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Canadian Science Writers’ Association awards best science books of 2012

The Canadian Science Writers' Association has announced the winners of its annual book awards. Fatal Flaws (HarperCollins Canada) by Jay Ingram, former host of Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, won the general audience award. Helaine Becker's ... Read More »

April 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

Canadian literary event roundup: June 1-7

By Katie Gowrie

Deux Voiliers Publishing open house featuring Brendan Ray, Stephen Lorne Bennett, Chris Turner, and Con Cu, Collected Works Bookstore, Ottawa (June 1, 7 p.m., free) Niagara Literary Arts Festival kicks off with readings by Erno ... Read More »

June 1, 2012 | Filed under: Events

Nova Scotia libraries boycott Random House ebooks

By Natalie Samson

Nova Scotia's South Shore Public Libraries has stopped acquiring ebooks from Random House to protest the publisher's recent price increase on digital titles. In a press release, chief librarian Troy Myers said the increase will ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Ingram draws line in sand over agency model

By Scott MacDonald

Publishers Marketplace is reporting (in a subscriber-only piece) that U.S. distribution giant Ingram has sent a letter to approximately 65 online retailers telling them it will "have to discontinue the availability of e-book titles from ... Read More »

March 25, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: Oprah, Dan Brown, Google, and more “ it’s a big news day in the book biz

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Did Ingram accidentally leak the next Oprah book club pick? (By the way, it's Uwem Akpan's short story collection Say You're One of Them) Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol ... Read More »

September 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

London Book Fair post-mortem

By Eric Emin Wood

As reported in OMNI on Tuesday, most of the Canadian agents attending this week's London Book Fair were anticipating lowered attendance. However, most were going and reported full schedules. It is hardly surprising, then, that ... Read More »

April 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Flickr event roundup

By Q&Q Staff

Photographers from across the country who contribute to our Quill & Quire Flickr Pool have been busy! Photographer Frances-Anne Solomon captures Caribbean-Canadian author Rachel Manley (third from left) surrounded by fans at the Toronto launch ... Read More »

March 13, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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