Acknowledgement

I'd like to thank Karl Siegler for having given so generously of his time during my research for this paper, and for providing an insight into the workings of a literary publishing house. Thanks also to Gene Bridwell and Charles Watts of Special Collections at the SFU library for having so patiently gleaned material from the Talonbooks Archives for me, and to both David Robinson and Mary Schendlinger for having taken the time to answer my many questions.

Despite careful proofreading and diligent note-taking during interviews, it is always possible that errors of fact or interpretation may have crept in. Needless to say, any such errors are mine.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Origin of Talonbooks
3. A Dramatic Shift in Editorial Focus
4. A Business Manager is Hired
5. Two Financial Crises
6. The Effects of the Canadian Book Publishing Development Program
7. The DOC Revises Its Program
8. Conclusion
9. Appendix A - Talon's Grants Since 1974
10. Appendix B - Talon's Unit Sales Since 1974
11. Sources Consulted

Talonbooks: Publishing from the Margins. © April, 1991 Michael Hayward