Every Friday, the PQ Weekly Roundup collects the most shared links in our social media network—bookish articles, reviews, quizzes, recommendations and more—in convenient digest form.

• Writing a book is hard. Getting it published is even harder. So it’s easy to think that once you’ve got that coveted publishing deal, it’s all roses. But according to those who have been there, being a debut author isn’t exactly a dream come true.
• We were so excited this week to finally see print copies of The Grand River by Gerard Brender à Brandis and Marianne Brandis. Find out all about the process of creating the book’s intricate wood engravings in a guest post by Gerard. (And check back Tuesday for Marianne’s take.)
• Are you the average Canadian book buyer? BookNet Canada has put together an infographic to see if you’re average or outlier.
• Y’all are getting excited about Shane Neilson’s new book of poetry, On Shaving Off His Face. We are, too.
• And finally, congratulations to the eLit Awards Winners, and to, well, us! We are proud of our award-winning ebooks, including:
  • GOLD in the Fiction Short Story category for Every Minute is a Suicide by Bruce McDougall
  • GOLD in the Graphic Drawn Book – Drama/Documentary category for The Wordless Leonard Cohen Songbook by George A. Walker
  • BRONZE in the Pop Culture category for Lotería Jarocha by Alec Dempster
  • SILVER in the Poetry category for Vittoria Colonna by Jan Zwicky and Robert Moody

Thanks for tuning in this week. Check back next Friday for a hot-off-the-press batch of bookish links.

Cheers,