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Genre writers resist the book-a-year “hamster wheel”

Having anyone want to publish your stuff is good enough for most writers. Having a publisher want more of your stuff seems like an unattainable dream. But for some popular writers, publishers often ask for ... Read More »

June 9, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

New ratings system for kids’ books?

By Scott MacDonald

A bit of controversy erupted at the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts in Wales yesterday when the Children's Book Group of the Publishers' Association announced plans to pursue putting recommended age ranges on ... Read More »

May 30, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

“Disgruntled” former White House spokesman writes tell-all memoir

By Nathan Whitlock

From MSNBC.com: In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly ... Read More »

May 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Surprise replacement found for Random House boss

By Shannon Jones

A replacement for Peter Olson, who recently stepped down “ or was pushed, depending on who you talk to “ from his post as Random House U.S. CEO, has been found. The New York Times ... Read More »

May 20, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The latest on Q&Q’s Job Board

By Q&Q jobs

Check out these publishing industry jobs: Online & Bibliographic Information Manager - Firefly Books Ltd. (Richmond Hill) Managing Editor - Annick Press Ltd. (Toronto, ON) Developmental Editor, ESL Department - Oxford University Press (Don Mills, ... Read More »

May 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Engel’s Benny Cooperman gets a new look

By Shannon Jones

Author Howard Engel's novels starring private investigator Benny Cooperman have been given an updated look and will be revisiting bookstore shelves, Robert Fulford reports in the National Post. Penguin has re-launched the first 11 Cooperman ... Read More »

May 13, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Atwood and Rowling write postcards for charity

By Shannon Jones

The next works from Margaret Atwood and J.K. Rowling won't be page-turners “ they'll be printed on postcards and sold by a major British bookseller named Waterstone's to help raise money as part of the ... Read More »

May 13, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

It’s time for a new job

By Q&Q jobs

Newest on Q&Q's Job Board: Developmental Editor, ESL Department - Oxford University Press (Don Mills, ON) Part-time Editorial Assistant - Canadian Tax Foundation (Toronto, ON) Publisher - Social Studies & Humanities - McGraw-Hill Ryerson (Whitby, ... Read More »

May 7, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Teen pop celebrity, China-style

By Shannon Jones

The New York Times recently reported Guo Jingming to be the most successful writer in China. This may come as a shock to some, but not to star-crazed Chinese teenagers, who flock by the thousands ... Read More »

May 6, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Web to the rescue

By Shannon Jones

In his latest column, David Milofsky, Book Beat author for the Denver Post, says he understands the frustration of authors who are unable to get their books reviewed in local papers. Because a book editor ... Read More »

May 6, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

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