Shady Marketing Practices By Publishers
January 15, 2015 |
Happy Thursday! Here’s a funny little joke that’s making its way around Emailverse. I thought I’d share it with you.
7 Minutes to Fit
January 13, 2015 |
Almost mid- January so time to start implementing those New Year’s resolutions. Here is one that only takes seven minutes: Based on the New York Times article ...
Lego!
January 12, 2015 |
So last week my boyfriend excitedly brought over two sets of Star Wars Lego for us to build. I haven’t played with Lego for quite a few...
Back to real life
January 9, 2015 |
The 2015 work year has begun and I have to admit this week was harder than I thought. Not the work itself, but the not being able...
Oh the Decadence!
January 8, 2015 |
Hello and Happy New Year good friends! It’s been a long and wonderful holiday full of indulgence, laziness, and gluttony. I feel bloated, exhausted, and frankly kind...
“Let us cultivate our garden.” Voltaire
January 6, 2015 |
9781423632702 Ahh – back to work after many days of feasting and celebrating. Lots of boxes to open but I must confess I stopped dead when I...
Welcome Back
January 5, 2015 |
I hope everyone had a marvellous holiday season! I know I definitely enjoyed having two weeks away from the office. Except now I’m back at work and...
How can it be 2015?
January 2, 2015 |
Happy Friday, Well, we did it! Another year under our collective belts and onward into the vast unknown of 2015. I wish you a wonderful year full...
Out with the Old, In with the New
December 29, 2014 |
Can you believe 2014 is over? How did that happen? And when did I start sounding like my granddad?? 2014 was a pretty great year for me,...
Happy Boxing Day, or is that Merry Boxing Day?
December 26, 2014 |
Happy Friday, Well, the big day has come and gone and now Boxing Day is here. I’m not one to brave the mad crowds and shop today...
~*~*~*~*Sparkles*~*~*~*~
December 22, 2014 |
One of my favourite things about December is that it is an excellent time to wear sequins. I have a whole wardrobe of sequins: shirts, skirts, jackets,...
Merry Christmas
December 19, 2014 |
Happy Friday! Christmas is only days away. I hope you have finished your running around and pre-Christmas chores and can find time to relax and spend time...
Mail: Toronto vs. Richmond
December 18, 2014 |
Hi guys! By now you’ve heard a little about the Richmond mail out, which is pretty intense each season. There are stories of paper cuts, sweat, and...
Oh Christmas Tree!
December 16, 2014 |
Our Christmas tree is up, but a work in progress. This year’s Noble Fir is a departure from the more traditional bushy tree shape and is causing...
Catalogues Forever
December 15, 2014 |
So you know how all the Ampersanders have spent the last few weeks learning about new titles? Now it’s time to tell our accounts about them! The...
I am so looking forward to this book and you should be too!
December 12, 2014 |
Happy Friday! During our Spring Sales Conference last month, we were presented an upcoming book by a local BC author, BBQ Brian Misko, who has recently won...
We’re so fancy
December 11, 2014 |
Hi there! The Quill and Quire had five designers pick their five favourite covers of the year and guess who made two out of the five? Goose Lane Editions was...
Breaker, breaker looks like we got us a Christmas convoy!
December 9, 2014 |
Last Saturday I attended one of my favourite Christmas events – the annual Victoria Truck Parade. A fund raising event for local food banks, the truck...
December is Here!
December 8, 2014 |
So I’m finally home from sales conference! My head is abuzz with new titles, and I keep interrupting people to excitedly tell them about a new book...
Reading one book
December 5, 2014 |
Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week. Do you read more than one book at a time? This pretty well sums it up for me...