Seven Canadian titles take top honours at U.S. indie book awards

Each year, ForeWord Magazine, the only U.S. review trade journal devoted exclusively to covering books from independent publishing houses, hands out awards in virtually every category imaginable. This year, seven Canadian books collected the gold ... Read More »

June 8, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Meet the new WOTS Toronto boss

By Q&Q Staff

The Word on the Street Toronto is currently working through a major staff change, as their full-time executive director and festival co-ordinator – as well as the part-time volunteer coordinator and graphic designer – are ... Read More »

June 6, 2005

Harlequin joins forces with manga publisher

By Q&Q Staff

A new licensing agreement for Harlequin Enterprises could mean volumes of manga lining your local department store shelves in the not-so-distant future. At BookExpo America in New York last week, the Canadian-based romance novel publisher ... Read More »

June 6, 2005

Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Awards Announced

By Q&Q Staff

Last Friday at lunchtime, student juries from Claude E. Garton Public School in Thunder Bay, Ontario, delivered their verdicts on the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Awards, which go to the best Canadian books for kids ... Read More »

June 6, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Authors in America: report from BEA

By Q&Q Staff

Canadian attendees at BookExpo America in New York this past weekend may have noticed a familiar sight at the Carroll & Graf booth. The New York-based house was prominently displaying posters and advance galleys for ... Read More »

June 5, 2005

Kids Can Press

By Q&Q Staff

Judy Lung joins as publicist on June 6, 2005. Before coming to Kids Can, Lung operated her own freelance business as a publicity and marketing consultant, where she worked for a broad variety of clients ... Read More »

June 3, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Teora USA

By Q&Q Staff

Effective immediately, Teora USA, a publisher of illustrated children's reference and activity books, will ... Read More »

June 3, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

Random House of Canada

By Q&Q Staff

Katie Pellizzari has been promoted to senior designer/catalogue manager for the marketing department. Michele Holme has joined the marketing department in the newly created position of junior designer. Deanna McFadden has joined the online sales ... Read More »

June 3, 2005 | Filed under: Book news