Selling the resistance

EDITOR’S NOTE

AS PROTESTORS AROUND THE WORLD rallied against the

Call her Dr. Publishing

Amanda Lastoria analyzed 150 years’ worth of Lewis Carroll’s Alice to earn North America’s first PhD in publishing

Fear factor

What to do when your publishing dreams turn to dread

Trekking through change

Rocky Mountain Books publisher Don Gorman on selling outdoor guides during a pandemic

Person to person

As COVID-19 restrictions continue, literary-festival organizers are investigating ways to make intimate connections in a virtual world

FALL PREVIEW Fiction

Fill your to-read list with Q&Q editors’ top picks for the upcoming season

NON-FICTION

Gain perspective and understand other worldviews through these new titles

Kids’ books

This season’s kidlit offerings boast recognizable names, lessons in kindness, and some surprising takes on hockey

European vacation

In his latest novel, Thomas King focuses on an Indigenous couple’s travels through the Continent

Tending goals

A veteran of women’s hockey at the national level offers a thorough memoir about her life in the sport

Encounters with the other

Anne Simpson’s novel addresses questions of who should be allowed to speak for whom

Cycles of violence

In her powerful new novel, Farzana Doctor addresses the practice of female genital mutilation among a small Ismaili sect

Artist statements

Three illustrated biographies honour their subjects by taking a little creative licence

Top of the class

In these YA novels, students will do just about anything for academic glory

Floral arrangement

A cheerful card provided an ideal backdrop for a new novel inspired by the life of artist Maud Lewis