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Greg Gatenby resigns from Harbourfront Centre

Greg Gatenby, founder of the Harbourfront Reading Series and The International Festival of Authors, has resigned after 29 years – bringing to a head what industry sources say was several stormy months between the artistic ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

Nick Pitt named president of Warwick

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Nick Pitt, publisher of Warwick Publishing, has been named president of parent Warwick Communications, replacing Jim Williamson, who has left to pursue magazine publishing.Williamson sold a minority stake in Warwick Communications to Pitt, but remains ... Read More »

December 11, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Editors’ group co-founder Maggie MacDonald dies

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Canadian publishing lost a respected editor in late June with the death of Maggie MacDonald, after a prolonged illness. She was 60.One of the founding editors of the Freelance Editors Association of Canada (now known ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

Tributes pour in for Carol Shields, dead at 68

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Carol Shields, the celebrated Canadian author who championed the lives of ordinary women, died Wednesday night in Victoria at age 68, after a long battle with breast cancer.Many in the book industry paid tribute to ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

Nelson lays off 70 Gage staff, keeps sales and editorial

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Seventy employees of Gage Learning, including several top executives, have lost their jobs following the acquisition of the Canadian educational publisher in early July by multinational Nelson Thomson.According to a source at Gage, most of ... Read More »

December 11, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Children’s books well covered by review journals, study finds

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Canadian children’s books rarely get reviewed in the mainstream daily newspapers, but a recent study has found that specialized review journals covered nearly all of the Canadian children’s titles published in 2002. Dave Jenkinson, a ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

Internet scam targets publishers

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An Ottawa publisher is warning other Canadian publishers about a potential Internet scam that police say is all too familiar.Earlier this year, Ramesh Lalwani of Laurier Books in Ottawa received urgent requests by e-mail for ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

Lucchese, Gosnell to share president post at Scholastic

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In an unusual arrangement, two long-time executives of Scholastic Canada have been named co-presidents of the company, replacing Larry Muller, who held the job for 20 years.Linda Gosnell, formerly vice-president of operations, finance, and book ... Read More »

December 11, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Simon & Schuster Canada splits sales, marketing departments

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In an effort to boost its visibility and market presence, Simon & Schuster Canada has created a new director of marketing position. Now it just has to fill it.President Deb Woods says the company will ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

From India to Canada

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Penguin Group Canada put to rest months of intense speculation yesterday, naming David Davidar, the 44-year-old CEO and publisher of Penguin Group India, as publisher.Beginning in January, Davidar will oversee Penguin Canada’s editorial and rights ... Read More »

December 11, 2003

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Greg Gatenby resigns from Harbourfront Centre

Nick Pitt named president of Warwick

Editors’ group co-founder Maggie MacDonald dies

Tributes pour in for Carol Shields, dead at 68

Nelson lays off 70 Gage staff, keeps sales and editorial

Children’s books well covered by review journals, study finds

Internet scam targets publishers

Lucchese, Gosnell to share president post at Scholastic

Simon & Schuster Canada splits sales, marketing departments

From India to Canada

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