{"product_id":"a-precarious-enterprise-making-a-life-in-canadian-publishing-9781770418196","title":"A Precarious Enterprise: Making a Life in Canadian Publishing","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1970, Scott McIntyre cofounded what became Canadian publisher Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre. In the intervening years, he has watched the rise and fall of publishers, booksellers, and book trends from every corner of the industry. He saw the founding of a significant independent Canadian publisher in British Columbia, the growth of Indigenous literature and government support for publishers, and the increasing global demand for Canadian books.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScott McIntyre has \u003ci\u003elived\u003c\/i\u003e the story of Canadian book publishing. Beginning his career at McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart in 1967, he went on to cofound his own publishing house, Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre, in 1970 and made his mark on the industry amid the country's exhilarating literary coming-of-age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecoming one of Canada's largest and most respected publishing houses and among the first to embrace Indigenous issues, Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre and its associated children's publisher, Groundwood Books, published some 900 authors and 2,000 books in less than 50 years. For McIntyre, the authors always came first, and he worked closely with many important figures, including Doris Shadbolt, Wayson Choy, Richard Wagamese, Anna Porter, Will Ferguson, Doug Coupland, Hugh Brody, Robert Bringhurst, Wade Davis, and Farley Mowat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling stories featuring a colorful array of characters who rebuilt the publishing world following WWII and anecdotes about how book publishing works, McIntyre touches upon the guiding philosophy and historic traditions still animating the industry today. More than the story of one publisher and his company, this is a first-person account of the buoyant period when writers, their books, and the companies who published them changed the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770418196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.91w x 1.10d","brand":"Scott McIntyre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798424649909,"sku":"9781770418196","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4fb7b83e-029b-4e12-9380-4df7dba7d1c1.jpg?v=1758638510","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-precarious-enterprise-making-a-life-in-canadian-publishing-9781770418196","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}