The new Toronto International Book Fair, scheduled to launch in 2014 and running November 13 through November 16, aims to give Canada a major consumer and trade book show. Craft show veteran Steven Levy is a co-director of the new event, along with Rita Davies (former head of culture for the city of Toronto) and president of Quattro Books John Calabro. They are hoping for government subsidies to help reduce booth costs for exhibitors and are conducting a search for a show programmer. Calabro tells Quill & Quire, “The one thing I heard from the independent publishers was a fear […]
