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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Perilous Trade: Book Publishing in Canada, 1946-2006di Roy MacSkimming
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I'm not in the publishing industry, but the book manages a narrative to impart the general, while obviously littered with particulars, some of which I will retain. There's a handy chronology in the back that I will reference in the future. The characters that arise are memorable, including McClelland and Hurtig, especially. It took me a blasted long time to read it and a lot of dedicated sessions, but I think it was worth it. Respect for Canadian small presses. A really interesting of the book publishing industry in Canada. This industry faces many challenges, including a relatively small market, huge competition from American and British publishers, and the dominance of Chapters/Indigo. In spite of that, companies have managed to find and develop Canadian authors and Canadian markets. The book is well written and engaging. I would love to read a sequel on the industry since 2006! Warning: you may discover new titles or authors to add to your TBR stacks! A fantastic overview of publishing and its history in Canada. Updated from the hardcover edition, which was published in 2003. One that I will definitely read again. http://lebookshelf.tumblr.com/post/4779844681/1-the-perilous-trade-book-publishi... nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
A book that will fascinate and inform readers who love Canadian writing "Publishing Canadian books has always been an experiment. Like the great experiments of building a transcontinental railway and a national broadcasting system, it constitutes one of the nation's defining acts. Publishing, after all, is a people's way of telling its story to itself." -from the Introduction Part cultural history, part personal memoir, this accomplished, sweeping, yet intimate book demonstrates that the story of Canadian publishing is one of the cornerstones of our literary history. In The Perilous Trade, former publisher, literary journalist, and industry insider Roy MacSkimming chronicles the extraordinary journey of English-language publishing from the Second World War to the present. During a period of unparalleled transformation, Canada grew from a cultural colony fed on the literary offerings of London and New York to a mature nation whose writers are celebrated around the world. Crucial to that evolution were three generations of book publishers - mavericks, gamblers, entrepreneurs, political activists, and true believers - sharing a conviction that Canadians need books of their own. Canadian publishing has long made headlines -be it Jack McClelland's outrageous publicity stunts, American takeovers, the collapse of venerable imprints, or bold political moves to ensure the industry's survival. Roy MacSkimming takes us behind the headlines to draw memorable portraits of the men and women who built Canada's literary renaissance. With a novelist's eye for character and incident, he weaves their tangled relationships with authors, agents, booksellers and each other into a lively narrative rich in anecdote and revealing personal recollection. Canadian publishers large and small have nurtured a literature of extraordinary diversity and breadth, MacSkimming argues, giving us English Canada's greatest cultural achievement. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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