Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Too much data

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Are textbook publishers overwhelming students with too much information? A recent study commissioned by the Canadian Publishers’ Council suggests that they are, and could point the way to a major shift in publishing assumptions and ... Read More »

November 8, 2004

Indies band together

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In 1998, after Indigo and Follett had made some new inroads in the Canadian campus bookselling market, 10 independent bookstore owners banded together to create their own corporation, hoping to glean some of the benefits ... Read More »

November 8, 2004

Thinking big at Broadview

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The future can be daunting for a man staring down the success of his predecessor. Michael Harrison is that daunted man. He’ll take control of the Calgary-based Broadview Press in the new year; founding president ... Read More »

November 8, 2004

The optimist

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HELP WANTED: president needed for large multi-division firm. Products have limited market and industry faces perennially difficult conditions. Successful candidate must resolve outstanding logistical issues and turn around a recent slide in financial performance. Put ... Read More »

November 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

The best-book myth

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As I write this, this year’s Giller Prize nominees have just been announced. The attendant second-guessing has kicked off, so let me throw in some of my own: I’d like to have seen Russell Smith’s ... Read More »

November 8, 2004

Secrets of the stage

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Stuart Ross made us laugh.On a blustery Sunday evening last year, the Toronto author appeared at the reading series I manage and read a cheeky narrative poem about moving in with the Pope. Not only ... Read More »

November 8, 2004