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 Without Getting Tired, and is set to make a comeback in English-Canada with his latest novel. Also in the issue, Q&Q looks at a Quebec City publishing house that is bringing English-Canadian writing to French readers, and at the Montreal micro-publisher Conundrum Press, which evolved from being a quirky literary house to a quirky publisher of graphic novels. All that plus Fall Announcements, listing every fall adult title, and reviews of Linwood Barclay’s Fear the Worst, Douglas Coupland’s Generation A, Shinan Govani’s Boldface Names, and Arthur Slade’s The Hunchback Assignments.
Returning North
Globe-trotting novelist Dany Laferrière is a big-time celebrity in Quebec. Now, after a decade-long hiatus, he’s being published again in English
Exposing family secrets
Six authors on navigating the personal minefield of memoir writing
The English invasion
An upstart Quebec City house is discovering a surprising demand in its home province for English-Canadian writing. And more in the spotlight on Quebec publishing: The evolution of Conundrum Press, and the dying art of literary translation
Fall Announcements
The season’s complete listings
FRONTMATTER
Bonnie Burnard is back in the spotlight
Don LePan among the Animals
Snapshot: BookNet Canada’s new CEO Noah Genner
Cover to Cover: Lavie Tidhar and Nir Yaniv’s The Tel Aviv Dossier
The e-catalogue cometh
Harry Bruce on the Hugh MacLennan novel that almost never was
Local Buzz: Back to the Beach
GUEST OPINION
Canada’s beleaguered litmags must experiment online to stay relevant, argues Jason McBride
REVIEWS
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
Galore by Michael Crummey
The Fallen by Stephen Finucan
Animal by Alexandra Leggat
Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Violet by Tania Stehlik and Vanja Vuleta Jovanovic
The Winter Drey by Sean Dixon
The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books
THE LAST WORD
The ups and downs of Amazon’s sales rankings can drive authors to distraction, writes Linwood Barclay
Thirteen years after the blockbuster success of Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels is about to publish her second novel, and she’s Q&Q’s cover subject in the April 2009 issue, which is available now. Also in April, we look at the some of the ideas for industry networking and sales-generating that have sprung up in the wake of BookExpo Canada’s collapse, and at the Literary Press Group’s future plans now that new executive director Jack Illingworth is on board. Plus reviews of new books by David Suzuki, Kim Echlin, Trevor Herriot, Robert J. Sawyer, Vlasta van Kampen, Tim Wynne-Jones, and more. The full table of contents is after the jump.
Every five years, Q&Q highlights “Ones to Watch” – rising young stars in the ranks of the book business. This year a dozen up-and-comers made the list, and they are … well, check out the March issue, on sale now. Also in the issue, we look at the tricky task of keeping career momentum alive in Canadian publishing and at second-generation indie booksellers. Plus: closeups of author Kim Echlin and CanLit-loving film director Bruce McDonald; the Spring Announcements; and reviews of new books by Anne Michaels, Paulette Jiles, Kathy Kacer and Sharon McKay, and more. The full table of contents is after the jump.
