Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

BPIDP numbers: some up, some down

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Robert Rose, Second Story Books, and Insomniac Press were among the English-language publishers who showed solid gains in BPIDP funding this year, according to figures released this week.Canadian Heritage released the full list of BPIDP ... Read More »

April 8, 2004

For the week of Mar. 21, 2004

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Hardcover fiction1. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday, $37.95, 0-385-50420-9) 2. The Princes of Ireland, Edward Rutherfurd (Doubleday Canada, $39.95, 0-385-65906-7)3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom (Disney Books/H.B. Fenn, $29.95, 0-7868-6871-6)4. The Curious ... Read More »

April 8, 2004

Search is on for new poet laureate

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Poets with an eye toward replacing George Bowering as Canada’s Parliamentary poet laureate have two and a half months to put themselves forward.Bowering, who is currently also serving as writer-in-residence at the University of Western ... Read More »

April 8, 2004

For the week of Mar. 14, 2004

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New releases1. The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Alexander McCall Smith (Vintage Canada, $17.95 pb, 0-676-97569-0)2. The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection: The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men, ... Read More »

April 8, 2004

Boyden breaks at London Book Fair

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Despite advance reports to the contrary, and an apparent shortage of completed major deals to report, agents say business was strong at this year’s London Book Fair, which concluded Mar. 16.“I didn’t have a half-hour ... Read More »

April 8, 2004