A new initiative commemorating some of Toronto’s greatest artists, thinkers, and scientists was launched on Thursday by poet and House of Anansi Press co-founder Dennis Lee. At a press event at City Hall, Lee joined ... Read More »

After several days of speculation, the rumours have been confirmed: Amazon is seeking government approval to establish physical operations in Canada, a move that could have a big impact on the Canadian retail scene. According ... Read More »

Seven months after closing up shop, Toronto’s Pages Books & Magazines is back, albeit in a reduced form. Marc Glassman, owner of the former Queen Street West mainstay, has announced the creation of a new ... Read More »

After a more than 15-year absence from the Alberta-based Lone Pine Publishing, the company’s former editor-in-chief, Glenn Rollans, has returned to the fold in the role of senior partner. Rollans, who had been working as ... Read More »

House of Anansi Press has appointed a new publisher and made some major changes to its editorial department. Sarah MacLachlan, company president for the past six years, will take over as publisher from Lynn Henry, ... Read More »

The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics won’t be more than a week gone when Key Porter Books publishes Canada’s Olympic Diary, the first complete chronicle of the event. Done in collaboration with the Canadian Press, the ... Read More »

HarperCollins Canada announced this week that sales manager David MacMillan has retired. MacMillan had been with HarperCollins since May of 1989, acting as the publisher’s link to the Ontario libraries and education market. Prior to ... Read More »