Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Nolen’s next

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Globe and Mail correspondent Stephanie Nolen’s next book has been sold to Knopf Canada publisher Louise Dennys. Through personal stories, 28 will tell the story of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, where Nolen is based ... Read More »

October 5, 2005

In opposition to Alpha children

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The Kronos Generation, the next book by London-based Canadian journalist Carl Honoré, author of the bestselling In Praise of Slowness, has been sold to Knopf Canada senior editor Michael Schellenberg. The book, described as a ... Read More »

October 5, 2005

Staebler shortlist revealed

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The shortlist for this year’s Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, has been announced. The prize "encourages and recognizes Canadian writers for a first or second work in the creative ... Read More »

September 30, 2005

Life’s a gas at Penguin

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Gifts with purchase have long been used as a promotional tactic. Department store cosmetic counters hand out perfume, fashion retailers dole out socks and underwear, and now – for a limited time only – Penguin ... Read More »

September 29, 2005