When contributing editor Zachariah Wells read Andre Alexis’ critical essay “The Long Decline” in a recent issue of The Walrus, he had a nagging feeling of déjà vu. A couple of days later, he realized why…
February 1, 2010
Dear Mr. Alexis,
Thank you very much for submitting your essay, “The Long Decline,” to Canadian Notes & [...]
… we are getting set to launch the new issue of CNQ: Canadian Notes & Queries, newly arrived from the printer. You might notice something new about it, a certain new spring in its step. And for subscribers, a certain something between its pages, printed specially for you.
It also [...]
In the current issue of The Walrus, regular CNQ contributor Stephen Henighan has an interesting profile of John Ralston Saul. I must admit: I’ve not read much of Saul’s work. I remember coming across his Voltaire’s Bastards back when I was a philosophy undergrad, reading a bit of it, sniffing contemptuously, and writing him off [...]
I’ve been meaning to write about this title for quite some time now. I have been a fan of Frog Hollow Press for several years. They are without a doubt one of the best chapbook publishers in the country, both in terms of editorial quality and design. Editorially credit goes to Shane Neilson, frequent CNQ [...]
We don’t review books by Biblioasis, or by CNQ personnel here. There are times I have regretted taking this stance, but the danger of the journal becoming merely another house organ would be too great if we did so. But that doesn’t mean we can’t plug the occasional title.
Yesterday I received The Essential [...]
Many who follow Biblioasis and CNQ know that we started as used booksellers, and still maintain an online and by appointment shop. we’ve only managed to catalogue a little over 7000 items over the last few years, of more than 30,000 currently in stock. A lot of our stock, whether catalogued or no, would be [...]
Michael Enright, Claire Messud and Ali Smith will judge the 2010 Giller Prize.
It’s an interesting selection. Michael Enright is one of my favourite CBC radio personalities, one of the last and best of the old guard. I was just thinking about him this morning as one of only a handful of CBC radio personalities I [...]
The best part of Canada Reads for the last couple of years has not been the program itself, or (with one or two notable exceptions) the books themselves: rather, it has been the day-by-day commentary by CNQ editor Alex Good and regular contributor Steven Beattie over at the Shakespearean Rag. This year’s Canada Reads list [...]
Regular CNQ contributor has an interview up on Sina Queyras’s blog, Lemon Hound, part of a series of interviews the poet has been doing on different approaches to reviewing over the last couple of months. Below is her first question, and Steven’s answer.
LH: What do you think the purpose of a review is? If you [...]