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Grave Doubts goes BookCrossing
When I first heard about BookCrossing, I thought it was a great idea and I was so excited to try it myself. This week, I finally had the chance to!
As they explain on their website:
BookCrossing is earth-friendly, and gives you a way to share your books, clear your shelves, and conserve [...]
Art and Politics: Interviews with Peter Herrndorf
Peter Herrndorf – today’s President and CEO of the National Arts Centre (title changed from Director General used in Southam’s day) comments on the importance of good contacts in government to get things done at federal cultural agencies and the connections he developed, especially with former Finance Minister Mitchell Sharp, the [...]
Art and Politics: Interviews on the National Arts Centre
Yesterday, in celebration of the launch of Art and Politics, we brought you an interview with G. Hamilton Southam.
Today we’ll continue this series with conversations with Marcel Masse, Marti Maraden, and Robert Lepage.
On political patronage – The Hon. Marcel Masse was the minister responsible for culture on the Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. [...]
Art and Politics: Interviews with G. Hamilton Southam
We’re very excited that today is the release of a Dundurn book on the history of the National Arts Centre, Art and Politics.
The author, Sarah Jennings, is a political/cultural journalist who served for nearly a decade as the CBC’s national arts reporter from Ottawa. She’s provided us with some of the MP3’s of her interviews [...]
Sales Conference Fall 2009
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend my first sales conference with Dundurn – and my first one in publishing! We met at the beautiful offices of Kate Walker in Toronto and, over a fantastic lunch from Zoe’s (seriously, it was awesome. Try the Tuna salad), we discussed all of our new Fall titles.
It was [...]
Buy Indie Day
Today is Buy Indie Day! Support your independent bookstores by purchasing any book – paperback, hardcover, or audiobook – at your favorite local shop.
I’m always happy to have an excuse to stop by one of my favourite stores on the way home from work, Type Books. Even though I’m quickly running out of room on [...]
A New Video Camera!
I just returned from picking up our new video camera and we’re all so excited in the office to start filming!
Since we’re all so enthusiastic about our new toy, you can expect some video updates in the coming weeks. We have a lot of fun ideas planned for you: author interviews, event footage, book trailers, [...]
