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The year in Quillblog

We are officially on holiday as of yesterday, but we thought we should end the Quillblog year with a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. They are: Secrets of the ... Read More »

December 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Start the year off right with a new job

By Q&Q jobs

Currently on the Q&Q Job Board: Buyer/Selector for CD Music and Video - S&B Books Ltd. (Mississauga, ON) Publicist - HB Fenn & Company Ltd. (Bolton, ON) Book Production Editor - BC Decker Inc. (Hamilton, ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Twenty-five years of The Snowman

By Nathan Whitlock

The film adaptation of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman is almost as inescapable at this time of year as Rudolph and Charlie Brown and the Grinch. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the wordless and ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Don’t fear the Reaper

By Stuart Woods

A fitting coda to the media's handwringing this year over all things literary is Caleb Crain's piece in The New Yorker, ominously titled "Twilight of the Books," which looks at how declining literacy is affecting ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: The Golden Compass stays on one shelf, Alice Walker goes to Emory, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The Golden Compass not pulled from library reading contest after complaint (The Sudbury Star) Alice Walker's papers go to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (The Associated Press) A lot of nerds “ ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

The Internet, and other modern horrors

By Stuart Woods

Perhaps in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of blogging, Guy Gavriel Kay has a piece in this past weekend's Globe and Mail Books section about the perils facing authors in the digital age. Gavriel Kay ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Toronto library cuts add up to next to no savings

By Stuart Woods

The National Post is reporting that a settlement between the Toronto Public Library and its labour union is essentially reversing the savings from the Sunday closure of 16 of the city's libraries, announced earlier this ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Hearst magazines go with Canada-only prices

By Stuart Woods

In a story that's near and dear to our hearts here at Quillblog, The Toronto Star is reporting that Hearst Magazines “ which publishes Cosmopolitan, Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics and Esquire “ ... Read More »

December 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Chummy mummies Eckler and Ehm to collaborate on kids’ book

By Nathan Whitlock

Q&Q's Deals page is on a holiday break, but we would be remiss if we didn't mention this deal, from The Globe and Mail's "The Biz" column: Rebecca Eckler has signed a deal for two ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Deals

Should Amazon buy eBay?

By Nathan Whitlock

The answer is "yes," according to Bits, The New York Times's tech blog: For years it was impossible to even suggest that Amazon buy eBay because eBay's market value was three or four times that ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling, Opinion

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