Things aren’t looking good for Pronk & Associates, the beleaguered Toronto firm that develops textbook content for educational publishers. In September, Q&Q reported that the firm owed 14 freelance editors and writers more than $150,000. ... Read More »

On Tuesday, The Walrus launched Stephen Marche’s new interactive Web novel, Lucy Hardin’s Missing Period, and the online buzz has been growing ever since. Likened to the classic Choose Your Own Adventure children’s series, the ... Read More »

Ontario book distributor Georgetown Terminal Warehouses is offering a new service to its publisher clients: print-on-demand. Targeting the so-called “long-tail” of consumer demand, Georgetown’s POD service will allow publishers to minimize warehousing costs while keeping ... Read More »

The famous A-frame cottage of Canadian poet Al Purdy is one step closer to being saved, thanks to the efforts of the Al Purdy A-frame Trust. The volunteer organization announced this week it has arranged ... Read More »

Newly returned from the Frankfurt Book Fair, which ended on Sunday, Canadian literary agents are reporting a much more upbeat fair than they’ve seen in the past few years, with publishers interested in a wider ... Read More »

Mere weeks after Ottawa’s Leishman Books filed for bankruptcy, yet another Canadian bookshop is packing it in: Readers’ World in Bracebridge, Ontario. Owner Libby Charron had been trying to sell the business for the past ... Read More »

The Miller’s Tale, a small trade bookstore in Almonte, Ontario, has changed hands and received a new moniker: Mill Street Books. Mary Lumsden, a long-time staffer, purchased the store from owner Christopher O’Brien earlier this ... Read More »