Frontmatter

Life in a year

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that this marks Q&Q’s

Power book

Indigo staff speak behind the scenes about their historic vote to unionize

Side notes

Raven Reads 488 Boxes of books by Indigenous

Teen spirit

Don’t give up on your ambition to write, even when the doubts take over

Cracking the code on diet books

How Toronto doctor Jason Fung became one of the weight-loss category’s bestselling authors

Closing up shop

The lauded independent Pedlar Press is shuttering after almost 25 years

All the right moves

A new federal government fund for distributors aims to support the beleaguered book industry

Centre stage

Kaie Kellough had all but abandoned poetry until a chance encounter changed his life. The Griffin Prize winner talks award culture, the lure of performance, and his desire to multiply voices at the margins

Books of the Year

Q&Q editors share their picks for the top titles of 2020

Kids’ Books of the Year

Q&Q’s Books for Young People editor shares her favourite children’s titles of 2020

Celebrating Black lives

New collections from Cicely Belle Blain and Afua Cooper centre the joy and pain that attend the Black experience

Port in a storm

In Catherine Bush’s new novel, climate change is the catalyst for a near-future take on Shakespeare

Sister acts

Annabel Lyon’s concise new novel tells a disturbing, doom-laden story of two sets of sisters

Sweet child o’ mine

A roundup of books for babies that parents won’t mind reading over and over again 

The nextchapter

These early-middle-grade series aim to woo beginner readers with dogs, monsters, and goofy gags

Covers of the Year

Q&Q editors judge books by their covers, selecting some favourite picks for best design