Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

One book, one Canada

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If it’s good enough for Chicago, could it be good enough for Canada? Following the success of last fall’s “One Book, One Chicago” program, in which librarians, city officials, and Mayor Richard Daley asked Chicagoans ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Another great event

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Nominees, jurors, and various publishing folk crowded Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club in March for the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s first annual Great Literary Awards gala. The event amalgamated a number of the Trust’s individual ... Read More »

January 21, 2004

Do owners matter?

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Canada’s cultural ownership rules are back in the spotlight this month, with the news that Simply Books, a U.S. bookstore chain, was blocked by Canadian Heritage from opening in Halifax International Airport.Out of four bidders ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Jane Poulson’s blind faith

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The Toronto company Novalis is Canada’s largest publisher of religious materials; its Living with Christ Sunday Missal, a collection of liturgical writings for Canadian Catholics, sells about 300,000 copies a year. But with a new ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

CanCopy takes licensing online

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Canada’s copyright licensing agency is preparing an ambitious new rights management system. CanCopy’s web-based Rights Access Clearance Centre, to be launched in September, will streamline the rights-granting process and will allow affiliate publishers and creators ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Amazon rising (again)

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Amazon.com’s long-awaited expansion into Canada could finally be completed this summer. Publishers say the company has a new buyer for Canadian titles and is negotiating for Canadian distribution.Several sources say they’ve recently been contacted by ... Read More »

January 21, 2004 | Filed under: Book news