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1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (17) ◽  
pp. 4256-4256
Author(s):  
P. V. Ramachandran
Author(s):  
George L. Parker

This chapter discusses the history of fiction publishing in Canada since 1950. It begins with the arrival of New York publisher Alfred Knopf in Canada in August 1955, a month after the Canadian Writers' Conference was held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. During the conference, the sorry plight of the English-language book scene was tackled: bookstores, for example, were dominated by British and American authors, and Canadian literature was practically ignored in schools and universities. The chapter examines how many of these complaints were resolved by the 2000s. It considers changes in Canadian fiction from traditional realism towards modernism and postmodernism, and the importance of the New Canadian Library quality paperback series (1958). It also describes other significant developments that reshaped the Canadian book market, including the emergence of independent small presses, Harlequin Enterprises, the proliferation of international conglomerates, the marketing of e-books, and the rise of Amazon.


1949 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert. Pohland ◽  
Frederick J. Marshall ◽  
Thomas P. Carney

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