When the Prairies-based McNally Robinson Booksellers went into bankruptcy protection just days after Christmas, it cast a pall over the entire holiday sales season. As it turns out, however, the season was a rather successful ... Read More »

Since it was founded last September, The Cooke Agency International has been keeping a low profile. But the new company, which was spun off from The Cooke Agency to handle foreign rights sales for Random ... Read More »

Things are starting to look up for the Toronto Women’s Bookstore. Although the 36-year-old bookselling institution isn’t out of danger yet, its campaign to save itself from bankruptcy has proven quite successful thus far. According ... Read More »

In an attempt to bolster sales of selected titles, HarperCollins Canada has announced the creation of a new imprint, HarperWeekend. The new division, which debuts with six titles in May, 2010, will take older works ... Read More »

Having given up politics for good, former Progressive Conservative MP Garth Turner is shifting his focus to publishing. Next week, he’ll be debuting his own small press, Xurbia, which will specialize in personal finance titles. ... Read More »

It looks as if the International Festival of Authors is set to grow again. The festival has received a $200,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the expansion of its IFOA Ontario touring component. ... Read More »