Toronto author Sarah Dearing won the $10,000 Toronto Book Award last weekend, but she’s not in a strong position to capitalize on it. Dearing estimates that “a couple thousand” copies of her winning novel, Courage ... Read More »

The Giller Prize shortlist has traditionally been a battleground for Canada’s largest publishers. But things changed yesterday when this year’s nominees were announced – an unusual group given the award’s history. Two publishers received their ... Read More »

Winnipeg author Margaret Sweatman has won Canada’s annual science-fiction and fantasy book award. At a ceremony in Winnipeg last Thursday, Sweatman took home the $1,000 Sunburst Award for her 2001 novel When Alice Lay Down ... Read More »

It you want to make a breakthrough selling books in France, you’ve got to be patient, present only a few titles to begin with, and develop good relations with your distributor and independent booksellers. That’s ... Read More »

Random House of Canada sales manager Marion Garner was named associate publisher of the Vintage Canada imprint yesterday.Garner starts in the position on Oct. 14. “We value her breadth of book knowledge, her insights and ... Read More »

The question of just who will try to recover a disputed receivable from Indigo for bankrupt General Distribution Services remains unsettled after a postponed court hearing yesterday.Counsel for former GDS chair Jack Stoddart was scheduled ... Read More »