A terminated author’s contract has turned into a public shouting match between writers and publishers in Newfoundland – and is threatening to sour relations between the two groups.The dispute started early in the year when ... Read More »

Prince Edward Island's provincial librarian hopes a unique literacy program will help children read more. The library system received a donation of 10 “storysacks” last week, with nine of the book-and-props bags coming from the ... Read More »

Used-book dealers who are members of Victoria’s Abebooks.com will now be able to list their inventory on the popular online auction site eBay as well.The arrangement with eBay, which took effect yesterday, is similar to ... Read More »

Karen Levine’s Hana’s Suitcase has won the inaugural Golden Oak Award, a new Ontario reader’s choice prize designed to promote adult literacy.Presented last Friday, the award is part of a literacy program funded by the ... Read More »

Quebec’s book industry will be hit hard by hidden cuts in the new provincial budget, say booksellers, librarians, and publishers.When Quebec’s new Liberal government announced its budget last week, industry observers cheered at an extra ... Read More »

Five titles from five different publishers make up the shortlist for this year’s Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction, which was announced this week. The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the ... Read More »

After two months and two calls for applications, Toronto’s Centennial College has found a new professor and co-ordinator for its book and magazine publishing program. Denise Schon will begin in the position on Aug. 18. ... Read More »

Ontario book publishers got some good news yesterday as the provincial government announced a sharp boost in arts funding. But it’s not yet clear how much of the new money will be earmarked for the ... Read More »

It may not have been as international as anticipated, but the four-day International Forum on Canadian Children’s Literature, held last week in Ottawa, achieved its goal of promoting discussions and projects on Canadian children’s literature, ... Read More »