Quill and Quire

by Q&Q Staff

For the week of Feb. 24, 2002

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Hardcover fiction1. Atonement, Ian McEwan, $34.95 (Knopf Canada)2. The Summons, John Grisham, $41.95 (Doubleday)3. Clara Callan, Richard B. Wright, $32 (HarperFlamingo Canada)4. The Fiery Cross, Diana Gabaldon, $39.95 (Doubleday Canada)5. Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Online bookstore unveiled

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Canadian bookselling has taken a giant step into cyberspace – Guy Russel, a Toronto-based arts publicist who runs Associated Publicity Group, recently launched Canada’s Virtual Bookstore (www.cvbookstore.com), an online bookselling service specializing in Canadian titles.The ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Banff review to proceed this fall

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The future of the Banff Publishing Workshop remained unclear in July as this year’s reduced roster of courses was scheduled to begin, but Patricia FitzGerald, acting director for the Workshop, says she’s confident the books ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

For the week of Mar. 17, 2002

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Hardcover fiction1. Crow Lake, Mary Lawson, $34.95 (Knopf Canada) 2. The Summons, John Grisham, $41.95 (Doubleday/Random House)3. Atonement, Ian McEwan, $34.95 (Knopf Canada)4. Clara Callan, Richard B. Wright, $32 (HarperFlamingo Canada)5. The Fiery Cross, Diana ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Threesome

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Rather than divide a large collection of poetry into separate volumes, three small Canadian publishers have pooled their resources and created an unusual co-publishing arrangement to keep an ambitious 412-page anthology intact. Both Underwhich Editions ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

ABA ‘96

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Random House, Penguin, and a noticeable number of U.S. booksellers may have been missing from this year’s American Booksellers Association Convention and Trade Exhibit in Chicago, but there was no shortage of Canadian visitors. While ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Retricted entry

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There may have been a record number of Canadian visitors at this year’s show, but at least one would-be guest was missing. Les Bowser, president of Doormouse Distribution, a Canadian distributor of alternative magazines, missed ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Whistling a new tune

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It may be the ultimate vindication of the print medium: the creators of Wired magazine, the San Francisco-based publication devoted to digital technology and the world of paperless information, have launched a book division. Dubbed ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Indies down

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New figures released by the ABA indicate that independent retailers have lost more of their share of the U.S. adult trade market. Independents accounted for 19.5% of adult trade sales in 1995, down from 21.4% ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Divine rewards

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Angels have had their day – so what’s next in the world of religious and spiritual publishing? Anything related to mystics, saints, and monastics, according to Debra Farrington, manager of Graduate Theological Union Bookstore in ... Read More »

March 12, 2004