Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Advice for activists

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Chris Bucci, McClelland & Stewart’s senior editor of non-fiction, has picked up Canadian rights to The Art of the Possible: A Handbook for Social Activists by Amanda Sussman, a policy advisor on human rights and ... Read More »

October 20, 2005

Twisted sisters

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Groundwood Books president and publisher Patsy Aldana has just taken on a new graphic novel by Canadian sisters Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki. Skim, a modern YA romance about rebellion, friendship and first love, is ... Read More »

October 19, 2005

Dreamcatcher ruptures

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After months of inter-office turmoil, the Saint John, New Brunswick-based DreamCatcher Books & Publishing has ruptured in two. The co-founder and publisher, Elizabeth Margaris, has set up shop in a new office with all new ... Read More »

October 18, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

A failure to communicate

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In a move borne of growing frustration, 29 arts organizations from various fields got together last summer and formed a new advocacy group called the Canadian Arts Coalition, the aim of which is to lobby ... Read More »

October 18, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Solidarity now

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Organized labour gained a slightly bigger foothold in the Canadian bookselling sector in August when staff at a Vancouver Chapters store successfully voted to join the Canadian Auto Workers. As they prepare for their first ... Read More »

October 18, 2005