When Alan Cumyn started writing Man of Bone, his third novel, he set out to imagine the worst that could happen to him, knowing that had any of it actually occurred, he would probably have ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
Public Internet access is fast becoming a common feature at library branches across the country. And it’s also becoming a headache for librarians.As access increases – an Industry Canada survey conducted last year showed 1,350 ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
Members of the book industry are still waiting for the regulations being developed to accompany Canada’s revised copyright legislation – almost a year after Bill C-22 became law. After the urgent push to pass Phase ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
The Quebec government has signaled its intention to spend more money to promote Quebec’s publishing industry despite pressure to cut government expenses. The 1998-99 budget, unveiled Mar. 31, included $8-million for initiatives related to reading ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
In theory, Internet shopping should finally arm the consumer with the best possible information on which to base a purchase decision. Indeed, high-speed communications technology seems to hold out the economist’s dream of a perfectly ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
Random House Canada president David Kent is probably not the only publishing executive to have acquired shares in Amazon.com and he’s obviously pleased with his stake in this rapidly evolving corner of the book retailing ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
Hardcover fiction1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday, $37.95, 0-385-50420-9) 2. The Last Juror, John Grisham (Doubleday, $39.95, 0-385-51043-8)3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Disney Books/H.B. Fenn, $29.95, 0-7868-6871-6)4. Absolute Friends, John le ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
Canada’s poetry community got some good news late last week – the National Magazine Awards Foundation has reinstated the poetry category for this year’s prizes, after dropping it last fall.According to its web site, the ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
B.C. publishers were in an uproar in early April over B.C. Ferries’ decision to award its book-supply contract to the News Group, a wholesale operation owned by Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison. The three-year contract (with ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
The Regina Public Library’s decision to close three of its branches survived a court challenge last week, but a local advocacy group is still hoping to force a city-wide referendum on the issue.In his ruling ... Read More »
February 25, 2004
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