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Jailhouse library shelved

Joe Fiorito writes in The Toronto Star about a maddening situation at Toronto's Don Jail. For years, Darlene Soares volunteered her time to work as a librarian at the jail – soliciting donations of books, ... Read More »

October 24, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Finance minister makes a pricing example of Harry Potter

By Nathan Whitlock

The publishing industry is once again the unhappy poster child for the difference between U.S. and Canadian retail prices, but this time the complaint is coming not from consumers or booksellers but from federal Finance ... Read More »

October 24, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Rowling "pretty and nice" at Toronto reading

By Stuart Woods

A for-kids-only reading by J.K. Rowling at Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre went off without a hitch, according to Quillblog's two exclusive sources, both of whom are nine years old. Rowling reportedly read her favourite passage ... Read More »

October 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Maureen Jennings' brush with death

By Stuart Woods

The Associated Press is reporting that a U.S. man, Fred Hunt of Burwick, Maine, died on Monday rescuing Canadian mystery writer Maureen Jennings, who was swimming off the Florida coast with her husband. "I'm very ... Read More »

October 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Giller shortlist sales statistics

By Nathan Whitlock

According to just-released statistics from BookNet Canada, the shortlist announcement for the Scotiabank Giller Prize sparked a sales spike that averaged a 388% increase in weekly sales for the listed titles. In the week ending ... Read More »

October 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Industry news

The really real Raymond Carver stories?

By Nathan Whitlock

There's a battle brewing over a plan by Raymond Carver's widow to publish a book of 17 Carver stories, The New York Times reports. Tess Gallager wants to publish the stories from Carver’s breakout 1981 ... Read More »

October 18, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Working for the week

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Publicist - Dundurn Group (Toronto, ON) Creative Services Associate - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON) Junior Designer - Oxford University Press (Don Mills, ON) Customer Relations Manager - ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Ottawa bookseller offers U.S. price

By Nathan Whitlock

Christopher Smith, co-owner of Collected Works bookstore in Ottawa, says pressure from consumers unhappy with the gap between U.S. and Canadian prices on books has spurred the store to sell dual-priced books for the U.S. ... Read More »

October 17, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Ghetto lit goes mainstream

By Stuart Woods

Possibly the most vital – and certainly the most gratuitous – debate in American letters is occurring almost entirely under the radar. The controversy surrounds a body of work referred to variously as ghetto, urban, ... Read More »

October 16, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Gaining employ

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Editorial Co-ordinator - Between The Lines (Toronto, ON) Book Store Manager - Type Books (Toronto, ON) Sales Position - Berryland Books (Canada) Editorial Assistant - James Lorimer & Co. ... Read More »

October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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