Colombo & Company

Colombo & Company is the publishing imprint for books written, compiled, edited, and translated by John Robert Colombo as well as the books of his peers and colleagues. The C&C imprint appears on 80-odd titles, many of them in the characteristic QuasiBook Edition.

John Robert Colombo is the Toronto-based author and anthologist whose byline has appeared on over 200 books of quality. These range from volumes of poetry to compilations of quotations. Colombo has been variously dubbed:

  • “The Master Gatherer” for his compilations of Canadiana.
  • “John ‘Bartlett’ Colombo” for his ‘quote books.
  • “Canada’s Mr. Mystery” for his collections of told-as-true ghost stories.
  • “Superfan” for his pioneering interest in Canadian fantastic literature.

This is the professional website:

http://www.colombo.ca

Check JRC’s personal website for particulars:

http://www.colombo-plus.ca

Samples of JRC’s poetry may be found on The University of Toronto Library web site:

http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/colombo

Contact information:

Email jrc@ca.inter.net
Phone (vox) 416.782.6853
Phone (fax) 416.782.0285
Postal address:

Colombo & Company, 42 Dell Park Avenue,
Toronto, ON M6B 2T6 Canada