In the wake of the collapse of National Book Service last spring, one of its key executives has landed at another wholesaler, Library Services Centre. David Willson, NBS’s former vice-president and general manager, is heading ... Read More »

Trying to run a bookstore in an old, rundown mall is hard enough, but it’s even harder when that mall is literally falling apart around you. Just ask Anne Whebby, the owner and manager of ... Read More »

The grassroots movement to preserve the Ameliasburgh, Ontario, home of poet Al Purdy is gaining momentum, with a fundraiser scheduled for this weekend’s Eden Mills Writers’ Festival. For a small minimum donation (somewhere in the ... Read More »

In the wake of what Key Porter Books publisher Jordan Fenn calls “a period of huge growth,” senior editor Linda Pruessen has been promoted to the newly created role of editor-in-chief. Fenn told Q&Q Omni ... Read More »

The Labour Day weekend ended on a down note for the staff of Toronto’s Coach House Books, who arrived at the office Tuesday morning to find that a thief had broken in sometime during the ... Read More »

Canadian author Gordon Korman is poised to benefit from the massive marketing muscle Scholastic is putting behind The 39 Clues, a new multi-author YA series set to launch next Tuesday. Korman is one of 10 ... Read More »