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The sound of The Book of Negroes

If you've travelled on the subway in Toronto over the past few days, you may have noticed an odd new promotional campaign by HarperCollins Canada centred around Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes and three ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Nicole Winstanley named publisher of Penguin Canada among other promotions

By Stuart Woods

Earlier this week, it was announced that David Davidar, president and publisher of Penguin Canada, had been named CEO of Penguin International, a new division aimed at fostering business in emerging markets around the world. ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Google Editions, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Google announces that its online e-book service, known as Google Editions, will launch sometime in the first half of 2010. According to a report on CNET, Google will take ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

David Davidar named CEO of Penguin International

By Stuart Woods

Penguin Canada publisher and president David Davidar has been named CEO of Penguin International, a new division aimed at growing business in emerging markets around the world. In his new role, Davidar joins the heads ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Free books, free readings on the streets of Toronto

By Stuart Woods

The International Festival of Authors took to the streets this morning in downtown Toronto to drum up public interest in the fest, which gets underway at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre on Oct. 21. Festival organizers hired ... Read More »

October 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Yann Martel sends Yann Martel to Stephen Harper

By Nathan Whitlock

The first rule one learns in today's publishing climate is that an opportunity to promote one's own book should never, ever be passed up. Crank letter writer Renowned author Yann Martel demonstrates this truth with ... Read More »

October 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Barnes and Noble e-reader leaked; Google Books tweaked

By Scott MacDonald

Some tech-themed book links from around the Web: Gizmodo leaks first photos of Barnes and Noble's new e-reading ... Read More »

October 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Atwood snubbed by GG Awards jury, too

By Scott MacDonald

[This post has been updated. For Q&Q's complete coverage of the 2009 GG shortlists, see here.] The shortlists for the Governor General's Literary Awards were announced this morning at Ben McNally Books in Toronto, and ... Read More »

October 14, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

Book marketing on a budget

By Stuart Woods

In the latest issue of The New Yorker, Ellis Weiner takes a satirical look at how U.S. publishing houses are coping in a down market. In this Shouts & Murmurs piece, an intern "brought on ... Read More »

October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Terminatrix Palin, Wild Things art, and the interactive Proust questionnaire

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from around the Web: Sarah Palin's HarperCollins editor has a double life, The Daily Beast reports. He also helped work on the satirical title published during Palin's VP run, Terminatrix: The Sarah Palin Chronicles Just ... Read More »

October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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The sound of The Book of Negroes

Nicole Winstanley named publisher of Penguin Canada among other promotions

Bookmarks: Google Editions, and more

David Davidar named CEO of Penguin International

Free books, free readings on the streets of Toronto

Yann Martel sends Yann Martel to Stephen Harper

Bookmarks: Barnes and Noble e-reader leaked; Google Books tweaked

Atwood snubbed by GG Awards jury, too

Book marketing on a budget

Bookmarks: Terminatrix Palin, Wild Things art, and the interactive Proust questionnaire

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