Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Culture clash

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By the time you read this, there’s a good chance the  federal government will have given Amazon, America’s largest online retailer, the go-ahead to establish its first Canadian fulfillment centre. Though the Department of Canadian ... Read More »

August 13, 2010

The remarkable rise of Dundurn

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It was a marriage of convenience, in the best sense. Two years ago, a consultant working for the Ontario Genealogical Society suggested that the 49-year-old organization hook up with a publisher to reach a broader ... Read More »

August 13, 2010

Fall preview 2010: fiction

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Wild, wild, wildlife Toronto writer Alissa York’s previous novel, 2007’s Effigy, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. York’s eagerly anticipated follow-up, Fauna (Random House Canada, $29.95 cl., July), is a contemporary novel that details ... Read More »

August 13, 2010

What’s in a name?

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When Penguin Canada launched its own version of U.K. literary imprint Hamish Hamilton last year, the company was lauded in the book media for taking a chance during an economic crisis. And as it turned ... Read More »

August 13, 2010

Everything old is new again

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Backlist titles have always been one of a publisher’s most dependable assets. They may not be as exciting as the new blockbusters, but they provide steady, predictable sales and help mitigate the uncertainties of the ... Read More »

August 13, 2010