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 »
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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
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
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
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
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 »
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