Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Billion-dollar lungs

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Douglas & McIntyre president and publisher Scott McIntyre has commissioned John Lawrence Reynolds to write a biography of the late Craig Dobbin, who built a billion-dollar business empire in St. John’s, Newfoundland, while simultaneously battling ... Read More »

June 6, 2007

The four seasons

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Raincoast Books children’s editor Tonya Martin has acquired a new picture book by Nancy Hundal, author of Melted Star Journey. According to Raincoast, Snowmen and Sandcastles will be a “lyrical story that takes readers through ... Read More »

June 6, 2007

Sunburst nominees announced

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The shortlist for the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic has been announced. The annual book prize, named after the first novel by Canadian science-fiction pioneer Phyllis Gotlieb, consists of a $1,000 cash ... Read More »

June 5, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

MacGregor brings back Screech Owls

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Roy MacGregor had a simple answer when asked why he decided to revive the Screech Owls, the children’s hockey-cum-mystery-and-travelogue series he laid to rest with the 20th volume in 2004. “To make money!” MacGregor said. ... Read More »

June 4, 2007

Frutkin, Babstock winners at Trillium

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The Ottawa-based author Mark Frutkin has won the English-language Trillium Book Award for his novel Fabrizio’s Return, beating out more high-profile works such as Wayne Johnston’s The Custodian of Paradise and Charlotte Gray’s Alexander Graham ... Read More »

June 4, 2007

Penguin Canada

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Samantha Francis is now associate editor and will work with senior editor Nicole Winstanley to oversee paperback reprints. Replacing Francis as executive assistant to the president is Shima Aoki, who joined Penguin Canada last September ... Read More »

June 4, 2007