CBC Books, the online hub for the national broadcaster’s literary programming, has partnered with McArthur & Company to produce an enhanced e-book of Kate Pullinger’s 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award–winning novel The Mistress of Nothing. ... Read More »

In a move likely to rankle many Canadian publishers and distributors, Indigo is preparing to implement a new co-op program, one that gives the bookselling behemoth more control over which titles get optimal in-store placement. ... Read More »

Country Bug Books and Gifts, the only trade bookstore servicing the town of Merritt, B.C., is facing possible closure. Three years after launching the 2,000-square-foot store, Jennifer Eaton has decided to exit the business due ... Read More »

Johanna Skibsrud’s Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning novel The Sentimentalists has been acquired in the U.S. by W. W. Norton & Company, which plans to publish the book in May. Executive editor Jill Bialosky says Norton stillthe-sentimentalists-sold-to-ww-norton/> ... Read More »

Since his abrupt resignation earlier this month, Newfoundland ex-premier Danny Williams seems to have grown more popular than ever, with media outlets across the country praising his time in office and bemoaning his departure. In ... Read More »

Capping off a less-than-rosy year for McClelland & Stewart, vice-president and director of operations Eric Jensen is being laid off. His last day with the company is Dec. 31. According to M&S president and publisher ... Read More »

After Andrew Pyper published his debut novel, Lost Girls (HarperCollins Canada), in 1998, it appeared destined for Hollywood. The murder mystery was optioned in 2000 to Universal Studios, which deployed a number of screenwriters tobon-cop-bad-cop-director-to-helm-lost-girls-adaptation/> ... Read More »