The Year of Kickstart

What does a book, a social networking website, and a potential cell phone have in common?
Oh nothing major — merely its product name. What is peculiar would be the timing of it all. Sometimes you have to wonder if certain words suddenly stand out and become a popular term — by coincidence or by conspiracy [...]

Defining Canada After One Year (on a Blog)

It’s been a little over a year since we launched this blog and heard what the Quill and Quire initially thought. We’ve had our rough ups and downs with the blog as we tried to determine our own approach to blogging. Finally after a year — staff are beginning to settle in with [...]

Facts About Bhutan for Any Travel Newbie

I love travelling and I’ve been fortunate to have been able to travel to different places on my own and with my family. It’s funny that regardless of how many photographs and videos we are able to get our hands on and see, stepping into a different country, city or even village is a [...]

A Little Nancy in Sarah Martin.

The Secret of the Old Clock. That was the name of the first mystery novel I ever read. Being easily bored and thus rabidly mouthy, I am sure my mother thought best to send me in down the dark paths of the mystery genre in order to appease my inquisitive (and annoying) mind.
Something about a [...]

What Do You Want from an Excerpt?

Seems simple doesn’t it? Nevertheless it’s a question that should be posed because it is one of the few key things that allow people to take a look inside our books via the Internet.
We often provide brief excerpts of our recent titles to allow people to easily check out what’s inside the book and [...]

Backgammon, Bocce and Conrad Black.

Just 10 years ago the continent’s wealthy were retiring to their lush Palm Beach estates where, although long since disappeared, the names like Vanderbilt and Kennedy still ring loud and clear. Many would spend the winter month’s soiree-ing with the elite at costume parties dressed as their favorite Wilde character. However, this is not the [...]

Jennings to Read at Harbourfront Centre

Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mysteries and Christine Morris Mysteries, will be part of the International Readings at Harbourfront on Wednesday, March 5th.  She will read from The K Handshape, the second book in the series featuring Detective Christine Morris.

 
The reading will take place on Wednesday March 5th at Harbourfront Centre, 7:30pm, in the Brigatine Room. [...]