They’re based in opposite ends of the country, but Douglas & McIntyre and Goose Lane Editions are teaming up to co-publish a new book about Alex Colville.Tom Smart’s Alex Colville: Return, a retrospective of the ... Read More »

A small Alberta publisher is looking to break into the national market with a large rollout for a new series of non-fiction Canadian history titles.In May and June, the Canmore-based Altitude Publishing released 16 titles ... Read More »

In the quicksilver world of digital information, Charmaine Lindsay and Petra Cooper are both devising innovative ways of providing educational resources online, but find themselves on opposite sides of a gaping divide over digital copyright.Lindsay, ... Read More »

There’s one point upon which both sides agree: it’s going to be a landmark, precedent-setting case, a ruling that has the potential to recast the application of Canada’s copyright laws for years to come.Beyond that ... Read More »

Since the literary programming for Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre passed to Geoffrey Taylor this summer – following the controversial departure of Greg Gatenby in July – the new director has gotten lots of free advice. “There ... Read More »

Mid- to high-level publishing employees looking to improve their business skills got some help this spring. The Ontario government launched a new executive training workshop, aimed at decision-makers from a range of cultural industries in ... Read More »

With the elimination of Ontario’s fifth year of high school this year, the double cohort of graduating students has the province’s universities preparing for strain. This fall 72,000 students have confirmed that they will start ... Read More »

NovelsUnless (Random House Canada, 2002)Larry’s Party (Vintage Canada, 1998; Random House Canada, 1997)The Stone Diaries (Vintage Canada, 1994; Random House Canada, 1993)The Republic of Love (Vintage Canada, 1994; Random House Canada, 1992)A Celibate Season, with ... Read More »