Patrons of Book City’s flagship store in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood will have noticed lately that the second level – which featured categories like music, poetry, art, travel, health, and childcare – has been shut down. ... Read More »

Douglas Gibson, who has been with McClelland & Stewart since 1986, will retire from his current post as publisher of Douglas Gibson Books at the end of June. Gibson will oversee publication of the imprint's ... Read More »

Random House of Canada has launched an in-house booking agency to line up paid speaking engagements for Random and McClelland & Stewart authors. Speakers House Canada, overseen by senior marketing director Constance MacKenzie, is now ... Read More »

First Book, a registered charity dedicated to providing new books to children from low-income families, has opened a Canadian chapter. Founded in 1992, the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit has distributed more than 50 million new books ... Read More »

The International Festival of Authors is adding an industry component to this year's festival, which it hopes will help Canadian publishers and writers to connect with their international peers. The International Visitors Programme, dubbed "I.V.," ... Read More »

Penguin Canada will launch a new literary fiction imprint, Hamish Hamilton Canada, in March 2009. An offshoot of the British Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton, the Canadian version will feature titles by both Canadian and international ... Read More »