Quill and Quire

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In the Works

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SOUL ASYLUM: McClelland & Stewart has signed a new novel from André Alexis. Set in Ottawa, Asylum follows a cast of characters seeking both political and metaphorical asylum. Publication is set for 2004. Agent Anne ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

Penguin sponsors new Ryerson prize

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Ryerson University’s publishing program unveiled a new Penguin Canada-sponsored student award this week. Student Katie Hearn is the first recipient of the $500 Pearson Canada Award, which goes twice a year to a student exhibiting ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

Canada Book Week underway

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If celebrities are arguing about Canadian fiction on the radio and book buyers are presenting 15%-off coupons, it must be Canada Book Week.The annual celebrations officially kicked off yesterday, and numerous events are planned across ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

In the Works

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POLE POSITION: Wayne Johnston’s new novel, tentatively titled The Navigator of New York, has been sold for an undisclosed sum to Knopf Canada for publication in fall 2002. The book is a fictionalized account of ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

In the Works

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AFTER DARK: Anita Rau Badami has scored a high-six-figure deal for her next two novels with Knopf Canada. Her first, Can you Hear the Nightbird Call, traces the roots of terrorism with a narrative by ... Read More »

April 6, 2004

Where to from here?

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After three years of “horrendous financial hardship” and “putting out fires,” Canadian Booksellers Association executive director Sheryl McKean says she expects to present members at this year’s annual general meeting with a plan that builds ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: Bookselling