Still by Joanna Cockerline, longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize, is “a moving and insightful debut novel about sex work and street life.” https://bit.ly/3VWrNnm #GillerPrize

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Publicist (Contract) - Simon & Schuster Canada. For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

read an excerpt from Yolanda T. Marshall and Marianne Ferrer's new #kidlit book Brown Girl in the Snow https://bit.ly/3VqKiAb

Elsie Silver beats both a new Slow Horses novel and Elizabeth Gilbert's latest memoir to second spot on the Top 10 New Release chart

Although Souvankham Thammavongsa wrote the first draft of her debut novel, Pick a Colour, in six weeks, the award-winning poet and short story writer says that the prospect of devoting herself to long-form fiction was daunting, and perhaps not for the reason one might expect. https://bit.ly/4n3J0qU

New books by Louise Penny and Thomas King feature in this weeks Top 10 Canadian Fiction

Montreal's Joie de Livres aims to take joy seriously https://bit.ly/3VJvUmE

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Publicist, TEMP @HachetteCanada For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

read an excerpt from Wrestling with Cadence: Essays on Writing and Intuition by Dennis Lee at https://bit.ly/465FCEC

Have you ever wondered about the history of your street? My Street Remembers tells part of the story of Danforth Avenue in Toronto, and focuses on the stewardship of this area by the Mississaugas while also honouring all those who have gone before https://bit.ly/4ncT6p5 #Danforth

Starred reviews for Kate Cayley’s Property and Ziyad Saadi’s Three Parties, two debut novels that transpose Virginia Woolf’s seminal, century-old work to contemporary North America: Toronto for Cayley, Detroit for Saadi. Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/4g8n4Za

Miriam Toews is top of the Quill & Quire Canadian Nonfiction chart in her new books' first week of publication https://bit.ly/3UW8J8v

Novelist Conor Kerr on the importance of creating characters who work to live https://bit.ly/4pb3yzq

Governor General’s Award–winning author-illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers back to her formative tween years filled with colourful hobbies, true-blue friends, and undiagnosed ADHD. https://bit.ly/46biqGm

Third week on the Top 10 Canadian Books for Young Readers chart for "You Were Made for This World", a collection of letters and art for young people that brings together celebrated Indigenous voices. https://bit.ly/4fVJDjw

Palimpsest Press publisher Aimée Parent Dunn jokes that her Windsor-based small press is too small to fail. https://bit.ly/4oT0Tu5

starred review by Sal Sawler for Matthew Forsythe's Aggie and the Ghost "This might be a perfect picture book." https://bit.ly/4fVzR12

"English has gathered words from more than 350 languages," Excerpt from Star Sailor, The Story of Words by Sara Cassidy and Julie McLaughlin: https://bit.ly/4ml1ZwM

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Marketing Curation Coordinator (1-Year Maternity Cover Contract) @audiobookscom.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Editorial, Design, and Production Specialist – 1 year contract @ University of Toronto Press For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

Brian Francis' Agony Editor column advises on a boring blurb: "...is the blurb really that bad? Or is your ego a bit hurt? " https://bit.ly/3HpB0kG

Governor General’s Award–nominated and Eisner-winning writer Mariko Tamaki teams up with Eisner-nominated Nicole Goux in this taut page-turner for fans of high school intrigue, unsanctioned sleuthing, and deadly secrets. Starred review by Andrew Woodrow-Butcher https://bit.ly/3JpvAXh

Flying Books founder Martha Sharpe credits the growth of her business to a very simple choice she continues to make: not saying no. https://bit.ly/45J7bUd

West Kootenay, B.C., writer Sarah Louise Butler was named a CBC Writer to Watch in 2020 and this week her new novel gets a Quill & Quire starred review from Robert J. Wiersema https://bit.ly/4lJafpp

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Sales & Inventory Coordinator @greystonebooks.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

Review: The Longest Night (Freehand Books) Lauren Carter “thoughtfully unpacks the emotional journey that moving through time might entail.…what [Ash] does and how it affects her and the people around her are what’s important and interesting about the novel.” @lpgcanada.bsky.social bit.ly/3Jhyiy7

Now online: Quill & Quire's preview of the upcoming season of Canadian books: quillandquire.com/omni-categor... Thank you to the publishers who support our work. @lpgcanada.bsky.social www.barakabooks.com/productcat/b...

