Quill and Quire

Industry news

Burning books for bilingualism

From CBC.ca: A surge of bilingualism in Quebec has one of the province's most popular writers threatening to burn his entire body of work if something isn't done to stop it. Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, the author ... Read More »

February 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Canadians spending less on books

By Jacob Sheen

The 2006 Survey of Household Spending in Canada says that, despite an overall increase in consumption, "spending on reading materials decreased 5% to $260 per household." It seems that no one can stop the grim ... Read More »

February 27, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Canada Reads kicks off

By Nathan Whitlock

This year's edition of Canada Reads kicks off today with new host Jian Ghomeshi. By the end of the day, one of the five books in contention will be voted off the list “ will ... Read More »

February 25, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Brooklyn one step closer to becoming centre of the universe

By Stuart Woods

Love it or hate it, Brooklyn has long been the stomping ground of young(ish), hip American writers. Now, it seems to be the preferred locale of indie publishers, too. According to New York Times reporter ... Read More »

February 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Working nine to five

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Marketing Associate (Contract) - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON) Publicist & Marketing Coordinator, Hyperion Books (Contract) - HarperCollins Canada (Toronto, ON) Production Co-ordinator - Firefly Books Ltd. (Richmond ... Read More »

February 20, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Harvard delivers blow to academic journals

By Scott MacDonald

Harvard University has adopted a new policy that may jeopardize the future of academic publishing. According to a piece on Bloomberg.com, the school's professors have now been afforded much more leeway to publish their research ... Read More »

February 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Fresh starts here

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Editorial Assistant (one-year contract) - Penguin Group (Canada) (Toronto, ON) Editorial Assistant - Penguin Group (Canada) (Toronto, ON) National Sales Representative - Emond Montgomery Publications (Yonge & Summerhill, Toronto) ... Read More »

February 14, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Luminato unveils literary line-up

By Scott MacDonald

It was a miserably snowy afternoon for a press conference in Toronto yesterday, but Luminato CEO Janice Price soldiered ahead anyway, making a formal announcement of the festival's 2008 literary line-up in front of a ... Read More »

February 13, 2008 | Filed under: Events, Industry news

Fiction-writing high school student not expelled, but not back in school

By Nathan Whitlock

Brendan Jones, the Ontario high school student who was threatened with expulsion after writing a violent-themed story as part of a test, has posted a comment on the original Quillblog post about this story to ... Read More »

February 11, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

U.K. library patrons love Patterson

By Scott MacDonald

In literary circles, there is probably no author more loathed than the U.S. thriller writer James Patterson, who freely admits to writing his books “ which he pumps out at a rate of eight or ... Read More »

February 8, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Prev 22 232425 26....77 78 Next