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by Q&Q Staff

Bucci teams with McDermid

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In an attempt to boost its non-fiction roster, Anne McDermid and Associates has enlisted the help of former McClelland & Stewart non-fiction editor Chris Bucci. According to agency head Anne McDermid, Bucci will be working ... Read More »

January 5, 2009

M is for magnanimous

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Often, the end of the holidays means the end of seasonal goodwill, but librarians at Ontario’s elementary schools can look forward to a small gift early in the new year. As early as the end ... Read More »

January 5, 2009

Promotions at Doubleday, Penguin

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Martha Kanya-Forstner has been promoted from editorial director to editor-in-chief at Doubleday Canada. A 10-year Doubleday veteran, Kanya-Forstner recently scored a double Governor General’s win: she edited both the fiction and non-fiction GG winners (The ... Read More »

December 17, 2008

Oxford trims trade sales force

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As a result of declining trade sales, Oxford University Press is restructuring its sales department and has laid off one full-time staffer. Sales rep Brent Starling, a 20-year veteran of the firm, worked his last ... Read More »

December 17, 2008

Recession? What recession?

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Despite concerns that economic hard times could ravage the retail sector this Christmas, independent booksellers contacted by Q&Q Omni are reporting that consumer demand appears to be holding firm. Veteran Hamilton bookseller Bryan Prince experienced ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book news