by Stuart Woods

Biblioasis: thinking like a bookseller

In 10 years, Windsor’s Biblioasis has evolved into one of Canada’s most daring and dynamic independent presses If independent bookstores were still a common fixture in Canadian cities, Biblioasis would be exactly the sort of ... Read More »

September 24, 2014

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction, part II

By Stuart Woods

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. ART, LITERATURE, AND POP CULTURE The latest entries in Coach House Books’ Exploded Views series offer critiques of the art world and mass ... Read More »

August 11, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction, part I

By Stuart Woods

In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at fall’s most anticipated titles. POLITICS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS Naomi Klein’s No Logo helped give voice to the anti-globalization protest movement of the 1990s. Her new book could ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Preview

HarperCollins U.S. now selling direct, arrest in Colum McCann assault, and more

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins U.S. now selling direct to consumers Man arrested in New Haven beating of author Colum McCann U.K. children's author Allan Ahlberg turns down Amazon-sponsored lifetime achievement award More essential commentary (courtesy of MobyLives) on the ... Read More »

July 10, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

PGC says it’s business as usual in wake of Perseus sale

By Stuart Woods

Last week’s sale of Perseus Books Group could have major implications for Canadian presses with distribution deals in the U.S. In addition to the sale of Perseus’s publishing imprints to Hachette, the deal involves the ... Read More »

July 3, 2014

Dunham on Munro, Germany vs. Amazon, and more

By Stuart Woods

Lena Dunham on her (recent) discovery of Alice Munro The New York Times on the German publishing industry's efforts to launch an Amazon inquiry A virtual, visual memorial to Glasgow's Mackintosh Library, destroyed by fire ... Read More »

June 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Personnel change: Association of Canadian Publishers

By Stuart Woods

Earlier this month, Kate Edwards was appointed associate director of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Her previous title was program manager. In a prepared statement, ACP executive director Carolyn Wood said, "In her almost seven ... Read More »

June 17, 2014

Novelist Robert Arthur Alexie has died

By Stuart Woods

Writer Robert Arthur Alexie (a.k.a. Robert Alexi Jr.), author of the novels Porcupines and China Dolls and The Pale Indian, has died at the age of 58. The CBC reports that his body was discovered ... Read More »

June 17, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Atwood, Aronofsky to develop MaddAddam trilogy for HBO

By Stuart Woods

Margaret Atwood's dystopian MaddAddam trilogy is set to be developed for television in a major production for HBO. Deadline Holywood reports that filmmaker Darren Aronofsky is attached to the project as executive producer and may ... Read More »

June 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon backlash continues to grow, design tips for Penguin Random House, and more

By Stuart Woods

Amazon's critics speak out: The New York Times, Stephen Colbert, John Green, Malcolm Gladwell, and U.K. imprint Quercus go after the online retailer for its bully tactics Designers offer their take on new Penguin Random ... Read More »

June 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

LeVar Burton kickstarts Reading Rainbow relaunch, the ethics of Amazon literary grants, and more

By Stuart Woods

Kirkus Reviews announces new $50,000 literary prizes for fiction, non-fiction, and young readers Take a look, it's in a book: Kickstarter campaign to revive Reading Rainbow exceeds $1 million in less than 11 hours ... Read More »

May 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Vancouver ebook-bundling startup secures seed funding

By Stuart Woods

Kobo founder and former CEO Michael Serbinis has thrown his support behind Vancouver startup BitLit, which offers print and ebook bundling via its app. Serbinis's newly established venture fund, Three Angels Capital (founded earlier this ... Read More »

May 22, 2014

English- and Cree-language picture book wins First Nation Communities Read

By Stuart Woods

The selection for this year's First Nation Communities Read campaign is Wild Berries/Pakwa che Menisu, a picture book by Vancouver-based author and illustrator Julie Flett. Flett is also the recipient of the inaugural Aboriginal Literature ... Read More »

May 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards, Book news

Margaret Atwood’s craft brew, Jane Austen’s reading habits, and more

By Stuart Woods

Margaret Atwood collaborates with Beau's craft brewery on handmade ale PEN Canada nominates Toronto author Emily Izsak for New Voices Award Simon & Schuster makes ebook backlist available by subscription via Oyster, Scribd Rolling Stone ... Read More »

