Rebecca Eckler launched her latest book, the kids’ novel Rotten Apple (Doubleday Canada), at Toronto’s Ten Spot Nail Bar on Oct. 22. (Photos courtesy of Jenna Illies, Random House of Canada.)
One perk: on-the-spot manicures.
Eckler with fellow Doubleday author Jan Wong.
Author David Layton, Doubleday Canada editor Tim Rostron, and Canadian Idol judge Jake Gold.
Maclean’s editor Ken Whyte, who gave Eckler her first big job at the National Post, flanked by Random House publicity assistants Taylor McInnes and Jenna Illies.
The November 2007 issue of Quill & Quire is now in stores coast to coast. Inside is a profile of mystery novelist Louise Penny, complemented by closeups of 10 other Canadian mystery writers. Other features include a survey of literary festivals across the country and a report on the pros and cons of freelance vs. in-house publicity. In the Scholarly and College Publishing Special Report, we ask whether scholarly presses should embrace the Open Access movement (i.e., give books away free online) and we also investigate how little gadgets called “classroom clickers” are transforming the college textbook market. All this plus more than 40 reviews, including looks at new titles by D.R. MacDonald, Christie Blatchford, Frances Itani, Kit Pearson, Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters, Stephen Henighan, and more. The full table of contents is after the jump.
