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

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