by Sue Carter

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian fiction (7)

Lawrence Hill takes three spots on this week's list for Canadian fiction. For the two weeks ending July 8, 2012: 1. The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage Canada, $22 pa, 9780307401427) 2. Room, Emma Donoghue ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Cartoonists petition Canada Council for grant eligibility

By Sue Carter

Yesterday at San Diego's international Comic-Con convention, two generations of Canadian cartoonists, Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and Lynn Johnston (For Better or for Worse), shared the stage for a discussion about the craft of ... Read More »

July 13, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Quillcast episode 11: Mike Shatzkin and publishing into the flood

By Sue Carter

Quillcast is a podcast series from Quill & Quire featuring behind-the-scenes conversations with authors and publishing insiders. In this episode, U.S. publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin takes stock of the industry's current environment. Shatzkin is founder ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Quillcast

Federal government cuts annual cultural-funding survey

By Sue Carter

Statistics Canada has done away with its annual survey on government spending in arts and culture. The Culture Statistics Program, which tracks federal and provincial spending in libraries, literary arts, museums, theatre, and other cultural ... Read More »

July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Crowdfunding website Kickstarter becomes big player in graphic novels

By Sue Carter

According to research conducted by Publishers Weekly, crowdsourcing website Kickstarter is now one of the top revenue-generating graphic-novel publishers in the U.S. From February to April of this year, graphic novelists and comic artists who ... Read More »

July 11, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

BookNet bestsellers: Canadian cookbooks

By Sue Carter

Both carnivores and veg-heads will find something to eat on this week's list of bestselling Canadian ... Read More »

July 10, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Toronto Public Library seeks vendors for date-due slip advertising

By Sue Carter

In February, the Toronto Public Library board held a meeting to debate whether it needed an advertising policy to help make up its $3.9 million budget shortfall. Today, the TPL posted two requests for proposals: ... Read More »

July 9, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

In the July/August issue of Q&Q: fall’s most anticipated books

By Sue Carter

FALL PREVIEW A first look at the season's most anticipated books Fiction: Susan Swan's long-awaited prequel to The Wives of Bath; Alice Munro's new collection; Matthew Tierney's science-inspired poetry; and more Non-fiction: Neil Young's rock ... Read More »

July 4, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Drawn & Quarterly to publish Tavi Gevinson’s Rookie Yearbook One

By Sue Carter

Yesterday, Drawn & Quarterly announced it is publishing Rookie Yearbook One, the first print publication for U.S. editor, writer, and style icon Tavi Gevinson. At 16 years old, Gevinson is Drawn & Quarterly's youngest author. ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news