The Victoria-based children’s house Orca Book Publishers is venturing into foreign territory next spring with the debut of its first adult line, Raven Books. Inspired by the popularity of the Orca Soundings and Orca Currents ... Read More »

Nearly eight months after Suzanne Bossé stepped down as executive director of the Association for the Export of Canadian Books, the association has finally named a new executive director: former programs manager François Charette. “It ... Read More »

Last May, the international publishing giant Hachette announced that it would be taking over Canadian distribution of its U.K. lines from McArthur & Company as of Jan. 1, 2010. Now, in preparation for that transition, ... Read More »

In today’s climate of dwindling book coverage, Ottawa couple Andrea Ross and Mark Blevis are picking up the slack with a thrice-weekly, advertisement-free podcast that features reviews of their favourite children’s books. Just One More ... Read More »

Big changes are taking place at the University of Winnipeg Bookstore. Several weeks ago, it became the latest Canadian campus bookseller to be taken over by the U.S.-owned Follett Higher Education, which currently manages nearly ... Read More »