by Sue Carter

New Star responds to firebomb: “Nothing can stop us.”

Debbie: An Epic, by Lisa Robertson, which attained "ultra rare" status after a fire in New Star Books' Vancouver office Talk about being positive in the face of a frightening situation. Vancouver police have confirmed ... Read More »

March 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book events slideshow: Kobzar Literary Award, Taylor Prize, Titanic in Halifax, and more

By Sue Carter

Every week Quillblog rounds up photos of book-related events across Canada. If you would like your event photos to be ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Did Oprah’s endorsement hurt book sales?

By Sue Carter

For 15 years, Oprah's Book Club was considered one of publishers' favourite things, but a U.S. economist believes O's endorsement had negative impact on overall book sales. In his study on celebrity products, Craig Garthwaite ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

By Sue Carter

Collection of 500 unpublished fairy tales discovered in Germany Scholastic is developing a free app with games, quizzes, and 1,300 ebooks for purchase Why agency pricing for ebooks doesn't work French government passes controversial law ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Smashwords in public libraries, poets named Sue, and more

By Sue Carter

Indie ebook distributor Smashwords partners with Baker & Taylor to bring titles to Blio and public libraries Oolichan Books is looking for poets named Sue Silicon Valley entrepreneur builds "an ark" of physical books Do ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Shandi Mitchell wins $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award

By Sue Carter

Shandi Mitchell holding the Kobzar Literary Award statue (Photo: James Di Donato) Nova Scotian filmmaker Shandi Mitchell has won the Kobzar Literary Award for her 2009 debut novel, Under This Broken Sky (Penguin Canada). The ... Read More »

March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

By Sue Carter

Happy birthday Dr. Suess: The Lorax film promotion replaces Truffula trees with SUVs Slate introduces monthly review section, tripling its books coverage Nieman Journalism Lab puts the spotlight on the National Post's ebook program O'Reilly Media ... Read More »

March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

By Sue Carter

Janet and Greta Podleski hold on to the top spot with The Looneyspoons Collection, just ahead of their self-publishing mentor David Chilton and his popular financial guide, The Wealthy Barber Returns. For the two weeks ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Toronto Public Library considers selling ads

By Sue Carter

Faced with a demand by the city to make up a $3.9 million budget shortfall, the Toronto Public Library is considering a revenue-generating proposal that could result in private-sector advertising on the back of due-date ... Read More »

February 27, 2012 | Filed under: Libraries

From the Q&Q archives: “the new-style author event”

By Sue Carter

This week we head back to the July 2002 issue of Q&Q, and an article by Erin Gault on how young authors such as Dave Eggers and Sheila Heti were forgoing the traditional bookstore readings ... Read More »

February 24, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

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New Star responds to firebomb: “Nothing can stop us.”

Book events slideshow: Kobzar Literary Award, Taylor Prize, Titanic in Halifax, and more

Did Oprah’s endorsement hurt book sales?

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

Book links roundup: Smashwords in public libraries, poets named Sue, and more

Shandi Mitchell wins $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

BookNet bestsellers list: Canadian non-fiction

Toronto Public Library considers selling ads

From the Q&Q archives: “the new-style author event”

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