Now what?The independent booksellers of B.C., along with all other independent Canadian booksellers, historically have formed the backbone of the book industry in Canada. We have quietly sold, promoted, and championed selections of books from ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Book news
Look for made-in-Canada solutionI am a bookseller with 30 years of experience and with my partner operate 10 retail locations in B.C. A recent article in the Globe and Mail stated that the only electronic ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries
The truth fitsHelen Metella states in her interview with Edmonton writer Thomas Wharton (May, 2001) that in his new book, Salamander, he “gives free rein to his signature trick of weaving bogus but believable yarns ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Events
Granted, how great I art!Re: “The grant game,” July 2001Whoa! What can I say? I just can’t get over it. No. 1 at last! Great! I’m thunderstruck to discover just how great I am.I never ... Read More »
Reviewer lost her coolI was astonished at the fury with which Kathy Shaidle reviewed my book, The Rope in the Water: A Pilgrimage to India (Feb. 2001). When a critic loses her cool to such ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Authors
How do you define “peep”?Contrary to the impression given by Scott Anderson’s September column, The Writers Union of Canada has been in regular contact with author Stephen Williams, and issued a press release strongly protesting ... Read More »
March 31, 2004
Keith deserves moreI couldn’t agree more with the content of Bridget Barber’s letter about Keith Sacré (Feb. 2001). In fact, I was just bemoaning the loss of Keith and how much he did to keep ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Authors
What level playing field?I am writing because I am furious that publishers are shipping to the chains first, before independent stores.Six days before Christmas, I received a call from a customer who had special-ordered two ... Read More »
March 31, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
Through some oversight in the political process, late-20th-century Canada’s otherwise spotless record was once compromised by the election of a thinking man to the office of prime minister. Then, against all odds, he stayed in ... Read More »
March 31, 2004
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