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In the June Q&Q

The June issue of Q&Q is out now, and contains our first publishing salary survey since 2005. Check it out to see where exactly you sit on the money – and happiness – continuum. Also in June: our BookExpo Canada 2008 preview; a look at competing neighbourhood bookstores; and a closeup on debut author Pasha Malla. And watch for reviews of Claudia Dey’s Stunt; Anita Stewart’s Canada; Peter Christie’s The Curse of Akkad; and the first wave of Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Lives series. The full contents appear after the fold.

In the June 2008 issue of Q&Q:

The Q&Q Salary Survey 2008
Step 1: Read survey. Step 2: Schedule meeting with boss. Step 3: Ask for raise. (Note: results not guaranteed.)
Plus: Does the book biz offer enough on-the-job training?

BookExpo Canada gets back to basics
Forget BOOKED! – this year, the trade show’s the thing. But will a tough year for the industry dampen the show?

Young and restless
Pasha Malla’s international-style CanLit

There goes the neighbourhood
Is community bookselling a zero-sum game, or can rival stores share the wealth? Type and Book City will soon find out

FRONTMATTER

• New Society’s anti-Olympic counterprogramming
• Canada’s new horror press
• Watch Your Language: The peculiarities of English spelling
• Cover to Cover: Bottomfeeder
• Snapshot: Anjula Gogia
• Deals Corner: Alice Munro, Shinan Govani, and more
• Local Buzz: Marja’s Skis
• Quill at Large: R.M. Vaughan, Rowland Lorimer, and Abigail Carter

REVIEWS

• Stunt by Claudia Dey
• The White Guy: A Field Guide by Stephen Hunt
• Crucified by Michael Slade and The Last Gospel by David Gibbins
• Pavel & I by Dan Vyleta
• The Day in Moss by Eric Miller
• Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• Buttercup’s Lovely Day by Carolyn Beck and Andrea Beck
• The Curse of Akkad by Peter Christie
• Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books

BESTSELLERS
Presented by Q&Q and BookNet Canada

THE LAST WORD
Crime (fiction) begins at home: Canadian crime writers don’t have to look very far for subject matter, writes John McFetridge

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