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Event photos: Douglas & McIntyre meet and greet

Douglas & McIntyre hosted a small get-together last night at the Victory Café in Toronto “ technically the first party of BEC 2008. (Note: due to the sheer volume of photos we will be posting ... Read More »

June 13, 2008 | Filed under: Events

And the Libris winners might be….

By Q&Q Staff

This year's Libris Awards, run by the Canadian Booksellers Association, will be given out on Sunday evening, immediately following the closing of the BookExpo Canada trade show for the day. So herewith is the latest ... Read More »

June 12, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Event photos: The Trillium Award shortlist reading and reception

By Nathan Whitlock

All of the authors shortlisted for this year's Trillium Book Awards read and were feted at an event held on June 11 in the Brigantine Room at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. Poet Margaret Christakos with Dennis ... Read More »

June 12, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Events

This BookExpo, we don’t get Jack

By Q&Q Staff

One of the mainstay offsite parties of the BookExpo Canada weekend is missing this year. Typically the Book Promoters Association of Canada gives out its Jack Award on the Friday evening of the show weekend, ... Read More »

June 10, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

BookExpo as it happens: watch this space

By Q&Q Staff

For the second year in a row, Q&Q will be covering the BookExpo Canada convention and trade show online. Our entire editorial staff will be on the trade show floor as well as at the ... Read More »

June 10, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Genre writers resist the book-a-year “hamster wheel”

By Nathan Whitlock

Having anyone want to publish your stuff is good enough for most writers. Having a publisher want more of your stuff seems like an unattainable dream. But for some popular writers, publishers often ask for ... Read More »

June 9, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Bookmarks: David Sedaris, Gotti’s daughter, and Baghdad’s National Library

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Rick Mercer interviews David Sedaris (The Globe and Mail) HarperCollins to sue Victoria Gotti over unwritten memoir (NY Daily News) Meet the director of Baghdad's National Library (The Guardian) Antique book hunt ... Read More »

June 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Event photos: Griffin Poetry Prize gala

By Scott MacDonald

The Griffin Poetry Prize gala was held in Toronto's Distillery District last night, and as usual it was a lavish, well-attended affair. The big-time celebrity quotient seemed lower than in the past, however, and you ... Read More »

June 5, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Borders dumps 20% of corporate workforce

By Scott MacDonald

There has been much speculation recently about the future of the U.S. book chain Borders, which has been on hard times. Most of the rumours focussed on a possible sale of the company to competitor ... Read More »

June 4, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

Pullman leads U.K. children’s author revolt

By Scott MacDonald

As we noted in Quillblog last week, British children's book publishers are gearing up to begin putting recommended age ranges on the covers of all their books. According to a new piece in The Daily ... Read More »

June 4, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Event photos: Douglas & McIntyre meet and greet

And the Libris winners might be….

Event photos: The Trillium Award shortlist reading and reception

This BookExpo, we don’t get Jack

BookExpo as it happens: watch this space

Genre writers resist the book-a-year “hamster wheel”

Bookmarks: David Sedaris, Gotti’s daughter, and Baghdad’s National Library

Event photos: Griffin Poetry Prize gala

Borders dumps 20% of corporate workforce

Pullman leads U.K. children’s author revolt

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