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Celebrating thirty-five years on the Main Street
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Seasonally-Induced Rise-and-Shininess from the Porcupette, or, News for October at the Porcupine’s Quill
I have been waking up in the most unbelievably good mood all week. This is bizarre given the fact that my normal wake-up routine involves jolting awake to my alarm, clumsily making my bed—in the dark, mind you—as an early-morning … Continue reading
Victory dances
When the proofs of Walker’s Book of Hours were returned in the mail a few weeks ago, it was easy as pie to input Doris and George’s corrections. Granted, this was partly because most of the book is in image … Continue reading
Home, sweet home
I’ve been back at the Quill for a week now, and boy have I missed it! The routine, the sanity, the coffee and pastry breaks — Vancouver, you were awesome, but home is best. I’ve realized that I’m a creature … Continue reading
SFU-flavoured ice cream
Dear reader(s?): I have a confession to make. For the past two weeks I withheld important information from you. You may have thought that life at the Quill was business as usual, that nothing was out of the ordinary, that … Continue reading
Puzzles
I felt like a professional puzzle-solver this week. I’ve told you before about our sixteen-page signatures, which mean that any book the Quill publishes needs to be a multiple of sixteen. Well, I’ve just finished typesetting two of our books … Continue reading
Many mistakes
Sometimes days at the Quill go by without a hitch: few questions for Tim, even fewer mistakes, good weather and a happy lunch break. Then there are the less fortunate days: lots of questions, and even more mistakes — and … 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.
