In response to falling print sales, Oxford University Press Canada has shut down its Canadian dictionary division, and let go longtime division head Katherine Barber. In conversation with Q&Q Omni yesterday, OUP Canada president David ... Read More »

Earlier this month, the Canada Council expanded one of its pre-existing funding programs – one that had been earmarked expressly for theatre and dance – to include the publishing sector. This was good news for ... Read More »

Houghton Mifflin’s purchase of Harcourt in the U.S. last year is now being felt in Canada. Today, the firm announced that it is shifting Canadian distribution of the Harcourt line from Raincoast Books to Thomas ... Read More »

Some details concerning the recent bankruptcy of R.G. Mitchell Family Books are beginning to emerge, and it seems likely that more than 150 unsecured creditors will be left out in the cold.   According to ... Read More »

With Vancouver’s moment in the Olympic spotlight drawing closer, a new book by anti-Games activist Christopher A. Shaw decries the city’s successful bid and details the environmental, social, and financial costs of hosting the world ... Read More »