May 22, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

First Book Canada seeks publishing partners in campaign for greater kidlit diversity

By Stuart Woods

The literacy charity First Book (along with its Canadian arm, First Book Canada) is hoping to address the lack of diversity within children's literature by adopting a "market-driven solution" to the problem. The non-profit organization ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Children's publishing

Amazon boycott urged in U.K., Jonathan Safran Foer launches disposable literary series, and more

By Stuart Woods

U.K. Member of Parliament urges Amazon boycott due to poor tax record Is the Internet killing authors' creativity? Yes, it is, according to George R.R. Martin Chicago Public Library allows customers to check out robots ... Read More »

May 15, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Indigo named official bookseller at Toronto International Book Fair

By Stuart Woods

Some of the pieces are beginning to fall into place for the inaugural Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair with the announcement that Indigo has been named official bookseller. The partnership means that Indigo will sell ... Read More »

May 5, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

Personnel change: Cormorant Books

By Stuart Woods

Effective May 30, Meryl Howsam is stepping down as publicist at Cormorant Books after more than four years in ... Read More »

May 1, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

“Agency lite” comes to Canada

By Stuart Woods

Shifting the rules of the game to benefit one major retailer would be a step in the wrong direction What is a fair price for ebooks? It’s a surprisingly complicated question, one that I’ve posed ... Read More »

May 1, 2014

Nominees announced for First Nation Communities Read

By Stuart Woods

First Nation Communities Read has announced the finalists for its 2014–15 selection. The winner will be promoted at First Nation public libraries across Canada as part of the FNCR initiative. For the first time this ... Read More »

April 28, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust launches $25,000 poetry prize

By Stuart Woods

Canadian poets are being feted with a new prize that will recognize a writer for his or her exceptional body of work. The $25,000 Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize, sponsored by the Latner Family Foundation, ... Read More »

April 22, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

OUP Canada president David Stover out as company restructures

By Stuart Woods

As part of a “reorganization” of its Canadian office, Oxford University Press Canada president David Stover has been let go. Three other management positions have also been eliminated in creative services, special markets, and the ... Read More »

April 10, 2014

Michael Serbinis out as Kobo CEO

By Stuart Woods

Michael Serbinis has been at the helm of Kobo since the company's earliest days, overseeing its development as Indigo's digital content division (known at the time as Shortcovers), helping rebrand the firm as a global ... Read More »

February 4, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Authors lose out in Google Books ruling

By Stuart Woods

After a lengthy legal battle lasting the better part of a decade, the lawsuit against Google's massive book-scanning project has been dismissed by a New York court. U.S. circuit judge Denny Chin ruled against a ... Read More »

November 14, 2013 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Graeme Smith’s war memoir wins Weston Prize

By Stuart Woods

Former Globe and Mail foreign correspondent Graeme Smith has won the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-fiction for The Dogs Are Eating Them, a searing memoir about his time covering the Afghanistan war ... Read More »

October 22, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

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Biblioasis: thinking like a bookseller

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction, part II

Fall preview 2014: non-fiction, part I

HarperCollins U.S. now selling direct, arrest in Colum McCann assault, and more

PGC says it’s business as usual in wake of Perseus sale

Dunham on Munro, Germany vs. Amazon, and more

Personnel change: Association of Canadian Publishers

Novelist Robert Arthur Alexie has died

Atwood, Aronofsky to develop MaddAddam trilogy for HBO

Amazon backlash continues to grow, design tips for Penguin Random House, and more

LeVar Burton kickstarts Reading Rainbow relaunch, the ethics of Amazon literary grants, and more

Vancouver ebook-bundling startup secures seed funding

English- and Cree-language picture book wins First Nation Communities Read

Margaret Atwood’s craft brew, Jane Austen’s reading habits, and more

First Book Canada seeks publishing partners in campaign for greater kidlit diversity

Amazon boycott urged in U.K., Jonathan Safran Foer launches disposable literary series, and more

Indigo named official bookseller at Toronto International Book Fair

Personnel change: Cormorant Books

“Agency lite” comes to Canada

Nominees announced for First Nation Communities Read

Writers’ Trust launches $25,000 poetry prize

OUP Canada president David Stover out as company restructures

Michael Serbinis out as Kobo CEO

Authors lose out in Google Books ruling

Graeme Smith’s war memoir wins Weston Prize

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