General Publishing has used more than half of the $1-million in additional financing it received from its bank at the end of April to prop up Irwin Publishing, court documents show.According to a report by ... Read More »

The fate of General Publishing and General Distribution Services’ client publishers hangs in the balance this week as lawyers for both sides prepare arguments over who owns GDS’s receivables. A judge ruled yesterday that several ... Read More »

Noted American book designer Chip Kidd and Jimmy Corrigan author Chris Ware will be among the guests at a gathering of comic book artists and writers in Toronto this weekend.Toronto comic book store The Beguiling ... Read More »

Saskatchewan is joining other provinces and regions across the country in establishing an awards program that allows schoolchildren to choose their favourite book. The Willow Awards, a series of three prizes for books aimed at differing ... Read More »

As the status of Stoddart Publishing’s future lists – and royalty payments – remain in doubt, at least one agent is preparing to go to court to defend his authors’ rights. David Bennett of Transatlantic ... Read More »

Jack Stoddart’s group of publishing companies may be eligible for federal funding this year under the Book Publishing Industry Development Program, even though they owe authors $1.5-million in unpaid royalties and advances are under court ... Read More »

The addition of French-language nominees to Atlantic Canada’s Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Awards has more authors touring the Maritimes to promote the prizes next week. Eighteen of the Hackmatack nominees (up from 14 last year) ... Read More »

After a 14-year relationship, the Massachusetts children’s publisher Candlewick Press is leaving Douglas & McIntyre for a distribution deal with Penguin Canada.The switch is effective June 1, and consolidates Candlewick’s North American distribution; Penguin has ... Read More »

It’s been a cruel spring for many in the industry, but apparently not for Firefly Books. The company has sown the first seeds of a major U.S. advertising campaign, hoping to reap a big harvest ... Read More »

The line of potential buyers for General’s publishing assets continues to lengthen. Ron Besse, the chairman of Gage Learning, the largest Canadian-owned educational house, says he has expressed formal interest twice recently in acquiring Irwin, ... Read More »