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Pottermania lives on

Those who plowed through Deathly Hallows in a matter of days and are now suffering Potter withdrawal might be interested to know that there seems to be some kind of Potter academic/fan conference in town ... Read More »

August 2, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

The quickest route to gainful employment

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales and Marketing Assistant - Kids Can Press, Toronto, ON Managing Editor - House of Anansi Press, Toronto, ON Acquisitions Editor - Oxford University Press, Higher Education Division, Toronto, ... Read More »

August 1, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Blogs vs. newspapers, round 147

By Leigh Anne Williams

In the Boston Globe, Sven Birkets considers an age-old (OK, it just feels age-old) question: what do blogs and newspaper reviews, respectively, contribute to our literary culture? His piece boils down to an argument that ... Read More »

August 1, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

He's hot, he's best-selling, and he's dead

By Leigh Anne Williams

The New York Times has an article about the posthumous career of Robert Ludlum, the spy novelist who died six years ago but whose name keeps turning up on new books. Back when he was ... Read More »

August 1, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Friday fun, part 2: books may be addictive

By Leigh Anne Williams

Winner of this week's clever design sweepstakes comes to us from Britain. It's this's TankBooks project, in which several classic novellas and stories are being released in cigarette-style packages. (Thanks to the design site Veer ... Read More »

July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Friday fun, part 1: Clive James' Schadenfreude song

By Leigh Anne Williams

It's not new or anything, but Clive James' poem "The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered" is a Quillblog favourite that will undoubtedly resonate with anyone who works in the book biz. The book ... Read More »

July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

North Bay's Books by the Bay Festival

By Q&Q Staff

A crowd turned out to enjoy readings in the fresh air and sun at North Bay's Books by the Bay Festival, held on the weekend of July 20-22. (Photos by Ian Crysler) Author Barbara Reid ... Read More »

July 26, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Craig Davidson: still fighting

By Leigh Anne Williams

You might remember a certain boxing match last fall between Craig Davidson, author of The Fighter, and poet Michael Knox. Well, Davidson's book was just published in the U.S., and this week he fought again ... Read More »

July 26, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Hard times at the Toronto Public Library

By Leigh Anne Williams

Bad news for Toronto readers: faced with the city's budget shortfall, the Toronto Public Library board has agreed to more than a million dollars in spending cuts this year. As the Toronto Star reports, that ... Read More »

July 26, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Metric singer publishes book of her father's writing

By Nathan Whitlock

This is a big week for Metric singer Emily Haines. She is releasing her second EP with the band Soft Skeleton, What is Free to a Good Home? as well as a book: a collection ... Read More »

July 25, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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