by Q&Q Staff

Prev 1122 112311241125 1126....1174 1175 Next

Cantos leaves Fitz & Whits

Cantos International Publishing, which has had a short but already turbulent history, now has a new sales agent and distributor. Pierre Turgeon’s fledgling English-language non-fiction publisher has left Fitzhenry & Whiteside and signed on with ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Coetzee Nobel win good news for Random, Penguin

By Q&Q Staff

J.M. Coetzee’s Nobel Prize win has publishers preparing for a surge in consumer interest. Random House of Canada is distributing Coetzee’s new novel, Elizabeth Costello, and also handles several of his recent titles, including the ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

GG Awards add kids’ ceremony this year

By Q&Q Staff

In a bid to highlight children’s books, the Governor General’s Literary Awards will add a separate award ceremony this fall, for winners in the children-related categories. The four children’s literature awards (for text in English, ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

And the Canada Reads nominees are …

By Q&Q Staff

Books by Thomas King, Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Monique Proulx, and Guy Vanderhaeghe will compete in the CBC’s third Canada Reads campaign, which will culminate in a week of debates next February. From Feb. 16 ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Indigo revenues drop slightly in second quarter

By Q&Q Staff

Indigo Books and Music reported no improvement in profitability this quarter, while revenues sagged slightly when compared to the same period last year. The chain’s suppliers, meanwhile, are still concerned about returns as the holiday ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Knopf pulls biker book from Nova Scotia – but online sales proceed

By Q&Q Staff

Nova Scotia readers interested in a book about the Hell’s Angels will have to order it online following the publisher’s decision to pull it from the province’s stores. Last month Knopf Canada stopped distribution of ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Doubleday doubles up on Vassanji print run after Giller win

By Q&Q Staff

M.G. Vassanji’s Giller Prize win for The In-Between World of Vikram Lall on Tuesday has publisher Doubleday Canada doubling the book’s print run. “To plan for the eventuality that we might win, we booked press ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Heritage releases industry financial stats

By Q&Q Staff

English-language trade publishers in Canada were able to generate a median rate of return of only 4% on total assets for their investors, according to Publishing Measures, a study produced by the Department of Canadian ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Computer-book market still slowing McGraw-Hill growth

By Q&Q Staff

Trouble in the school and computer-book markets hit McGraw-Hill Ryerson hard in its third quarter. In recently released financial results for the three months ending Sept. 30, total company revenue dropped 14.3% from the previous ... Read More »

November 12, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

For the week of Oct. 26, 2003

By Q&Q Staff

New releases1. The Glass Coffin, Gail Bowen (McClelland & Stewart, $8.99 mm, 0-7710-1477-5)2. Key of Light, Nora Roberts (Jove/Penguin, $10.99 mm, 0-515-13628-X)3. Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire (Random ... Read More »

November 12, 2003

Prev 1122 112311241125 1126....1174 1175 Next

Quill and Quire

Cantos leaves Fitz & Whits

Coetzee Nobel win good news for Random, Penguin

GG Awards add kids’ ceremony this year

And the Canada Reads nominees are …

Indigo revenues drop slightly in second quarter

Knopf pulls biker book from Nova Scotia – but online sales proceed

Doubleday doubles up on Vassanji print run after Giller win

Heritage releases industry financial stats

Computer-book market still slowing McGraw-Hill growth

For the week of Oct. 26, 2003

Job Board