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Doris Lessing captures Nobel Prize in Literature

Doris Lessing is the 2007 Nobel laureate in literature – and only the 11th woman in the prize's 106-year history. Presented this morning in Stockholm, the citation describes Lessing as "that epicist of the female ... Read More »

October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

Hyphen cutbacks

By Nathan Whitlock

While rumours of its demise may be exaggerated or at least premature, about 16,000 hyphens have been eliminated in the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, a scaled-down version of the 20-volume OED, ... Read More »

October 10, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Carl Wilson's heart will go on

By Leigh Anne Williams

Toronto writer, music blogger, and Globe and Mail editor Carl Wilson is set to publish a most unusual book of music criticism. Wilson is doing a title for the 33-1/3 series of short books devoted ... Read More »

October 4, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Jobs o' plenty, a cornucopia of publishing jobs

By Q&Q jobs

Give thanks for new jobs! Newest on the Q&Q Job Board: Book Store Manager - Type Books (Toronto, ON) Sales Position - Berryland Books (Canada) Senior Publicist, Children’s Marketing and Publicity Associate - Penguin Group ... Read More »

October 3, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

U.K. exports censorious libel laws

By Stuart Woods

Just in time for Banned Books Week, which runs until Oct. 6, The New York Times reports how a loophole in English law, combined with the globalized booktrade, may have a deleterious effect on freedom ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Your life in publishing starts here

By Q&Q jobs

This Week on Q&Q's Job Board: Senior Publicist, Children's Marketing and Publicity Associate - Penguin Group (Canada) (Toronto, ON) Editorial Assistant - James Lorimer & Co. Ltd., Publishers (Toronto, ON) Production Manager - Whitecap Books ... Read More »

September 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Disgruntled writer offers literary agents a raise

By Stuart Woods

The Guardian's weekend edition features an opinion piece by writer and filmmaker Martin Wagner, who is obviously still stinging from the rejection letters he received from agents as a young novelist. The crux of the ... Read More »

September 25, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks – Naomi Klein loved/hated by the National Post, Vincent Lam’s first draft crap, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The National Post paid for excerpts from Naomi Klein's book, then slammed her in its editorial pages “ um, isn't this usually called "editorial independence"? (The New York Times) Vincent Lam on ... Read More »

September 24, 2007 | Filed under: Book links, Industry news

Rock the vote: Frankfurt Book Fair edition

By Leigh Anne Williams

This year's Frankfurt Book Fair officially kicks off on October 10 – the same day that Ontario is holding its provincial election and referendum. Which means that publishing folks here in the province who are ... Read More »

September 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Your job here

By Q&Q jobs

Check out these exciting publishing jobs: Marketing Assistant - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON) Administrative Assistant - Association of Canadian Publishers (Toronto, ON) Acquisitions Editor, Higher Education Division - Oxford University Press (Toronto, ON) ... Read More »

September 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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