Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

War, truth, and Roberts

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Things have gone from bad to worse for the beleaguered Paul William Roberts. When it was revealed in February that several passages in his Iraq war tome A War Against Truth had been plagiarized from ... Read More »

June 14, 2007

Large print, small demand

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With Canada’s largest demographic reaching retirement age, the Baby Boomers may soon have more time for reading. Which raises a question: will they be reaching for large-print books?So far they aren’t, at least not in ... Read More »

June 14, 2007

Munsch for lunch

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In an unusual case of co-branding, at least for a Canadian author, Robert Munsch is lending both his time and his celebrity to an upscale prepared-meal service run by his daughter Julie. Founded last January, ... Read More »

June 14, 2007

Snapshot: Anne Whebby

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Anne Whebby opened Tattletales Books, which specializes in children’s and educational books (and which is nominated for a Libris Award this year in the specialty bookseller category), in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in 1995, after taking ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

The disappearing launch

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The standard publishing launch – when a new book is feted with a traditional cocktail party attended by the author’s friends, family, and colleagues – appears to be on its way out. It is being ... Read More »

June 14, 2007