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by Q&Q Staff

Serafin wins Edna Staebler Award

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Editor and essayist Bruce Serafin has been posthumously awarded the 2008 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-fiction for Stardust, a collection of essays published in June 2007. Serafin’s wife, Sharon Esson, will accept the $10,000 ... Read More »

March 23, 2009

BookNet bestsellers: true crime

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This week’s bestsellers cover the top 20 true crime bestsellers for the two weeks ending March 15, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData service. 1. No Angel, Jay Dobyns and Nils Johnson-Shelton (Crown/Random House, ... Read More »

March 22, 2009

White Knight no more

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Two years after rising from the ashes of Hushion House, White Knight Distribution – along with White Knight Books, its 10-year-old publishing division – is closing its doors. According to company owner Bill Belfontaine, the ... Read More »

March 19, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Staff changes: more promotions at D&M

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Following Chris Labonté’s promotion earlier this week, a number of other D&M Publishers staffers have received promotions. Richard Nadeau has been promoted to national sales director; Emiko Morita has been promoted to marketing director; and ... Read More »

March 19, 2009