Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

Chills, bills, and pills

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With topics as diverse as how we experience emotion, the history of art, and the race to control the digital economy, there’s something for non-fiction enthusiasts of every stripe among this year’s international spring lists. Fans ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

In a family way

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With only one clear household name on this spring’s Canadian fiction lists – Jane Urquhart – it’s up to a gaggle of up-and-comers to seize the imaginations of book buyers this spring. Given that the ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Who really wrote it?

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The 2000 Governor General’s Award for English non-fiction went to Nega Mezlekia, author of Notes from the Hyena’s Belly. But did Mr. Mezlekia really write this haunting memoir of a childhood destroyed by the Ethiopian ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Future Shop makes a play for Chapters

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After weeks of exchanging barbs and accusations with Trilogy Retail Enterprises over its takeover bid, Chapters has found its white knight. The national home-electronics chain Future Shop has offered approximately $16 per share (in acombination ... Read More »

February 9, 2004

Nicholas Hoare goes Hollywood

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Milla Jovovich, William Baldwin, and … Nicholas Hoare?The Toronto bookstore played a supporting role yesterday in the upcoming feature film You Stupid Man. New Legend Media, the movie’s production company, paid $2,500 for a half-day’s ... Read More »

February 9, 2004