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U.K. publishers go green, sort of

In response to the latest International Panel on Climate Change report, the most alarming to date, a British environmental organization and publishing industry mouthpiece is promising "a 10% reduction in carbon footprint from 2006 levels ... Read More »

November 27, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Reading outside of the book

By Stuart Woods

Despite its klunky design and prohibitive cost, the Kindle ebook reader is the beginning of the end of publishing as we know it, according to Guardian blogger and budding futurist Rob Woodard. Not only that, ... Read More »

November 27, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

This just in: indie presses important

By Nathan Whitlock

Despite the eternal precariousness of indie press life, that they often punch way above their weight in sales, award nominations, and critical recognition is an accepted fact in Canada. Not so in the U.K., where ... Read More »

November 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Pullman pulled in Peterborough

By Nathan Whitlock

Philip Pullman keeps running afoul of Ontario school boards. In what is looking like the most effective publicity campaign ignorance can buy, Pullman's The Golden Compass has been pulled from the shelves of school libraries ... Read More »

November 26, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Bookmarks – Russians not reading, Grass sues, movies get made from poems, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Russians aren't reading enough, either (Sunday Herald) Gunter Grass sues his publisher (Guardian Unlimited) Coming soon: Eunoia II: A New Vowel “ movies based on poems (The Boston Globe) Nick Hornby wants ... Read More »

November 26, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Best of 2007 for the under-five set

By Scott MacDonald

And just in time for the Christmas shopping season, the Toronto Public Library has announced its inaugural "First & Best" booklist, which is a list of the top 10 books of 2007 for children under ... Read More »

November 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

One Canadian on NY Times‘ best books list

By Scott MacDonald

So The New York Times has just unveiled its annual "100 Notable Books of the Year" list, and there ain't a lot of Cancon on it. The only Canadian author we spotted was (surprise!) Alice ... Read More »

November 23, 2007

Employ yourself

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: News Editor - Quill & Quire (Toronto, ON) Senior Publicist - Simon & Schuster Canada (Markham, ON) Marketing Associate, Children's Books - HarperCollins Canada (Toronto, ON) Publicist - Literary ... Read More »

November 22, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Event photos: Encyclopedia Manitobica

By Leigh Anne Williams

Great Plains Publications launched The Encyclopedia of Manitoba with an event at the Winnipeg Art Gallery earlier this month, and drew some high-profile guests. (Photos courtesy of Great Plains.) Ed Schreyer, a former premier of ... Read More »

November 21, 2007 | Filed under: Events

Event photo: Roy MacSkimming meets John A.

By Leigh Anne Williams

It's pretty rare to see grownups playing dressup at a book event unless the book in question includes the words "Harry Potter" or "Jedi" in the title. But that's Sir John A. Macdonald (well, actually, ... Read More »

November 21, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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