Shop Talk: The trio behind Good Dog Books in Bridgewater, N.S., first sold books together at Lunenburg Bound, one of three independent bookstores in the seaside tourist town of Lunenburg, for two years before turning their attention inland. quillandquire.com/omni/shop-ta... www.gooddogbooks.ca

Quill & Quire's fall preview picks for 2025 are now all online. quillandquire.com/omni-categor... Thank you to the publishers who support our work. bsky.app/profile/llpm... www.lindaleith.com/en

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Acquisitions Editor @ualbertapress.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Engagement Manager @lpgcanada.bsky.social Associate Editor / Editor @owlkids.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

Q&Q fall nonfiction previews are out: quillandquire.com @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social douglas-mcintyre.com/collections/...

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Writer in Residence, Saskatoon Public Library For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were handed out last weekend with three Canadians winning prizes, including Boum, who has enjoyed a spate of awards for The Jellyfish @editionspowpow.bsky.social editionspowpow.com/en/products/... quillandquire.com/omni/boum-ma...

★ review for In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times by James Cairns “An “admirably thoughtful dive into history, philosophy, language, literature, and politics as [Cairns] seeks to parse the diverse meanings of a perpetually overused word: ‘crisis.’” writes @matthewbehrens bit.ly/4lNSGFx

Q&Q 2025 Fall Preview: Giller Prize–winning short story writer Souvankham Thammavongsa publishes her debut novel this fall, in a season that includes titles from several notable, award-winning Canadian authors, including Ian Williams, Shani Mootoo, and John Irving.

2025 Fall Preview presents the Canadian picture books we’re most excited about.This group showcases the rich cultures and heritage of Indigenous Peoples from finding inner strength in The Trickster Shadow to a traditional Inuit story of inner beauty in The Caterpillar Woman. bit.ly/3J1MRFG

Q&Q 2025 Fall Preview: just in time for the cozy, hibernating, hygge season comes a fresh crop of Canadian mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels to keep readers company as the nights grow longer, including new titles from Louise Penny and Iona Whishaw. bit.ly/4mbfBKF

2025 Fall Preview: Q&Q presents the picture books we’re most excited about this fall. Animals take centre stage in this delightful trio of books! bit.ly/3J1MRFG

Two new Canadian books in the Booksellers Top 10 New Releases chart, including Heather O'Neill at #1 bit.ly/3ICVdUp #canlit

Q&Q's 2025 Fall Preview presents a bumper crop of novels to bookstore shelves, with something for every reader – from Bildungsromans to a historical novel narrated by a tortoise to darkly humorous slasher- and vampire-inspired tales, and everything in-between. bit.ly/4mbfBKF #novels #canlit

"an excellent read aloud and learning tool for young readers." ★ review of My Friend May by Cree-Métis author and illustrator Julie Flett. bit.ly/4kTPYga #kidlit #review

Q&Q 2025 Fall Preview presents the picture books we’re most excited about this fall, featuring a debut from Howie Shia, Award–winning illustrator Jacques Goldstyn and fan favourite Yolanda T. Marshall. This fall’s slate of picture books has something for every reader. bit.ly/3J1MRFG #kidlit

Amanda Peters novel "The Berry Pickers" is new on this weeks Top 10 Canadian Fiction chart buff.ly/NBxc1Se

Thistledown Press was born in 1975 from a kitchen-table conversation between Glenn Sorestad and some friends about starting a new venture to publish the work of Western Canadian poets. The Saskatoon-based press celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. #indiepress #thistledownpress buff.ly/hWUzBQ2

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Manager of Author Relations and Community Outreach @figure1publishing.bsky.social For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

New on the Q&Q Job Board: Sales Manager, UK Adult (Toronto Hybrid) @ HarperCollins Canada. For more details: bit.ly/48CrXpc

Fight Fascism with Stewart @Brittlestar Reynolds (and cats) in this week's Top 10 Canadian Nonfiction. #bestsellers #nonfiction bit.ly/4nGqfdI

“The story, co-written by Katrina Chen and Elaine Su, is affecting and realistic, with the focus placed on the strong bond between mother and son rather than on the abuser,” writes Rachel Rosenberg of A Stronger Home. buff.ly/LIX0MuF #kidlit #review