Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

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With Harry comes crisis. Whether it is in the from of court injunctions against the owners of mistakenly sold books, embargoes to prevent pre-publication reviews, or even condemnations by the Vatican, any new Harry Potter ... Read More »

July 14, 2005

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As preparations continue across the country for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at 12:01 a.m. on July 16, most celebrations seem undeterred by the controversy surrounding the book’s strict embargo date. ... Read More »

July 14, 2005

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House of Anansi Press publisher Sarah MacLachlan has acquired André Alexis's Beauty and Sadness: A Look at Canadian Criticism and Fiction. The non-fiction book is described as “a polemic on criticism, fiction, and Canada.” The ... Read More »

July 13, 2005

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Agent Denise Bukowski has placed U.S. rights for another book from National Post columnist Rebecca Eckler, Knocked Down: How I Survived the First Two Years of Motherhood, with Allison Dickens of Villard for publication in ... Read More »

July 13, 2005

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Kevin Hanson has left his position as HarperCollins Canada’s vice-president of sales and marketing to become Simon & Schuster Canada’s new president.Hanson, who will begin his new job on Aug. 2, says he is looking ... Read More »

July 11, 2005