The Trillium Book Award, which had been delayed by an Ontario public service strike, is preparing to get back on track. Jackie DeSouza, communications officer for the province’s Ministry of Culture, says the shortlist should ... Read More »

Fighting for artists’ rights is the goal of the Creators’ Rights Alliance, a new association of 29 national collectives representing Canadian writers, musicians, and artists. The CRA held its first meeting in Montreal on April ... Read More »

After severing its two-and-a-half-year relationship with Stoddart Publishing, Reader’s Digest Canada has been left without any representation for its retail book business in Canada – and no firm plans for a presence at BookExpo Canada.Communications ... Read More »

At the Stoddart Publishing booth at BookExpo America, amid the Brady Brady and Barry Siskind displays, the message was one of perseverance. “It’s just business as usual, that’s the bottom line,” said Stoddart rep Donna ... Read More »

Knopf Canada has acquired world English rights for a new book by journalist Stevie Cameron about the disappearance of more than 50 women from downtown Vancouver.Cameron, a former resident of Vancouver, has a particular interest ... Read More »

Harold Fenn, owner of H.B. Fenn and Company, one of the country’s largest book distributors, says he may be interested in buying Boston Mills Press and warehouse equipment owned by General Distribution Services.Boston Mills would ... Read More »