Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

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House of Anansi publisher Lynn Henry has recently acquired rights to three new works of literary fiction and one work of non-fiction. The first fiction work, entitled The Outlander, is by Toronto writer Gil Adamson. ... Read More »

September 21, 2006

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Doubleday Canada editorial director Martha Kanya-Forstner and editor Nick Garrison have acquired Canadian rights to War Crime: the Bombing of Germany, 1943-45 by Randall Hansen, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. ... Read More »

September 21, 2006

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McClelland & Stewart editor Chris Bucci has acquired Canadian rights to a new work of political science by Christopher Shulgan. The Soviet Ambassador argues that the first seeds of perestroika were actually sown during former ... Read More »

September 21, 2006

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Longtime H.B. Fenn and Company executive Rob Howard is back in the fold – but he’s now working at the Fenn-owned Key Porter Books.Howard joined Key Porter last month as vice-president of sales and marketing. ... Read More »

September 21, 2006

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In the fall of 2005, the kids’ section at many Indigo and Chapters stores underwent a renovation and a relaunch. Computer terminals were installed, tables and chairs were added, and perhaps most significantly, a number ... Read More »

September 21, 2006

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Authors love to complain that their publishers haven’t adequately promoted their books, but the authors who deserve our sympathies most are those whose books didn’t even get a fighting chance. I’m talking about “orphaned” authors ... Read More »

September 19, 2006