The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »
The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »
It's fair to say that Harlequin, the world's leading romance publisher, has also been at the forefront of digital publishing, at least among mainstream publishers with a substantial print legacy. The Toronto-based company (it's owned ... Read More »
July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Penguin is set to take a big step forward in what it describes as "perhaps the fastest-growing area of the publishing economy" with the acquisition of U.S.-based Author Solutions, one of the world's largest self-publishing ... Read More »
July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
The Supreme Court of Canada today released several key decisions that effectively expand the definition of "fair dealing" under copyright law. While four of the five rulings deal specifically with digital music and video games, ... Read More »
July 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Earlier this week, Q&Q reported that Trena White, publisher at D&M Publishers, has been named the inaugural Canadian editorial fellow for the I.V. Programme, the annual networking event that runs alongside Toronto's International Festival of ... Read More »
Should we be concerned that ebook companies are collecting reams of data on customers' reading habits? Is big e-reader really watching us? These are some of the questions raised by a Wall Street Journal story ... Read More »
July 5, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
An emotional Ken Babstock won the Canadian portion of this year's Griffin Poetry Prize at a gala in Toronto Thursday night. Babstock won the $65,000 prize for his fourth collection, Methodist Hatchet (House of Anansi ... Read More »
June 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
The Literary Press Group, the sales and marketing co-operative representing independent Canadian publishers, confirmed today that it has been denied funding by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The federal agency represents the LPG's single largest ... Read More »
June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Ian Williams has won this year's Danuta Gleed Award, which recognizes the best first collection of short fiction published in Canada. Williams won the $10,000 prize, presented by The Writers' Union of Canada, for 2011's ... Read More »
June 7, 2012 | Filed under: Awards
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