Quill and Quire

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The most important feature, says David Mason, is merit, the intrinsic value of the book itself. After that come scarcity and condition. Condition can, of course, be determined by examining the object in hand: are the ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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ON THE TAKE II: Brian Mulroney won’t be happy to hear it, but Stevie Cameron is starting work on what Jan Walter of Macfarlane Walter & Ross is circumspectly describing as a new “political book.” ... Read More »

November 3, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

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• Liam Neeson and Julia Roberts star in Michael Collins, a September film from Orion for which Douglas & McIntyre has the tie-in.• Distican will carry the tie-ins for two September releases: the movie makeover ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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HarperCollins has increased its co-op funding for independent bookstores – a move that highlights its “ongoing support of efficient independent” customers, according to an announcement issued by the company. The new terms offer booksellers a ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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• Rohinton Mistry has added the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best book, Caribbean and Canada division, to the string of awards he’s received for A Fine Balance. And The Globe and Mail can add the ... Read More »

November 3, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

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Less than a decade ago, the Internet was seen as an obscure laboratory for hard-core technophiles, a confusing jungle fit only for university computer hackers. But the 1990s’ mass migration into cyberspace – particularly along ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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Hardwired, the book publishing division of Wired magazine, is giving away a “wired culture” package to booksellers to promote the use of a new section for titles about cyberculture, the digital revolution, and the future. Books ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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It seemed like an attractive proposal when we put it forward a few years ago. The Writers’ Union of Canada, now some 25 years old and representing a thousand published Canadian authors, was offering to ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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Maybe it’s a hangover from long-ago student days as well as an affinity with Jewish culture, but September has always seemed like the start of the year to me. In addition, September marks my first ... Read More »

November 3, 2003

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Some time around age 10, boys stop reading books about girls. This remark may seem a crude developmental generalization and sexist as well, but teachers and librarians know that it remains true. While girls continue ... Read More »

November 3, 2003