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Type Books staffer to start own store

Toronto’s burgeoning Type Books mini-chain will soon be losing one of its original staffers. Mika Bareket is moving on to start up a cookbook store in the city’s Kensington Market neighbourhood. Bareket’s last day will ... Read More »

June 17, 2008

New and improved, special, try-them-you’ll-like-them BookNet Canada bestsellers: advertising

By Q&Q Staff

This week's bestseller listings cover the top 20 advertising- and promotion-related titles for the two weeks ending June 8, as tracked by BookNet Canada’s BNC SalesData service. 1. The Rebel Sell, Joseph Heath (HarperCollins Canada, ... Read More »

June 17, 2008

BookExpo Canada 2009: see you in September?

By Q&Q Staff

For the second time in three years, there’s a serious push to reinvent BookExpo Canada. And this time it’s coming from Reed Exhibition Companies, which owns and runs the industry’s annual convention and trade show. ... Read More »

June 17, 2008

Zoe Whittall wins Dayne Ogilvie Grant

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The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced that Toronto writer Zoe Whittall is the recipient of the second annual Dayne Ogilvie Grant. The $4,000 grant is given to an emerging gay writer, and is funded ... Read More »

June 17, 2008

ReLit Awards (very) longlist announced

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Author Kenneth J. Harvey has announced the longlist for the eighth annual ReLit Awards, which recognize works published by independent presses. The winners will be announced at an event during the Ottawa International Writers Festival ... Read More »

June 17, 2008

September song for BookExpo Canada in 2009? Have your say

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An idea that's been tossed around for the past couple of years got another push today, as BookExpo Canada owner Reed Exhibition Companies unveiled a proposal to move the convention and trade show to the ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Quotes from the top

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A Monday morning panel discussion at BookExpo Canada, dubbed "View from the Top," drew more than 60 attentive spectators. Moderated by Globe and Mail arts writer James Adams, the panel included four Canadian publishing execs ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 3

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One of the highlights of Monday afternoon was a Prince-themed dance party at the Thomas Allen & Son Simon & Schuster Canada booth, complete with DJ and purple-shirted staff. Also below: Nino "Dreamboat" Ricci, Tina ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 2

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One of the stranger booth offerings was a liquid tomato salad, served in a test tube, courtesy of chef Olaf Mertens and John Wiley & Sons Canada. Erin Kelly is in the kitchen lending a ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 1

By Q&Q Staff

Our Q&Q camera crew were on the BookExpo Canada show floor again on Monday. In this set: Giles Blunt, Jean Little, Lesley Choyce, Linda Holeman, the Lonely Planet free-for-all, Dorothy Hearst, Marc CÃ´té, Tosca Reno, ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Events

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Type Books staffer to start own store

New and improved, special, try-them-you’ll-like-them BookNet Canada bestsellers: advertising

BookExpo Canada 2009: see you in September?

Zoe Whittall wins Dayne Ogilvie Grant

ReLit Awards (very) longlist announced

September song for BookExpo Canada in 2009? Have your say

Quotes from the top

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 3

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 2

Photos: Monday at BEC, part 1

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