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For the week of Jan. 25, 2004

Hardcover fiction1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday, $37.95, 0-385-50420-9) 2. Absolute Friends, John le Carré (Viking Canada, $38, 0-670-04489-X)3. New Spring: The Novel, Robert Jordan (Tor Books/H.B. Fenn, $32.95, 0-7653-0629-8)4. The Five People You Meet in ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Award file: Great Literary Awards shortlists

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The Writers’ Trust of Canada has released shortlists for its Great Canadian Literary Awards, to be presented next month, with such authors as Barbara Gowdy, Gil Courtemanche, Brian Fawcett, and Taras Grescoe in the running. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

BookExpo Canada author pitches routed through U.S.

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Reed Exhibition Companies raised some eyebrows last month by asking Canadian publishers to submit their pitches for BookExpo Canada author events to a U.S. office. But show management says the move is strictly administrative and ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Lougheed leaves Simon & Schuster Canada

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Simon & Schuster Canada is looking for a new sales director after the resignation of vice-president Sally Lougheed.Lougheed, a 10-year veteran of the firm, will leave after this Friday for personal reasons, according to a ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

First Nations group reading program picks book

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An Orca Book Publishers children’s title is this year’s choice for Ontario’s First Nation Communities Read program.Orca will provide 60 copies of Solomon’s Tree to First Nations libraries in Ontario; Canadian Heritage will cover costs ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Gutter’s Urban Books fest set for this weekend

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Toronto’s Gutter Press will launch its new Urban Books imprint with a multimedia festival this Sunday.The new imprint, which will focus on African- and Caribbean-Canadian writing, will not have any of its own books on ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Ontario libraries plan new lobbying group

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The business plan for a proposed lobbying group for Ontario public libraries was unveiled to positive reviews yesterday at the Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.The Federation of Ontario Public ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

For the week of Jan. 18, 2004

By Q&Q Staff

Hardcover fiction1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday, $37.95, 0-385-50420-9) 2. New Spring: The Novel, Robert Jordan (Tor Books/H.B. Fenn, $32.95, 0-7653-0629-8)3. Absolute Friends, John le Carré (Viking Canada, $38, 0-670-04489-X)4. The Five People You Meet in ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Canada Post may scrap library book rate

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A decision by Canada Post to eliminate a discounted book rate for libraries would make it too costly for some systems to move books among branches, librarians say.The book rate, established in 1939, and renegotiated ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Penguin’s David Davidar makes first Canadian acquisition

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On the job for less than a month, new Penguin Canada publisher David Davidar has announced his first acquisition – a deal for a pair of literary thrillers set in pre-revolutionary Russia by Vancouver author ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

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For the week of Jan. 25, 2004

Award file: Great Literary Awards shortlists

BookExpo Canada author pitches routed through U.S.

Lougheed leaves Simon & Schuster Canada

First Nations group reading program picks book

Gutter’s Urban Books fest set for this weekend

Ontario libraries plan new lobbying group

For the week of Jan. 18, 2004

Canada Post may scrap library book rate

Penguin’s David Davidar makes first Canadian acquisition

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