Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Al Purdy, tributary

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He can’t play pool. He once pissed on Margaret Atwood’s car. He hates being called romantic. And when the town of Ameliasburgh, Ontario named a street after him, Alfred Wellington Purdy arrived at the dedication ... Read More »

November 6, 2003

Letters

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A very real crisisTo the editor:This letter is in response to an opinion column by Bert Archer that appeared in The Financial Post. Although the column didn’t appear in Quill & Quire, it bears commenting ... Read More »

November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

The belief engine

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This is a condensed version of a much longer illustrated talk given at the Kaleidoscope conference in Calgary in October. Calgary hosts Kaleidoscope every four years; this year’s event drew about 1,000 international children’s authors ... Read More »

November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Changes

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PEOPLE CANADIAN MANDA: Carey Low, formerly Canadian sales representative for Routledge, joins as sales rep for the Toronto area. DISTICAN: Liz Blay has been appointed manager, customer services. DOUBLEDAY: Gloria Goodman, who has been working ... Read More »

November 6, 2003

Changes

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PEOPLE CANADIAN MANDA: Carey Low, formerly Canadian sales representative for Routledge, joins as sales rep for the Toronto area. DISTICAN: Liz Blay has been appointed manager, customer services. DOUBLEDAY: Gloria Goodman, who has been working ... Read More »

November 6, 2003

Chapters unveils new mall design

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As Chapters continues the consolidation of its roster of 370 chain stores, the company this summer unveiled a redesigned version in Toronto’s Yorkdale shopping centre.The new SmithBooks outlet – at 4,000 square feet, almost twice ... Read More »

November 6, 2003

In the Works

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SWEET SERENDIPITY: It pays to be in the right place at the right time – and in the case of agent Anne McDermid and writer Isabel Vincent, the pay is a hefty sum, indeed. Vincent, ... Read More »

November 6, 2003

Tie-ins

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• Penguin’s host of heavy hitters for fall includes the official screenplay tie-in for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder; and Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent, starring Gérard Depardieu and Patricia ... Read More »

November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news