The Horror

A session with Vera Held, author of How Not to Take It Personally, unleashed a flood of customer “horror” stories from the assembled booksellers. Among the most lamentable:• A customer who had to wait for ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

For the week of Apr. 7, 2002

By Q&Q Staff

Hardcover fiction1. Unless, Carol Shields, $35.95 (Random House Canada)2. Family Matters, Rohinton Mistry, $39.99 (McClelland & Stewart)3. Crow Lake, Mary Lawson, $34.95 (Knopf Canada) 4. Clara Callan, Richard B. Wright, $32 (HarperFlamingo Canada)5. Everything’s Eventual: ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Caught in the act

By Q&Q Staff

The Association of Canadian Publishers has released a new study of 304 book buyers, surveyed immediately after they bought an English-language Canadian-published book. Among the findings: • 60% said they did not intend to buy when ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Mum’s the word

By Q&Q Staff

Booksellers at Sunday’s publisher/bookseller forum broke into spontaneous applause at the mention of M&S’s new flat discount policy, but it’s unclear whether other publishers will follow suit. Of the panel’s participating publishers, Little, Brown’s Kim ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

Whatever happened to…?

By Q&Q Staff

A year after leaving behind the Toronto publishing scene and setting up his own firm, North by Northwest Communications near Vancouver, Robert Mackwood has announced he is entering the agent business. He and business partner ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Di Nino, tax fighter

By Q&Q Staff

Will the government abolish the GST from books? While publicly decrying the tax, many publishers and booksellers grumble privately that it appears to be here to stay. But hopes were raised on Friday during CBA ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

For the week of Apr. 21, 2002

By Q&Q Staff

Hardcover fiction1. Unless, Carol Shields, $35.95 (Random House Canada)2. Family Matters, Rohinton Mistry, $39.99 (McClelland & Stewart)3. Crow Lake, Mary Lawson, $34.95 (Knopf Canada) 4. Journey Through Heartsongs, Mattie Stepanek, $21.95 (Hyperion/H.B. Fenn)5. Star Wars: ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

For the week of Apr. 7, 2003

By Q&Q Staff

New releases1. Family Matters, Rohinton Mistry (McClelland & Stewart, $39.99 hc)2. On the Street Where You Live, Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket Books/Distican, $10.99 mm)3. Lucky Man, Michael J. Fox (Hyperion/H.B. Fenn, $32.95 hc) 4. Edge ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

For the week of Apr. 14, 2002

By Q&Q Staff

Hardcover fiction1. Unless, Carol Shields, $35.95 (Random House Canada)2. Family Matters, Rohinton Mistry, $39.99 (McClelland & Stewart)3. Crow Lake, Mary Lawson, $34.95 (Knopf Canada) 4. Atonement, Ian McEwan, $34.95 (Knopf Canada)5. Journey Through Heartsongs, Mattie ... Read More »

March 12, 2004