In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the fall season's biggest books. NOVELS One of the most anticipated releases of the fall season is surely the new novel from internationally acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje, ... Read More »
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According to MobyLives, former Penguin Canada president David Davidar is starting his own publishing house. Based out of Dehli, India, Aleph Book Company is a partnership with major Indian publisher and distributor Rupa Publications. Davidar ... Read More »
May 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news
Yes, you read that headline right. McClelland & Stewart president Doug Pepper has announced the acquisition of a new novel by ousted Penguin Canada president David Davidar, entitled Ithaca. From the press release: Set in ... Read More »
October 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
[THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED] Mike Bryan has been appointed the new president of Penguin Canada, following the ouster of former president David Davidar last month. Bryan is a Penguin veteran of nearly 30 years. ... Read More »
July 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Penguin Canada will announce a new company president on Wednesday after reaching an out-of-court settlement in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving former president David Davidar. The announcement will end weeks of speculation about who will ... Read More »
July 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Author Stacey May Fowles has established herself as a trenchant observer of the sexual mores of Canadian publishing. Last week, in her column with Masthead.com, Fowles offered her take on the Davidar scandal, arguing that ... Read More »
June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The Bookseller is reporting that Andrew Phillips, the deputy CEO of Dorling Kindersley, has been appointed the new head of Penguin International, filling a vacancy left by the ouster of David Davidar. Phillips, who will ... Read More »
June 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
While researching the ongoing David Davidar sexual harassment scandal, Q&Q came across an archival newspaper column written by one of his former mentors, the late Indian poet and columnist Dom Moraes. The piece, written in ... Read More »
June 16, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news
Things just keep getting worse for ex-Penguin Canada president David Davidar. In a surprisingly tabloid-y move, the Toronto Star has staked out Davidar's Deer Park-area house in an attempt to get further comment on the ... Read More »
June 13, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news
The Globe and Mail has got hold of former Penguin Canada staffer Lisa Rundle's sexual harassment claim against her old boss, the recently dismissed CEO of Penguin International, David Davidar. According to the Globe, Rundle ... Read More »
June 12, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news
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