Penguin Canada had a good day at the Torgi Talking Book Awards on Tuesday. Audio versions of the publishers’ titles walked away with three of the seven prizes presented by the Canadian National Institute for ... Read More »

The Canadian Library Association has hired a new executive director, with the hope of a new stability after a long stock-taking period.Don Butcher, a former journalist with 16 years of experience with not-for-profit groups, begins ... Read More »

Two Canadian novels, Catherine Bush’s The Rules of Engagement and Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach, have recently been optioned by Canadian film production companies.Monkey Beach, Robinson’s first novel, was optioned by Vancouver production company Eagle Eye ... Read More »

Indigo will answer a recent Amazon challenge by upping its online discount to 40% for selected titles.Earlier this week, Amazon.ca announced a new 40% discount on 40 best-selling titles. In initial media reports Indigo would ... Read More »

One-third of the 105 municipal library systems in Quebec will receive less money from the provincial government this year to buy books, under a new policy announced last week by Diane Lemieux, the provincial minister ... Read More »

McClelland & Stewart has acquired a first novel by John Bemrose, a contributing editor at Maclean’s, as part of a two-book deal for English-Canadian rights worth more than $100,000, reports agent Hilary McMahon of Westwood ... Read More »

Attendance at BookExpo Canada continued its upward trend this year, according to audited figures just released by Reed Exhibitions. For the second year in a row, Indigo/Chapters’ show presence rose dramatically, contributing to this year’s ... Read More »

Stewart House Publishing is struggling to resolve several lawsuits filed against the company. And president Ken Thomson admits that cash flow continues to be a concern for Stewart House, which is widely expected to announce ... Read More »

Friends and fans of author Timothy Findley will celebrate his life at a public memorial service this month at the University of Toronto.The service has been organized by Findley’s partner Bill Whitehead, with the assistance ... Read More »