Author Thomas King says his decision to be the NDP candidate in Guelph, Ontario in the next federal election means that his literary pursuits will have to wait for awhile. The fourth book in King’s ... Read More »

Last spring, the Toronto-based Napoleon Publishing changed its name to Napoleon  in order to suggest the variety of imprints it handles, which include the core children’s line, the RendezVous Press fiction line, and RendezVous Crime. ... Read More »

Key Porter Books has hired Jane Warren as its new editor. She replaces Janie Yoon, who left the company to become managing editor at House of Anansi Press last month. Publisher Jordan Fenn said he ... Read More »

With the winners of this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards set for unveiling at the end of the month, author and reviewer Sarah Ellis is still wondering why she was asked to step down from ... Read More »

I had planned to use this column to take on bad bureaucratic writing. Basically yukking it up over “silos” and “frameworks.” But as I got into it, I found myself thinking less about the <i>how</i> ... Read More »

CanLit was in the spotlight this year at the gala opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, as author Anne Michaels walked the red carpet with Jeremy Podeswa, the director of <i>Fugitive Pieces</i>, the film ... Read More »

Opportunities for most writers to interact directly with their readers are limited, typically confined to a book tour or, for children’s writers, the occasional school visit. But Victoria YA author Kit Pearson has found another ... Read More »