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China is here

In response to all the recent talk about the 21st-century being the Chinese century, The Guardian has put together a fascinating two-part piece about the Chinese publishing industry. The Chinese literary world is like a ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

A fresh start

By Q&Q jobs

New on the Q&Q Job Board: National Sales Representative - Emond Montgomery Publications (Toronto, ON) General Manager - LitDistCo (Toronto, ON) Editorial & Marketing Assistant - James Lorimer & Co. Ltd., Publishers (Toronto, ON) Publicity ... Read More »

January 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Ursula K. Le Guin on the “crass stupidity” of corporations

By Stuart Woods

Noted sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin weighs in on what she calls the "alleged decline of reading" in a feature essay in the February issue of Harper's. The article begins with a predictable litany ... Read More »

January 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Ontario’s Lt-Gov to continue book drive

By Nathan Whitlock

This was announced last week, but it's worth mentioning. From the Toronto Star: Aiming for quality over quantity, Ontario Lieutenant- Governor David Onley is asking citizens to donate new children's books to help aboriginal kids ... Read More »

January 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

The year in Quillblog

By Nathan Whitlock

We are officially on holiday as of yesterday, but we thought we should end the Quillblog year with a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. They are: Secrets of the ... Read More »

December 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Start the year off right with a new job

By Q&Q jobs

Currently on the Q&Q Job Board: Buyer/Selector for CD Music and Video - S&B Books Ltd. (Mississauga, ON) Publicist - HB Fenn & Company Ltd. (Bolton, ON) Book Production Editor - BC Decker Inc. (Hamilton, ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Hearst magazines go with Canada-only prices

By Stuart Woods

In a story that's near and dear to our hearts here at Quillblog, The Toronto Star is reporting that Hearst Magazines “ which publishes Cosmopolitan, Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics and Esquire “ ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Give yourself the gift of a shiny new job

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Publicist - HB Fenn & Co. Ltd. (Bolton, ON) Book Production Editor - BC Decker Inc. (Hamilton, ON) Sales Coordinator, Marketing - The University of Toronto Press (Toronto, ON) ... Read More »

December 13, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Beds may be burning, but books are booming Down Under

By Stuart Woods

One of the first official commitments by the new Australian Labor government, which defeated John Howard's Liberal Party in late November, was the installment of a new literary award “ the country's richest “ dubbed ... Read More »

December 11, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Nixon biographer gets 6 to 8 6 1/2 years for fraud

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Globe and Mail: Conrad Black will be sentenced to between 6.5 and 8.1 years in prison, the judge presiding over the case said Monday. Judge Amy St. Eve said she is considering a ... Read More »

December 10, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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