Search Results by tag: Key Porter

In the September 2011 issue of Q&Q: Guy Vanderhaeghe completes his iconic Western trilogy

Q&Q speaks to Governor General's Literary Award“winning Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe about the final book in his Western trilogy, the ambitious A Good Man. Also in September, rekindling interest in history with high-profile political biographies, ... Read More »

August 22, 2011 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Tw’accuse! Rebecca Eckler takes to Twitter to protest missing payments from Key Porter

By Nathan Whitlock

With Senate page Brigette DePape's silent demonstration during last week's speech from the throne and the ongoing uprisings in the Middle East, the spirit of protest is definitely in the air. That spirit may have ... Read More »

June 6, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

After the H.B. Fenn collapse: an insider’s perspective

By Linda Pruessen

Published in the April 2011 issue of Q&Q A disclosure, to start: I have a vested interest in this story. On Sept. 28, 2010, I watched, devastated, as 11 of my colleagues at Key Porter ... Read More »

March 14, 2011 | Filed under: Industry news, Opinion

UPDATED: Fenn committed to Key Porter’s fall slate

By Scott MacDonald

As H.B. Fenn and Company proceeds with the near total dismantling of subsidiary Key Porter Books, concern continues to mount about the fate of Key Porter's fall list. According to H.B. Fenn vice-president of marketing ... Read More »

September 30, 2010

Key Porter in crisis

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday afternoon, the staff of Key Porter Books were informed that the company would be drastically downscaling. According to a report in the National Post, 15 staffers were laid off, and a smaller, unspecified number ... Read More »

September 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Chummy mummies Eckler and Ehm to collaborate on kids’ book

By Nathan Whitlock

Q&Q's Deals page is on a holiday break, but we would be remiss if we didn't mention this deal, from The Globe and Mail's "The Biz" column: Rebecca Eckler has signed a deal for two ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Deals

Jack McClelland: in other people's books

By Leigh Anne Williams

Here's one of the more curious pieces to appear following Jack McClelland's death last week: on the Bookninja.com site, Dana Cook -- "a Toronto freelance editor, indexer and collector of literary encounters" -- has compiled ... Read More »

June 21, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

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