He can’t play pool. He once pissed on Margaret Atwood’s car. He hates being called romantic. And when the town of Ameliasburgh, Ontario named a street after him, Alfred Wellington Purdy arrived at the dedication ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
A very real crisisTo the editor:This letter is in response to an opinion column by Bert Archer that appeared in The Financial Post. Although the column didn’t appear in Quill & Quire, it bears commenting ... Read More »
November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news
This is a condensed version of a much longer illustrated talk given at the Kaleidoscope conference in Calgary in October. Calgary hosts Kaleidoscope every four years; this year’s event drew about 1,000 international children’s authors ... Read More »
November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news
Manohar Singh Bal and his wife have a six-year-old son. In keeping with their Sikh faith, the boy has never had his hair cut. In fact, if he remains true to his religion, he’ll never ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
PEOPLE CANADIAN MANDA: Carey Low, formerly Canadian sales representative for Routledge, joins as sales rep for the Toronto area. DISTICAN: Liz Blay has been appointed manager, customer services. DOUBLEDAY: Gloria Goodman, who has been working ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
PEOPLE CANADIAN MANDA: Carey Low, formerly Canadian sales representative for Routledge, joins as sales rep for the Toronto area. DISTICAN: Liz Blay has been appointed manager, customer services. DOUBLEDAY: Gloria Goodman, who has been working ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
As Chapters continues the consolidation of its roster of 370 chain stores, the company this summer unveiled a redesigned version in Toronto’s Yorkdale shopping centre.The new SmithBooks outlet – at 4,000 square feet, almost twice ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
Somerville House has launched a new trade paperback line with an eye-catching feature: the author’s photo appears on the spine of each title.The photo is designed to add visual appeal to the spines of books ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
SWEET SERENDIPITY: It pays to be in the right place at the right time – and in the case of agent Anne McDermid and writer Isabel Vincent, the pay is a hefty sum, indeed. Vincent, ... Read More »
November 6, 2003
• Penguin’s host of heavy hitters for fall includes the official screenplay tie-in for Arthur Miller’s The Crucible with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder; and Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent, starring Gérard Depardieu and Patricia ... Read More »
November 6, 2003 | Filed under: Book news
Contact us via email
