Authors United vs. Readers United, misquoting Orwell, and more

The all-Amazon Monday links: Authors United full-page open letter in Sunday's New York Times urges readers to email Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about ongoing dispute with Hachette Readers United open letter urges readers to email ... Read More »

August 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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

Hachette’s Perseus sale “terminated”

By Sue Carter

After a delay in July, Hachette Book Group's purchase of publishing and distribution company Perseus Books Group has been cancelled. In June, Hachette announced its plans to buy Perseus's (mostly non-fiction) publishing divisions, with its ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Industry news

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

Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction shortlist announced

By Julie Baldassi

Three books have been shortlisted for the $10,000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, administered annually by Wilfrid Laurier University. The prize recognizes Canadian-authored first or second books with significance to the country. The shortlist is: ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Awards

HarperCollins revenue buoys News Corp, TWUC examines ebook royalty rates, and more

By Sue Carter

Quarterly revenue from HarperCollins (and Veronica Roth's Divergent series) exceeds expectations; makes up for News Corp losses The Writers' Union of Canada publishes handy chart on ebook royalty rates Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reissue gets ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Indigo reports first growth in book sales since 2010

By Sue Carter

For the first time since its 2010 fiscal year, Indigo Books & Music is reporting a growth in book sales. In an Aug. 5 conference call with analysts and investors, Indigo CFO Laura Carr said ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Bookselling

Watch: trailer for Lesley Crewe’s Relative Happiness

By Sue Carter

The Halifax-based Atlantic Film Festival has released its lineup for this year's event, which includes the Sept. 13 premiere of Relative Happiness, adapted from Lesley Crewe's 2005 novel. Published by Nimbus Publishing imprint Vagrant Press, ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture, Book news

Artists’ organizations lobbying for health benefit subsidy for self-employed artists

By Julie Baldassi

Several Canadian arts organizations are teaming up to lobby the federal government for a contribution that would help professional artists enrol in medical, dental, and life insurance programs. So far, The Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canadian ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

B&N and Google partner on same-day delivery, John le Carre on Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more

By Sue Carter

Barnes & Noble partners with Google on same-day delivery service John le Carré remembers Philip Seymour Hoffman Pantheon art director and author Peter Mendelsund on the process of designing book jackets Author James Patterson daydreams about ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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