Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

New office manager for McArthur

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McArthur & Company will lose a longtime employee this week with the departure of office manager and production assistant Ruth Shanahan. She will leave the company this Thursday, after 17 years of working with McArthur ... Read More »

July 12, 2004

Hybrid finds home at Gaspereau

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At first glance, Thomas Wharton’s new book project, The Logogryph: A Bibliography of Imaginary Books, is as enigmatic as the imaginary beast that gives the volume its title. The follow-up to Salamander (the Edmonton-based author’s ... Read More »

July 9, 2004

Ottawa changes everything

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In April, Annie Carruthers, a five-year veteran of the department of Canadian Heritage, ascended to the position of director of book publishing policy and programs. She replaced Gordon Platt, who had in turn replaced Allan ... Read More »

July 9, 2004

Back from the brink

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After nearly being done in by a massive drop in funding and the loss of its longtime producer and entire board of directors, the Victoria Literary Arts Festival managed to mark its 11th anniversary over ... Read More »

July 9, 2004