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B.C.’s Red Cedar awards for Schwartz and Thomas

B.C. students chose Virginia Frances Schwartz’s If I Just Had Two Wings (Fitzhenry & Whiteside) and Ha! Ha! Ha! 1000+ Jokes, Riddles, Facts, and More (Maple Tree Press) written by Lyn Thomas and illustrated by ... Read More »

May 17, 2004

Shopping title’s tough sell

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Andrew Potter and Joseph Heath had one goal with the story they wrote for This Magazine's shopping-themed issue in the fall of 2002: "Our initial intent with the article was to go after Naomi Klein," ... Read More »

May 14, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

“The book that couldn’t be published”

By Q&Q Staff

When Calgary author Paul Anderson submitted his first novel to Random House Canada, it came in at roughly 1,000 manuscript pages. He was understandably worried that the length would be an issue, and as it ... Read More »

May 14, 2004

Snapshot: Jamie Broadhurst

By Q&Q Staff

Jamie Broadhurst recently joined Raincoast Books as director of marketing, less than a year after he had accepted the same job at Raincoast's fellow Vancouver publisher, Douglas & McIntyre. There are no hard feelings, though ... Read More »

May 14, 2004

The switch to Pubnet

By Q&Q Staff

This spring, publishers and booksellers began shifting their electronic data interchange service from the old Telebook Canada system to the new BookNet Canada-endorsed Pubnet program, administered by Bowker. At this early date, most publishers and ... Read More »

May 14, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Ontario publishers’ spring fling

By Q&Q Staff

With fairly minimal fanfare, the inaugural Great Ontario Book Break took place Apr. 2 to 4 at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. The aim of the event, organized by the Organization of Book Publishers in Ontario, was ... Read More »

May 14, 2004

Kids’ fiction big in Bologna

By Q&Q Staff

There were fewer people in the aisles, but Canadian publishers say business was still strong at this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair, the most important international rights fair for children's and young adult book publishers, ... Read More »

May 14, 2004

Amazon’s courtroom showdown

By Q&Q Staff

A federal court judge will be asked to decide this month whether Amazon violated Canada's cultural protection laws two years ago when it launched a website specifically for its Canadian customers.The May 31 hearing in ... Read More »

May 14, 2004

Embattled Williams wins grant as court battle looms

By Q&Q Staff

Author Stephen Williams finally got a piece of good news this week when Human Rights Watch, a New York-based non-governmental organization, announced that he is one of this year’s recipients of the Hellman/Hammett grant. Williams ... Read More »

May 13, 2004

Publishers pitch in for HIV/AIDS fundraiser

By Q&Q Staff

Publishers are rallying behind a campaign to raise funds for the Africa victims of HIV/AIDS, says Steve Falk, president of TTS Distributing, a warehouse and distribution service based in Aurora, Ontario.Falk is the co-chair of ... Read More »

May 13, 2004

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Quill and Quire

B.C.’s Red Cedar awards for Schwartz and Thomas

Shopping title’s tough sell

“The book that couldn’t be published”

Snapshot: Jamie Broadhurst

The switch to Pubnet

Ontario publishers’ spring fling

Kids’ fiction big in Bologna

Amazon’s courtroom showdown

Embattled Williams wins grant as court battle looms

Publishers pitch in for HIV/AIDS fundraiser

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