Fitzhenry & Whiteside is about to acquire Stoddart Kids and has hired former General Publishing president Nelson Doucet to head up its trade division, industry sources say. Josie Lahey, formerly Stoddart’s vice-president of U.S. sales, ... Read More »

The cloud of uncertainty that has hung over Amazon.ca since the site’s launch on June 25 vanished today, as the Department of Canadian Heritage announced that Amazon’s actions do not fall under the Investment Canada ... Read More »

General Publishing is seeking to wind down General Distribution Services’ relationships with client publishers after the recent withdrawal of the sole offer for the division.The company was looking for approval of its request today from ... Read More »

An international children’s literature exhibit made its North American debut in Toronto this month.Read Me a Story opened at BCE Place in downtown Toronto on July 21 and runs until Aug. 9. The exhibition contains ... Read More »

An Ontario children’s bookstore has a new and expanded location – and a new selection to match. The Peterborough independent Titles Bookstore moved into a larger space earlier this month, and now offers adult books ... Read More »

A new $1,500 book award, to be launched this fall, will celebrate French-language literature in Saskatchewan. The prize is the first of its kind.The first Prix du livre français will be presented at the Saskatchewan ... Read More »

Junction Books, a Toronto chapbook publisher, has formed a new partnership with Nightwood Editions. The arrangement will see Junction founder Carleton Wilson become a part-time Nightwood employee, while Nightwood will publish two or three titles ... Read More »

Several well-known Canadian authors will participate in a full-day symposium in early August on the contemporary Canadian novel.The symposium, spearheaded by HarperCollins Canada publisher Iris Tupholme and Kevin Hanson, co-director of the book publishing immersion ... Read More »

The World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto this week have been a blessing to a Canadian religious publisher. Novalis, the event’s official publisher, has released Be Not Afraid! Pope John Paul II Speaks to a ... Read More »