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by Q&Q Staff

Griffin Trust names prize jurors

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The Griffin Trust has announced that Saskia Hamilton, Dennis O’Driscoll, and Michael Redhill are the judges for the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize. The New York-based Hamilton is the author of two books of poetry, As ... Read More »

September 22, 2008

Future of Pages uncertain

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After nearly 30 years in its Queen Street West location, Toronto’s Pages Books & Magazines may be moving this winter. The indie bookseller’s 10-year lease is up for renewal come the end of February, and ... Read More »

September 22, 2008

Layoffs at H.B. Fenn

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As Hachette prepares to open its Canadian office, the company’s current distributor, H.B. Fenn and Company, is cutting back. Last week, Fenn gave notice to 14 employees across several departments. “When you lose a line ... Read More »

September 22, 2008

Alberta bookseller dies

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Barbara Mousseau, the former owner of Volume II Bookstore in Edmonton, has died. A lifelong Edmontonian, Mousseau purchased Volume II in the early 1980s and ran the store for more than 15 years. According to ... Read More »

September 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Award news: Sunburst Awards

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The 2008 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic has gone to Nalo Hopkinson for her novel The New Moon's Arms (Warner Books/H.B. Fenn and Company). It was the Toronto author's second Sunburst win, ... Read More »

September 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news