Talonbooks celebrates Canada Day in the Big Apple

This Canada Day, Vancouver’s Talonbooks is forgoing fireworks for a chance to flaunt its fall titles at the American Contemporary Artists Galleries in New York City.Talon is launching three new books of poetry at the ... Read More »

June 28, 2004

Holiday shopping II: Amazon.ca adds “exclusive content”

By Q&Q Staff

Amazon is featuring a new round of original content, including an essay by Douglas Coupland, on its Canadian website as a Canada Day promotion.Today, and each day until Canada Day, Amazon is posting another piece ... Read More »

June 28, 2004

Holiday shopping I: Books on The Shopping Channel

By Q&Q Staff

Online booksellers made it possible for people to buy books without leaving their home, but now people won’t even have to leave their La-Z-Boy.Carolyn Weaver, the host of Fine Print, Bio Library, and Tech Books ... Read More »

June 28, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

ReLit award winners revealed

By Q&Q Staff

The fourth annual ReLit Awards, open to books published by an independent Canadian press, were handed out last Saturday night. And the winners are: Poetry: Small Arguments by Souvankham Thammavongsa (Pedlar Press)Short Fiction: Fiction for ... Read More »

June 28, 2004

Fenn (finally) reaches deal for majority stake in Key Porter

By Q&Q Staff

A long-rumoured sale of Key Porter Books to H.B. Fenn and Company took a major step toward fruition this week. Fenn owner Harold Fenn and Key Porter CEO Anna Porter have reached an agreement in ... Read More »

June 25, 2004

Thomas Allen Publishers

By Q&Q Staff

Stuart Laidlaw has ... Read More »

June 25, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Dearborn Trade Publishers

By Q&Q Staff

Dearborn Trade Publishers will continue to be distributed in Canada by Jaguar Book Group until Dec. 31, 2004. Thereafter, books can be ordered through Ingram Book Company. Returns will be accepted by Jaguar Book Group ... Read More »

June 25, 2004