A 28-year-old book about improving the softness and texture of spun wool has been doing well in the town of Chilliwack, B.C. According to Amber Short, co-owner of Chilliwack’s The Book Man bookstore, copies of ... Read More »

This month, the children’s house Orca Book Publishers is making its first foray into publishing for adults with a new series of “easy read” titles for reluctant or low-ability readers. The idea behind Rapid Reads, ... Read More »

The Canadian Electronic Library, which licenses a catalogue of more than 12,000 electronic titles to Canadian academic libraries, has struck a new partnership with a similar international firm called Ebrary, one that could significantly benefit ... Read More »

Starting this week, guests of selected Fairmont Hotels across Canada and the U.S. are being offered free access to Kobo eReaders preloaded with Random House titles. The promotion, initiated by Random House and Fairmont, is ... Read More »

A few months back, the Web was awash in author-penned lists of Rules for Writing Fiction, all spurred by a piece in U.K. newspaper The Guardian that collected tips from Elmore Leonard, Margaret Atwood, Jonathan ... Read More »