The Porcupine's Quill
Celebrating thirty-five years on the Main Street
of Erin Village, Wellington County
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Book Business: Reads Related to Writing and Publishing
Who doesn’t love a good book about books? At this time of year, with BookExpo imminent and other bookish events on the horizon (ALA, the Printers Row Lit Fest and the Detroit Festival of Books are on deck for yours … Continue reading
Frank Newfeld: The Book [in a Box] Part III — Novel Possibilities
by Frank Newfeld The e-Book is capable of offering many novel possibilities. It can provide gifts well beyond what our book has offered to date. Including objects that can move, and even encouraging personal contribution on the part of a … Continue reading
Frank Newfeld: The Book [in a Box] Part II — A Complete Package
by Frank Newfeld Forty years have passed since the new e-book made its bow without too much of a brouhaha. When the late Jack McClelland of M&S actually foresaw its potential as a handy travel accessory [way back in the … Continue reading
Frank Newfeld: The Book [in a Box] Part I — Introduction
Frank Newfeld is one of Canada’s more colourful book-world characters. A celebrated book designer, illustrator, art director, publisher and storyteller extraordinaire, he has inhabited — and shaped — the insular world of Canadian publishing. In 2008, The Porcupine’s Quill had … Continue reading
A mish-mash of news
My more dedicated readers may have noticed that last week – gasp – I missed a blog. That’s because I was visiting friends in Lyon, France, and Freiburg, Germany, and I was too busy with other projects to find the … Continue reading
The Porcupine's Quill would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. The financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) is also gratefully acknowledged.
