It was a first attempt to produce an instant CanLit canon, but the notorious Conference on the Canadian Novel that took place at the University of Calgary in 1978 is remembered for its cat fights, ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
In the May issue of Q&Q Scott Anderson criticizes the Canada Council for the Arts for funding biographies of foreign celebrities and for supporting “titles that the publisher expects to be a commercial hit.” Anderson’s ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
When B.C.’s Richmond Public Library opened its newest location last December, it set out to offer patrons a wide array of techno-friendly features. The Ironwood branch includes a computer training centre, 13 Internet stations, digital ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
Over the past three months, unknown imposters have been orchestrating a smear campaign against Sam Hiyate, owner-publisher of Gutter Press, by issuing fake e-mails in his name. No serious harm has been done, and Hiyate ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
If Dennis Zook’s predictions come true, then Pegasus, the wholesale operation he runs from a huge warehouse in Brampton, Ontario, will look something like this five years from now: Chapters, the company’s major stakeholder, will ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
A two-week summer publishing workshop planned by Toronto’s Humber College has been cancelled because of low enrolment. Administered by the Humber School for Writers, the workshop had room for 36 students, but received only 12 ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
Just three years after Quebec bookseller Renaud-Bray was pulled away from the brink of bankruptcy by an infusion of cash and an agreement to pay 30 cents on a dollar of debt, the Montreal chain ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
After six months of upheaval, there was little sign of tension at The Writers’ Union of Canada’s annual general meeting in Halifax. The period of recent turmoil, which saw the executive of the National Council ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
Nelson Canada has implemented a new pricing system for postsecondary textbooks. On May 31 Nelson began selling all texts at a standard non-negotiable net price, allowing retailers to set their own list price. Ron Kelly, ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
While magazine publishers bemoan the outcome of the trade war over Bill C-55 and the split run issue, book publishers are celebrating one aspect of it: the federal government’s plan to make the Department of ... Read More »
February 10, 2004
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