Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Letters

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Many omissions from kids’ best listTo the editor:Re: “The best Canadian kids’ books of all time” (Oct. 1997):Excuse me? The best Canadian kids’ books of all time? Who would dare pronounce which books are the ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Tie-ins

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• Penguin has the tie-ins to two major November releases: Mad City stars John Travolta as a recently fired museum security guard whose frustration leads him to stage a hostage-taking; and Ralph Fiennes and Cate ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

The luck of the Irish

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Writing, said Jules Renard, is the only profession in which one can make no money without looking ridiculous. During all the years I’ve spent trying not to look ridiculous, I’ve had to learn how to ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

In praise of excellence

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How can our sons and daughters be better prepared for university? Some might suggest that the most important lessons high school can teach concern birth control, learning to say no to alcohol and drugs, and ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Skinny legs and all

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Waving a Maclean’s magazine article from October 1994 headlined “Publish or perish,” Random House of Canada president David Kent smiled triumphantly at the assembled guests, and said, with suitable dramatic flair: “Faith.”Of course, faith, Carol ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Boys and girls of summer

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When the Canadian Publishers’ Council announced they could no longer afford to co-ordinate the Canadian Publishers’ Slo-Pitch League due to administrative cuts, the publishing community rallied together to keep the 20-year-old league from striking out. ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Fact Checker

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What portion of bestselling books in Canada are written by Canadian authors? What portion of these are published by Canadian-owned companies?To answer this question, Q&Q examined the bestseller lists of The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Rack ’em up

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HarperCollins vice-president (and Word on the Street national chair) Tom Best and author Erika Ritter were among the dozens of would-be pool sharks who trooped up to the Rivoli’s second floor for a billiards party ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Letters

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Taking it to the sourceTo the editor:For two years now, McClelland & Stewart has been blaming its distribution problems on the Canbook fiasco. We complained to our reps and wrote letters to Q&Q and Canadian ... Read More »

October 30, 2003

Fax

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CROWNING GLORY• According to Entertainment Weekly, a study commissioned by the American Booksellers Association shows African-Americans are just as likely to buy books in beauty salons and churches as at bookstores. Proving the beauty of ... Read More »

October 29, 2003