Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Crimes and passions

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It’s definitely one of the more entertaining literary prizes – pull the string on the gallows-shaped Arthur Ellis Award and you’ll make a miniature hanging victim “dance.” Fortunately, the Crime Writers of Canada – at ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

The great levelling

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After years of abuse at the hands of the press, authors are beginning to fight back. The first indication that something new was afoot came from a much-reported story involving a literary bounty. When first-time novelist ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

Suppliers beware

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Last month, the Borders Group announced plans to implement category management in all of its 1,190 stores in the U.S. The system will use customer polls, focus groups, and exit interviews to help determine which ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Chicken Soup goes Canadian

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“This was bound to happen,” says Bonnie Harris, director of sales and marketing at Thomas Allen & Son. She’s referring to Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul, a Canadian-themed installment in the popular U.S. series, ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Events

Bookselling’s class act

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Classic Books founder Louis Melzack died in June at the age of 88. Here, Fairmount Books president Marty Cutler and Book City owner Frans Donker – who both worked at Melzack’s chain in Montreal early ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Authors