by Q&Q Staff

Deals: Film options for Richard Wagamese, Anna Porter, and more

Reel deals: Toronto-based Darius Films has optioned David Rotenberg’s novel Shanghai. Michael Levine of Westwood Creative Artists arranged the deal. Yann Martel’s Beatrice & Virgil has been optioned for the stage by Lindsay Cochrane. The ... Read More »

July 25, 2012

Distribution notice: Thomas Allen & Son

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Thomas Allen & Son no longer distributes Chicken Soup for the Soul titles. All returns must ... Read More »

July 24, 2012

Fierce Ink reveals debut roster of authors

By Q&Q Staff

Fierce Ink Press, the new YA publishing co-operative established by communications strategist Kimberly Walsh and freelance writer Colleen McKie, has announced a partial list of authors that will launch its digital imprint, Fierce Shorts. The ... Read More »

July 19, 2012

TWUC, Access Copyright vow to continue advocating for compensation under fair-dealing copyright laws

By Q&Q Staff

The Writers’ Union of Canada has promised it will continue fighting for writers’ compensation under the country’s evolving copyright laws. The latest development involves a photocopying tariff applied to short excerpts from textbooks used by ... Read More »

July 19, 2012

Deals: D&Q acquires books by Art Spiegelman, Michael DeForge; and more

By Q&Q Staff

Chris Oliveros, publisher of Drawn & Quarterly, has acquired world rights to Ant Colony by Doug Wright Award–winning cartoonist Michael DeForge. The volume is a collection of the artist’s series about an ant colony that ... Read More »

July 18, 2012

Prince Edward Island libraries introduce home delivery service

By Q&Q Staff

Starting this summer, users of the Prince Edward Island Public Library Service can sign up to have books, CDs, DVDs, and audio books delivered to their residences. The service is open to Islanders of any ... Read More »

July 16, 2012

Change afoot in library sector as Whitehots, ULS take ownership of S&B Books

By Q&Q Staff

While the sale of library wholesaler S&B Books was announced last week, Thursday marks the official handover of the company to its new owners, United Library Services and Whitehots. For most S&B staff in Mississauga, ... Read More »

July 12, 2012

Deals: Penguin acquires A.S.A. Harrison thriller; foreign-rights deals for Seth, Chester Brown, Alice Kuipers; and more

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Penguin U.S. has acquired world rights to The Silent Wife by Toronto writer A.S.A. Harrison. The psychological thriller follows a 20-year marriage destroyed by infidelity and a murder. Canadian rights have been bought by Adrienne ... Read More »

July 11, 2012

Personnel change: Richmond Hill Public Library appoints new CEO

By Q&Q Staff

Louise Procter Maio has been named CEO of the Richmond Hill Public Library in the Greater Toronto Area. Maio steps into the position Aug. 20 after 10 years as CEO at Aurora Public Library and ... Read More »

July 10, 2012

Raincoast to distribute FSG in Canada

By Q&Q Staff

Farrar, Straus and Giroux has announced that, effective January 2013, Raincoast Book Distribution will sell FSG and Graywolf titles to independent and college bookstores, Costco.ca, library wholesalers, and special markets accounts. All other Canadian trade ... Read More »

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Deals: Film options for Richard Wagamese, Anna Porter, and more

Distribution notice: Thomas Allen & Son

Fierce Ink reveals debut roster of authors

TWUC, Access Copyright vow to continue advocating for compensation under fair-dealing copyright laws

Deals: D&Q acquires books by Art Spiegelman, Michael DeForge; and more

Prince Edward Island libraries introduce home delivery service

Change afoot in library sector as Whitehots, ULS take ownership of S&B Books

Deals: Penguin acquires A.S.A. Harrison thriller; foreign-rights deals for Seth, Chester Brown, Alice Kuipers; and more

Personnel change: Richmond Hill Public Library appoints new CEO

Raincoast to distribute FSG in Canada

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