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by Q&Q Staff

Obituary/Phoebe Gilman

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Author and illustrator Phoebe Gilman died Aug. 29 of breast cancer at the age of 62 in Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital. Here Susan Lawrence, Q&Q’s Books for Young People editor, pays tribute to Gilman. Phoebe ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Changes

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PEOPLEALTITUDE PUBLISHING: Kara Turner has been appointed associate publisher. She was most recently managing editor at Weigl Educational Publishers, and has worked for publishers in England and Norway.BEACH HOLME PUBLISHING: Editorial assistant Sarah Warren has ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Industry news

Vintage Garner

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In October, Marion Garner took over as the new associate publisher of Random House of Canada’s Vintage Canada imprint. It’s the most recent development in a long publishing career that began with a receptionist gig ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Happy days for SAD books

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A book packaging venture led by the former head of Raincoast Books is behind a new illustrated history of the Canadian flag. Although Macfarlane Walter & Ross is the publisher of I Stand for Canada: ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Coming soon…

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Deepa Mehta is directing a romantic comedy based on Carol Shields’ novel The Republic Of Love. Mehta and Esta Spalding co-wrote the screenplay for the Canadian/U.K. co-production by Triptych Films. Bruce Greenwood and British actress ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Best-selling business books

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The BookManager1. No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand BulliesNaomi Klein, Vintage Canada2. Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert T. KiyosakiWarner Books/H. B. Fenn and Company3. 10 Secrets Revenue Canada Doesn’t Want You To Know, David ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Book news