New publisher Quattro Books held its fall launch at the Heliconian Club in Toronto on Oct. 24. Above, Gale Zoë ... Read More »
November 6, 2007 | Filed under: Events, Industry news
Yann Martel, currently on tour in the U.S. to promote the illustrated edition of Life of Pi, shared details about his new book, A 20th-Century Shirt, which he says should be due in fall 2008. ... Read More »
November 6, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
Like many booksellers, Chris O'Brien, owner of The Miller's Tale in Almonte, Ontario, has been wrestling with the issue of dollar-parity. As O'Brien explains on his store blog, this is the approach he's come up ... Read More »
November 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
CanLit fans and publishing types who are not attending the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony will have two other opportunities to get together, eat, drink, and merrily debate which book should win. The Scotiabank Giller Light ... Read More »
October 31, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news
Try these jobs on for size: Senior Editor - Viva Dolan Communications and Design Inc. (Toronto, ON) Book Designer - Owlkids (Toronto, ON) Book Editor - Owlkids (Toronto, ON) Sales & Marketing Manager - TumbleBooks ... Read More »
October 31, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
Weighing in on the controversy over whether or not you-know-who is you-know-what, The New York Times cultural critic Edward Rothstein makes the reasonable assertion that "it is possible Ms. Rowling may be mistaken about her ... Read More »
October 30, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
The November 2007 issue of Quill & Quire is now in stores coast to coast. Inside is a profile of mystery novelist Louise Penny, complemented by closeups of 10 other Canadian mystery writers. Other features ... Read More »
October 29, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
David Chariandy has pulled off an impressive trick with his novel Soucouyant. The little-known Vancouver author's debut novel, published by Arsenal Pulp Press, was both longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and shortlisted for the ... Read More »
October 25, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
Biblioasis owner Dan Wells has taken on Amazon.ca on his blog, explaining in some detail the frustrations a small publisher faces in trying to deal with the online retailer. Their bureaucracy makes Indigo's seem positively ... Read More »
October 25, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Book Designer - Owlkids (Toronto) Book Editor - Owlkids (Toronto) Publicist - Dundurn Group (Toronto, ON) Sales & Marketing Manager - Tumbleweed Press Inc. (North Toronto, ON) Administrative Assistant ... Read More »
October 24, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news
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