Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Little set to leave Freehand

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One of last year’s big publishing success stories was Melanie Little, the Freehand Books editor who helped steer the press’s debut offering, Marina Endicott’s Good to a Fault, to an out-of-left-field Scotiabank Giller Prize nomination. ... Read More »

January 8, 2009

Distribution changes: PGC

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Publishers Group Canada has picked up some new clients and dropped some old ones. Effective immediately, PGC will be representing AM Editores, Augustus Publishing, Kalmbach Publishing Company, and BenBella Books. Also effective immediately, PGC will ... Read More »

January 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Deals: Jan. 8, 2009

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Foreign front: Random House of Canada has several year-end foreign rights sales to report. Jennifer Shepherd, vice-president and director of rights and contracts, has sold Turkish rights to Healthy Mum, Happy Baby by Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit ... Read More »

January 7, 2009

Distribution change: Phaidon Press

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Effective Jan. 1, 2009, the U.S. arm of Hachette Book Group will handle fulfillment, customer service, and credit operations for Phaidon Press’s Canadian customers. Canadian customers will have the same discount terms as when Phaidon ... Read More »

January 5, 2009