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Journalists Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff shortlisted for 2015 Financial Times Business Book Award

Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry (Flatiron Books/Macmillan) by Globe and Mail journalists Jacquie McNish Sean Silcoff, is one of six non-fiction books shortlisted for this ... Read More »

September 24, 2015 | Filed under: Awards

Peter Scowen outs himself as Globe & Mail’s “Caption Writing Person”

By Sue Carter

In 2011, when a Globe and Mail online gallery of hilariously captioned celebrity photos went viral (thanks to some well-placed Occupy Wall Street references), there was plenty of speculation as to the identity of its ... Read More »

May 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book news

Globe and Mail hires Jared Bland as books editor

By Sue Carter

The Globe and Mail has hired House of Anansi Press senior editor Jared Bland as its new books editor, effective March 4. Bland will report to Focus section editor Julie Traves. Anansi president and publisher ... Read More »

February 20, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Library and Archives Canada to eliminate more than 100 positions

By Sue Carter

The Globe and Mail is reporting that the Public Service Alliance of Canada, the country's largest union of federal workers, has given layoff notices to 235 of its members at Library and Archives Canada. According ... Read More »

April 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

By Sue Carter

Is Mad Men the most literary show on TV? The Globe and Mail's John Doyle thinks it replaces the novel in terms of cultural significance Harry Potter ebooks now available in Canada for the Sony ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary Payback owes its existence to Margaret Atwood

By Sue Carter

(Photo: National Film Board of Canada) While it may be inaccurate to call Jennifer Baichwal's documentary Payback a direct adaptation of Margaret Atwood's best-selling book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (House of ... Read More »

March 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Book links roundup: Top 10 literary frenemies, librarians in pornography, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Cervantes' Don Quixote and D.H. Lawrence's Gerald Crich among top 10 literary frenemies The Paris Review on librarians in pornography The Globe and Mail explores life between the bookshelves Terrible Minds gives "25 reasons writers are bug-fuck nuts" ... Read More »

February 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

By Natalie Samson

In the January/February issue, Q&Q looks ahead at the spring season's new books. MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY Revolutionary activity in the Middle East and North Africa has created an appetite for stories about life in these ... Read More »

January 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

By Natalie Samson

Last night, in its final meeting of the year, the Toronto Public Library Board approved a cut of 5.9 per cent to its 2012 operating budget. The 2012 budget now stands at just over $164 ... Read More »

December 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

E-books will account for 40 per cent of book revenue within five years, predicts Reisman

By Steven W. Beattie

Two years ago, Heather Reisman, CEO and "chief booklover" of Indigo Books and Music, predicted that e-books would cannibalize 15 per cent of traditional book sales at her stores in five years' time. Reisman has ... Read More »

April 11, 2011 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology, Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Globe and Mail

Journalists Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff shortlisted for 2015 Financial Times Business Book Award

Peter Scowen outs himself as Globe & Mail’s “Caption Writing Person”

Globe and Mail hires Jared Bland as books editor

Library and Archives Canada to eliminate more than 100 positions

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

Jennifer Baichwal’s documentary Payback owes its existence to Margaret Atwood

Book links roundup: Top 10 literary frenemies, librarians in pornography, and more

Spring preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction

Toronto Public Library Board balks at 10 per cent budget cut

E-books will account for 40 per cent of book revenue within five years, predicts Reisman

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