Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Mistry signs with M&S

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After finalizing American and British deals for his upcoming novel, Rohinton Mistry has signed Canadian rights with McClelland & Stewart, which has published each of his previous novels in Canada.M&S was the only publisher that ... Read More »

February 26, 2004

Monti to switch roles at Indigo

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Organizational restructuring arising from Indigo’s SAP initiative will mean a new role for print procurement vice-president Bruno Monti – and up to 40 new positions in various aspects of inventory management.In April, Monti will move ... Read More »

February 26, 2004

Award file: Cumyn wins Words Worthy

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Ottawa author Alan Cumyn has won the Words Worthy Award, an in-house prize from the Waterloo, Ontario, bookstore Words Worth Books.Cumyn’s novel The Sojourn (McClelland & Stewart), about a Canadian soldier’s First World War experiences, ... Read More »

February 26, 2004

Lingo’s reach in China expands

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Starting Line, the English-language learning program for Chinese Grade 1 and 2 students co-published by Toronto’s Lingo Media, has been formally approved for use in the country’s schools following a two-year pilot project. More than ... Read More »

February 26, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Poetry may be back: National Magazine Awards

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The National Magazine Awards may reinstate its poetry category following protests from the Canadian poetry community this week.National Magazine Awards Foundation president Terry Sellwood recently announced that the poetry category would be dropped, beginning with ... Read More »

February 26, 2004

For the week of Nov. 23, 2003

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Hardcover fiction1. Vinyl Cafe Diaries, Stuart McLean (Viking Canada, $34, 0-670-04436-9)2. The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald (Knopf Canada, $37.95, 0-676-97408-2)3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Disney Books/H.B. Fenn, $29.95, 0-7868-6871-6)4. The Da ... Read More »

February 26, 2004