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Surprise: You’re a YA author!

The New York Times has a piece by author Margo Rabb about her discovery that her readership would not be as... mature as she had envisioned: When my agent called to tell me that my ... Read More »

July 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Should booksellers buy books “blind?”

By Scott MacDonald

Using the new Christopher Ciccone-penned Madonna tell-all as a lead-in, Slate looks at the book-world phenomena of buying books "blind": Christopher Ciccone's new celebrity tell-all, Life With My Sister Madonna, hit store shelves on Tuesday. ... Read More »

July 18, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Cellist vs. Cellist

By Scott MacDonald

Seems there's a bit of controversy brewing around Steven Galloway's novel The Cellist of Sarajevo, which was published a few months back by Knopf Canada. (Read Q&Q's review here.) According to the CBC, the real-life ... Read More »

July 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Current opportunities on Q&Q’s Job Board

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales and Marketing Associate - Canadian Scholars' Press / Women's Press (180 Bloor Street West, Toronto) Associate Editor - Suite101.com (Vancouver-Yaletown) Production Editor - Penguin Group (Canada) (Toronto, ON) ... Read More »

July 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: McMurtry on book collecting; Rushdie on latest Booker win; “indecent sunbathing”

By Scott MacDonald

Some book-related links: Larry McMurtry's new book about book collecting (The New York Times) Salman Rushdie on Midnight's Children's third Booker win (The Guardian) Booker judge thinks future winners should be determined by public (Sydney ... Read More »

July 11, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Moving on up

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Account Manager, Educational Library Market - Library Services Center (Kitchener, ON) Manager, Sales - CNIB (Toronto, Ontario) School & Library Sales Representative - Firefly Books Ltd. (Richmond Hill) Supply ... Read More »

June 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Quotes from the top

By Q&Q Staff

A Monday morning panel discussion at BookExpo Canada, dubbed "View from the Top," drew more than 60 attentive spectators. Moderated by Globe and Mail arts writer James Adams, the panel included four Canadian publishing execs ... Read More »

June 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

2008 Libris Awards spread the wealth

By Q&Q Staff

Booksellers must have been in a share-the-wealth mood when they voted on this year's Libris Awards, as all three nominees for Author of the Year went home with a prize. It was Lawrence Hill who ... Read More »

June 15, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Trade show 2008: Day One

By Q&Q Staff

The BookExpo Canada trade show kicked off on Sunday with the usual glimmer of promise: a long line of attendees at the foot of the escalators, awaiting the (metaphorical) opening bell. Once those attendees got ... Read More »

June 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Heard & Overheard: BEC convention edition

By Q&Q Staff

"If you want to talk about destroying natural writing skills, go do a social studies PhD. I completely unlearned how to write." “ Academic and author Richard Florida. "I was with you all the way, ... Read More »

June 14, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

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