The March 2007 issue of Quill & Quire is en route to subscribers and stores now. It includes a profile of novelist Jacqueline Baker; a look at how Alberta’s oil boom is affecting the book business (plus more in the Prairies Special Report); an analysis of what The Writers’ Union of Canada’s recent membership survey means for authors and publishers; and the Spring Announcements, the full listing of Canadian adult trade titles.
Get a closer look at the March issue’s content after the jump, and click here for subscription information.
Quill & Quire, March 2007
FRONTMATTER
- Lawrence Hill’s big spring
- What’s in a Harlequin author’s pen name?
- The latest digital-delivery platform
- Trickle-down Wikinomics
- In the Works: Paul Quarrington and more
- Snapshot: Fifth House’s Lyn Cadence
- Finer Points: The joys of army jargon
- Cover to Cover: Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet
- Buzz: Mrs. Mike
NEWS
- What authors need to know: TWUC survey highlights communication gap on financial matters
- Will computer books rise again?
- Highlights from Q&Q Omni
SPECIAL REPORT: PRAIRIES
- Boomtown blues: In the midst of Alberta’s oil-money explosion, the book business is struggling more than ever
- McNally Robinson looks ahead
- Arbeiter Ring’s search for collective growth
- Small Press Spotlight: Hagios, Great Plains, Rubicon, and if press
SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your complete guide to more than 900 adult spring titles in nearly 40 categories
REVIEWS
- Outcast by José Latour
- The Letter Opener by Kyo Maclear
- King John of Canada by Scott Gardiner
- Wikinomics by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams
- Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and poetry
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
- The Aunts Come Marching by Bill Richardson and Cynthia Nugent
- The Strongest Man in the World: Louis Cyr by Nicolas Debon
- Plus more fiction, non-fiction, and picture books
BESTSELLERS
Presented by Q&Q and BookNet Canada
THE LAST WORD
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