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You can't take it with you

Alastair Campbell's memoir The Blair Years, about his work as communications chief for former British prime minister Tony Blair, has topped a list he would probably rather it hadn't. The hotel chain Travelodge reports that ... Read More »

August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

New business cards, just in time for cocktail season

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This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Production Manager - Random House of Canada (Toronto, ON) Sales and Marketing Associate - Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. (Toronto, ON) Publicity Manager - HarperCollins (Toronto, ON.) Publicist - Meisner ... Read More »

August 22, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

It came from the slush pile

By Leigh Anne Williams

In this essay (which also appeared in Paste magazine), blogger Nick Zaino chronicles his days working for a "book doctoring" company in Buffalo – "editing and critiquing the work of hopeful authors with money to ... Read More »

August 16, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Threatened Bangladeshi author now faces charges

By Nathan Whitlock

Bangladeshi writer Talisma Nasrin, who had to be protected from physical attacks at her book launch in Hyderabad in south India last week, is now facing charges of inciting religious tensions, The Guardian reports. Nasrin, ... Read More »

August 15, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Market research disguised as education

By Leigh Anne Williams

The blog Two Umbrellas points to an eyebrow-raising scheme: a continuing education course at Temple University in Philadelphia entitled "A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's Bestsellers." According to the course description: Every fall publishers introduce and ... Read More »

August 9, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Jobs jobs, everywhere jobs

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This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales Manager (Bilingual) - Lobster Press (Montreal, Quebec) Marketing Associate – part time position - Simon & Schuster (Toronto, ON) Editor, Higher Education Division - Oxford University Press Canada ... Read More »

August 8, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Write it slant and bend it like Beckham

By Leigh Anne Williams

Quillblog would like to congratulate the Toronto Star's Cathal Kelly for possibly being the first sportswriter ever to work an Oulipo reference into a soccer-game recap. Covering the Toronto club's game against the L.A. Galaxy ... Read More »

August 8, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Wood goes to The New Yorker

By Leigh Anne Williams

In case you haven't heard, leading literary critic James Wood has left The New Republic to join The New Yorker as a staff writer. Leon Wieseltier, Wood's former editor, is classy in defeat: "The New ... Read More »

August 8, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Pottermania lives on

By Leigh Anne Williams

Those who plowed through Deathly Hallows in a matter of days and are now suffering Potter withdrawal might be interested to know that there seems to be some kind of Potter academic/fan conference in town ... Read More »

August 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

The quickest route to gainful employment

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This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales and Marketing Assistant - Kids Can Press, Toronto, ON Managing Editor - House of Anansi Press, Toronto, ON Acquisitions Editor - Oxford University Press, Higher Education Division, Toronto, ... Read More »

August 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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