McClelland & Stewart has announced plans to fold Macfarlane Walter & Ross, following a failed attempt to sell the non-fiction imprint.MWR’s Toronto office will close at the end of this month, and books already contracted ... Read More »

The York University Bookstore in Toronto has signed on to help sell and distribute books for a non-profit group specializing in sustainable development issues.The bookstore will provide online sales and distribution support for Detour Publications, ... Read More »

One of Montreal’s oldest libraries will close its doors next week – but supporters are hoping that the city of Montreal will give the library new life this summer.The Fraser-Hickson Library was founded in 1870, ... Read More »

Longtime Montreal bookseller Richard King will leave the industry this week.Today is King’s last day at Groupe Archambault, where he has worked since the Quebec chain bought his Paragraphe Bookstore. He plans to pursue his ... Read More »

Transatlantic Literary Agency has a new U.K.-based agent on its roster. Marie Campbell, who lives in London, has joined the Toronto agency as a full-time associate agent specializing in children’s books. She will be developing ... Read More »

A children’s literature conference in Ottawa in June has helped bring Lemony Snicket to Toronto for a public appearance the same week.Daniel Handler, Snicket’s alter ego, will speak at The Fun of Reading: International Forum ... Read More »

Stoffman up for Donner – Macfarlane Walter & Ross may be about to fold, but its publishing program continues to garner recognition. Daniel Stoffman’s Who Gets In, published by MWR last fall, is one of ... Read More »

Two months after its formation, Cantos Publishing has lost a key employee. Angel Guerra, the former Stoddart Publishing designer who had signed on as associate publisher and editor-in-chief for the startup house, left Cantos late ... Read More »

A grant from the Ontario government has enabled PEN Canada to hire Toronto author Margaret Christakos in the new position of outreach and events co-ordinator.Christakos will organize readings in smaller cities around Ontario aimed at ... Read More »