But for a bout with mono, Malcolm Lester might never have become a publisher. The former owner and president of Lester & Orpen Dennys, one of the most significant Canadian independent houses in the ...

Loghan Paylor’s debut novel The Cure for Drowning has been crowned the winner of CBC Canada Reads. The novel, published in 2024 by Random House Canada, was named the winning title on April 16, the ...

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the young readers titles we’re most excited about this fall. This week’s ...

Becoming a mom was the catalyst. After graduating with a master of publishing from Simon Fraser University, Susan Pi set off ...

Ottawa-based writer Amal El-Mohtar and Vancouver-based Rachel Hartman have been shortlisted for this year’s Hugo Awards. Hartman is shortlisted for the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book for ...

In the first of three preview instalments, Q&Q takes a look at forthcoming short fiction collections, graphic novels, and ...

Kingston WritersFest has appointed novelist and journalist Bruce Geddes as its new festival director. Geddes assumes the role immediately, the festival said in announcing his appointment on April 22.

In DerRic Starlight’s memoir, the Gemini Award–winning puppeteer and comedian is our guide to a world few would choose to ...

In the wake of James Stewart’s death on Dec. 3 at age 73, the Toronto mathematics professor is remembered as a philanthropist, a skilled violinist and former concertmaster, and as the owner of the ...

The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 14 winners of the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards. A first novel, a debut memoir, a new poetry collection from an award-winning poet, and a ...

In this final instalment of the spring preview, Q&Q presents young adult and nonfiction titles. Last week’s instalment featured middle grade and graphic novels. The first instalment featured picture ...

As a kid, I was really into video games. I remember how powerfully addictive they were. If I wasn’t prone to motion sickness, I probably wouldn’t now be an artist because I would have fallen right ...