From Dennis Lee’s eulogy to Matt Cohen, whose funeral was held at Hart House, University of Toronto, Dec. 5, 1999.There are losses so deep they seem to pass into the bloodstream, and so unjust it ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Don’t be duped!Re: Varsity blues (Nov., p. 24):As manager of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Bookstore, I also feel the converging pressures of burgeoning competiton from online and big-box sources, and the challenge of ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Linda McKnight, Westwood Creative Artists: The thing that stands out in my mind is the first Giller Prize dinner. We were all in a slump – the early nineties were tough for everyone – and ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Empire builderWhen Larry Stevenson, a paratrooper turned management consultant, appeared on the book retail scene in 1994, the Canadian market consisted of two struggling mall chains tangling with a strong contingent of independents that represented ... Read More »
October 20, 2003 | Filed under: Book news
How much of the English-language trade retail book business in Canada does Chapters control? I’ve been exchanging lengthy correspondences on the matter with Chapters CEO Larry Stevenson since I stated in an editorial a few ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Can this review be trusted?I am glad that Q&Q gave notice to my new book, Can God Be Trusted? Faith and the Challenge of Evil (Dec. 1998). But I am dismayed that you published such ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
When will Jack Rabinovitch be named to the Order of Canada? Writer June Callwood suggested at this year’s Giller Prize dinner that someone should be considering it, and, well, so they should. Among the guests ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Memo to the Bureau of Competition PolicyRe: Chapters/PegasusI understand that no one from the bureau attended the Chapters shareholders meeting in Toronto a few weeks ago, so I’d like to draw your attention to points ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
Granfield’s research was her ownI am writing to correct the errors in the review of Linda Granfield’s High Flight that appeared in the October 1999 issue. The extraordinary quality of Linda’s work is a reflection ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
At the Canadian Booksellers Association convention last June, Nashville book-retail consultant Donna Paz offered a seminar on enhancing co-op revenues. Several tips emerged, suggested by booksellers, publishers, and Paz.• Brand your store with publishers. Each ... Read More »
October 20, 2003
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