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Open Book's pajama party

On Oct. 9, Open Book: Toronto and SheDoesTheCity.com hosted "Under the Covers: Bedtime Stories for Adults" at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel. (Photos courtesy of Lisa Myers/Open Book:Toronto) We see England, we see France: Jenn Perras of ... Read More »

October 29, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Who needs book designers?

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a cute stunt, Penguin U.K. has asked musicians to design new covers for six of its classic titles. As The Guardian reports, Beck took on the French novel Le Grand Meaulnes, Johnny Borrell of ... Read More »

August 2, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Coupland's art takes cover

By Nathan Whitlock

Douglas Coupland is opening an art exhibit, aptly named The Penguins, in Toronto tomorrow, which features collages he has created with old covers of Penguin paperbacks. The show is the first of several he is ... Read More »

July 25, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Some random advice for publishers …

By Q&Q Staff

... gleaned from the conference programming. Encourage bloggers and readers to post excerpts from their books, covers, etc. "What if they actually start displaying this? They become the funniest free advertisers you’ve ever seen," said ... Read More »

June 9, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Sex etiquette for publishers

By Leigh Anne Williams

Author David Eddie, who wrote an advice column for the now-defunct Toro magazine, is doing something similar for The Globe and Mail's ... Read More »

May 30, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Cover to Cover online: John Metcalf edition

By Leigh Anne Williams

Talk about reader interactivity. Biblioasis will publish John Metcalf's latest memoir, Shut Up He Explained, this fall. And a reader of the Windsor publisher's blog has designed the book's cover. It all began when Biblioasis ... Read More »

May 30, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

James Patterson to close Toronto readers' festival

By Nathan Whitlock

BOOKED!, the readers' festival created to accompany BookExpo Canada, has confirmed (as previously reported by Q&Q Omni) that bestselling thriller author James Patterson will be the star of a finale event to close the festival ... Read More »

May 16, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Events

When Levitin met Byrne

By Leigh Anne Williams

Daniel Levitin, the McGill University professor of neuroscience and music and author of the 2006 book This Is Your Brain on Music (Dutton/Penguin), converses with former Talking Head and rock renaissance man David Byrne for ... Read More »

May 3, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

BOOKED! lineup made public

By Leigh Anne Williams

Today Reed Exhibitions posted some much-awaited details on BOOKED!, the author festival that's running just before the BookExpo Canada convention and trade show next month. The most notable event is a gala tribute to horror ... Read More »

May 1, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Once more, with feeling

By Q&Q Staff

Our BookExpo Canada preview, from the June issue of Q&Q. Tentative optimism seems to be the general mood going into BookExpo Canada this year. After some exhibitor grumbling last year about high costs and low ... Read More »

May 1, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

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Search Results by tag: cover design

Open Book's pajama party

Who needs book designers?

Coupland's art takes cover

Some random advice for publishers …

Sex etiquette for publishers

Cover to Cover online: John Metcalf edition

James Patterson to close Toronto readers' festival

When Levitin met Byrne

BOOKED! lineup made public

Once more, with feeling

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