Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

New leadership at Fifth House

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Nearly a year after Charlene Dobmeier resigned as publisher of Fitzhenry & Whiteside imprint Fifth House Publishers, a new head has been named. Stephanie Stewart, Fitzhenry & Whiteside’s former U.S. sales manager, took over the ... Read More »

August 4, 2009

Distribution changes: PGC

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Effective immediately, Publishers Group Canada has taken on Canadian distribution of the California-based Wine House Press (ISBN 978-0-9724993). Also effectively immediately, PGC has ceased distribution of Black Dog Publishing (ISBNs 978-1-904772, 978-1-906155, 978-1-901033, 978-0-9521773, 978-3-907064, ... Read More »

August 4, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet bestsellers: games

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This week’s top 20 bestselling game books will help you have fun on those rainy summer days at the cottage. For the two weeks ending July 26, 2009: 1    The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth ... Read More »

August 4, 2009

Eric Bana as Henry deTamble

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Sponsored Blog Post: Australian actor Eric Bana stars as Henry deTamble, the time-travelling librarian in The Time Traveler's Wife. Bana began his career as a comedian and gained notoreity in Australia for his impressions of ... Read More »

August 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Alberta’s Bookmark stays on-air

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In a climate of declining book coverage, one literary-themed radio program in Alberta has avoided the axe. Bookmark, a half-hour magazine-style program that airs each Sunday, will remain on-air after the province’s literary community stepped ... Read More »

July 30, 2009