When Chris Labonté took over Douglas & McIntyre’s fiction program two years ago, he set himself a daunting task: to turn a company known primarily for non-fiction into a player in the fiction field. Though ... Read More »

Maybe it’s the industry’s stuffy Anglo-Saxon roots or its commitment to classy, quality books, but “sensationalism” is definitely not a word one associates with Canadian publishing. Which makes the latest project of industry enfant terrible ... Read More »

According to Lewis Falls, owner of Endless Shores Bookstore ?in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, books on local history are always surefire winners. That’s why, once again, he’s had to restock Stories of ?Marshall’s Cove & the ... Read More »

If the technophiles are right that print is dead and e-books will soon rule the sales charts, it’s probably time for publishers to get serious about creating an industry-wide e-book sales reporting system. In the ... Read More »

Members of the Newfoundland publishing community have been busy reconnecting with their ancestral roots. Last year, Breakwater Books, Creative Book Publishing, Flanker Press, Boulder Publications, and the audiobook company Rattling Books banded together to develop ... Read More »