In its latest marketing initiative, Annick Press has created a series of ready-made book presentations that make use of Smart Technologies’ interactive white boards. Launched last week, Annick’s Book Talks series is based on a ... Read More »

Three “living books” took the stage at the Toronto Reference Library Wednesday afternoon in a preview of the Toronto Public Library’s upcoming Human Library event. Taking place Nov. 5 at four branches across the city, ... Read More »

Manitoba Conservative MP Merv Tweed (Brandon–Souris) has tabled a Private Members’ Bill to protect reduced postal rates for Canadian libraries. Tweed introduced Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (library materials), ... Read More »

André Alexis is the first person to acknowledge that the scope of his ambitious theatre project, the Decalogue, for which he will write one play for each of the 10 commandments, is “totally ridiculous.” But ... Read More »

A new kidlit and YA publisher out of Nanaimo, B.C., is hoping to become a bright spot in Canadian children’s publishing. Angela Jurgensen, publisher and editor-in-chief of Brighter Books Publishing House, says she decided to ... Read More »

Wattpad, the Toronto-based interactive e-reading website, has partnered with European production company beActive Media to launch its first syndicated transmedia YA novel. The multiplatform experiment utilizes existing content from Aisling’s Diary, initially conceived as a ... Read More »