Indigo environmental paper policy to be in place by June

Publishers from both Canada and the U.S. are expected to begin supplying Indigo Books & Music with data on green-paper use by June 2009, as part of the retailing giant’s environmental paper policy. Going forward, ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

New bookstore set to open in Toronto

By Q&Q Staff

There’ll soon be a new book retailer in Toronto’s Riverdale district: Roxanne Reads New & Used Bookstore, which will open at Queen and Broadview on Feb. 1. “The neighbourhood really needed [a bookstore],” says owner ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Reed meets resistance to new fall book fair

By Q&Q Staff

Earlier this week, about 50 members of the publishing industry assembled in Toronto for a presentation on the Toronto Book Fair, a new event that has been proposed for the fall. The gathering was co-ordinated ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Former sales rep Barry Doyle dies

By Q&Q Staff

Colleagues are mourning former sales rep Barry Doyle, who died suddenly at his home in Ottawa last month at the age of 41. “He was whip-smart…. He had such a great sense of humour,” says ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Distribution change: Ulysses

By Q&Q Staff

Ulysses Travel Publications has taken over Canadian distribution of Trailblazer Publications titles, ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Distribution change: Thomas Allen & Son

By Q&Q Staff

Thomas Allen & Son has taken over Canadian distribution of Harcourt Books, ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Distribution changes: Raincoast

By Q&Q Staff

Effective Jan. 1, 2009, Raincoast Books takes on Canadian distribution for Oxmoor House, whose brands include Cooking Light, Sunset, and Southern Living. Returns will be accepted by former distributor H.B. Fenn and Company until March ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Awards news: Lionel Gelber finalists announced

By Q&Q Staff

The five finalists for the 2009 Lionel Gelber Prize, for the best English-language books on international affairs, have been announced. They are: Bill Emmott, Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will ... Read More »

January 15, 2009

Deals: Jan. 15, 2009

By Q&Q Staff

Knopf Canada associate publisher Michael Schellenberg has acquired the memoir of Canadian music legend Anne Murray. Tentatively titled All of Me, the book chronicles Murray’s rise from humble origins in Springhill, Nova Scotia, to international ... Read More »

January 14, 2009