From the magazine: book designers pick their favourite covers of 2011
In the December 2011 issue of Q&Q, five book designers picked their favourite covers of the year. Click on the… Read More »
View ArticleBook links roundup: Kobo to launch in Japan, Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine...
Kobo to launch in Japan this month The Caine Prize for African writing goes to Rotimi Babatunde Little, Brown releases cover design for J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha...
View ArticleIn the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books
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...
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Fall preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction, part II
The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there’s no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the...
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Slideshow: fall preview highlights 2012
In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall season’s new books. Click on the slideshow to see some of Q&Q’s most-anticipated Canadian fiction, non-fiction, children’s books,...
View ArticleDon’t Call Me Goon: Hockey’s Greatest Enforcers, Gunslingers, and Bad Boys
Hockey players who make their living primarily with their fists are described by a variety of names, but calling them goons is apparently disrespectful. That’s the premise behind Don’t Call Me Goon, in...
View ArticleThe Boundless
While Kenneth Oppel may be known for his brisk plots and inventive premises, he reveals himself as a modern-day Farley Mowat in his latest effort, an all-Canadian thriller set in the late 18oos against...
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Five designers pick their favourite covers of the year
Five top designers choose the books that wowed them Sweet Affliction (Invisible Publishing) by Anna Leventhal Designed by Megan Fildes “Dark” is tricky to do on a cover, because it’s an inherently...
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The Bear necessities: Marian Engel’s novel gets a makeover
Last July, Marian Engel’s 1976 novel, Bear – an erotic story about an emotionally disconnected librarian who engages in a sexual affair with an ursidae – became an unlikely internet meme when the...
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Illustrator Lola Landekic on designing Lynn Crosbie’s Cobain–inspired book cover
Lynn Crosbie’s new novel, Where Did You Sleep Last Night (House of Anansi Press), follows 16-year-old Evelyn Gray, whose love for Kurt Cobain is so strong, she brings the iconic ’90s musician back to...
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