hardest part of writing a first book is letting go

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