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BookExpo survival tips

Herewith some handy advice for first-timers at the BookExpo Canada convention, and perhaps a refresher for show veterans. Plan your getaway: the St. Andrew subway station (King and University) is slightly closer to the convention ... Read More »

June 7, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

The E-Z PitchTM Guide

By Q&Q Staff

At BookExpo Canada, some of the fall's biggest titles step out to shine. Wondering how to burn them into the brains of your customers? Don’t worry: here’s Q&Q’s E-Z Pitch TM Guide to some of ... Read More »

June 7, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Gore Vidal threatens to sue playwright

By Nathan Whitlock

American author Gore Vidal is threatening to sue playwright Edmund White over a play that debuted last month in London, the National Post reports. The play, Terre Haute, is a fictional presentation of a relationship ... Read More »

June 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Simon & Schuster Canada takes Manhattan

By Q&Q Staff

Simon & Schuster Canada hosted a party at the McNally Robinson bookstore in Manhattan. S&S director of marketing Felicia Quon glams up the room. Bookstore owner Sarah McNally chats with Nick Pashley and his wife ... Read More »

June 6, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Scenes from the BEA show floor

By Q&Q Staff

Canadian sightings at the BEA trade show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. Thomas Allen publisher Patrick Crean and Transatlantic Literary Agency agent Samantha Haywood turned out to see the signing of ... Read More »

June 6, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Diary of another young girl

By Nathan Whitlock

The diary of a teenage Jewish girl written in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1943 has been authenticated and published in Hebrew and English by Israel's Holocaust museum as Rutka's Notebook, The Guardian reports. Rutka Laskier was ... Read More »

June 6, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Launch of The First Man in My Life

By Q&Q Staff

The launch of The First Man in My Life: Daughters Write About Their Fathers (Penguin Canada) took place on May 24 at Provost's Lodge in Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Many of the ... Read More »

June 4, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Eckler vs. Hollywood

By Leigh Anne Williams

The hit Hollywood comedy Knocked Up opened this past weekend to rave reviews and big box office. The movie is about a couple dealing with an unplanned pregnancy, and whatever the film's strengths, no one ... Read More »

June 4, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

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BookExpo survival tips

The E-Z PitchTM Guide

Gore Vidal threatens to sue playwright

Simon & Schuster Canada takes Manhattan

Scenes from the BEA show floor

Diary of another young girl

Launch of The First Man in My Life

Eckler vs. Hollywood

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